How To Make Candied Bacon

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This is a step by step guide, with several flavor variations, on how to make candied bacon.

If you’ve never tried candied bacon, you’re in for a treat. It is wonderful on salads, sandwiches or as a delicious addition to breakfast.

How to make candied bacon:

There aren’t any big secrets here, just a few tips that will make you bacon a little more crispy and clean-up a little easier.

Cooking bacon in the oven is the easiest way to cook bacon.  It takes about 20 minutes and the slices of bacon come out crispy and evenly cooked every time.

What is the best temp to bake bacon??

Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees to bake your bacon.  This will get the bacon done as quick as possible and ensure it’s nice and crispy.

What spices can you use to candy bacon??

If you’re just wanting a sweet bacon, sprinkle 3 tablespoons of brown sugar to your bacon before cooking it.

There are a bunch of other flavors of bacon that would be fun with salads and sandwiches.  If you’re wanting to experiment with different flavors, try adding 1/2 tsp of garlic powder, cumin, or cinnamon to your brown sugar before sprinkling it on the raw bacon.

Slide the seasoned and/or sweetened bacon into the oven and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.  Take the baking sheet out of the oven and flip the bacon.  Sprinklee another 3 tablespoons of brown sugar on the bacon and bake for another 5-7 minutes or until your bacon reaches your desired crispiness.

Let the bacon cool on the pan or transfer it to a cooling rack.

Tips For Candied Bacon Recipe:

• You can use thick or thin bacon.
• Sprinkle brown sugar on the bacon before you bake it
• Turn the bacon over after 10-15 minutes and sprinkle with more brown sugar
• Let the bacon cool on a wire cooling rack so the grease can drip off.
• Bake the bacon at 400 degrees.
• You can make many different kinds of bacon such as chocolate bacon, garlic bacon, cumin bacon, and cinnamon bacon.

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How To Make Candied Bacon

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

cooling time

2 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

This is a step by step guide, with several flavor variations, on how to make candied bacon.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8 people

Calories: 271 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 lb Bacon (thick bacon or thin bacon is fine)
• 6 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Cumin, garlic, cocoa, or cinnamon --(optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.

3. Lay the bacon on the baking sheet in a single layer.

4. Sprinkle half of the brown sugar on the bacon. (Add cumin, garlic, cocoa, or cinnamon to the brown sugar before baking--if desired)

5. Bake for 15 minutes.

6. Flip the bacon.

7. Spread remaining 1/2 of the brown sugar mixture on the bacon and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes depending on how crispy you like your bacon.

8. Transfer the bacon to a wire cooling rack to cool. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

How To Make Candied Bacon

Amount Per Serving

Calories 271 Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 22g 34%

Saturated Fat 7g 35%

Cholesterol 37mg 12%

Sodium 378mg 16%

Potassium 124mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%

Sugars 8g

Protein 7g 14%

Vitamin A 0.4%

Calcium 1%

Iron 2.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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