This is a step-by-step guide on How To Make Candied Bacon in the oven. This candied bacon recipe is an easy way to make bacon for a crowd and will soon be your favorite addition to your family breakfast.
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.
How to Make Candied Bacon
If you’ve never tried candied bacon, you’re in for a treat. This crispy brown sugar bacon is wonderful on salads, sandwiches, or as a delicious addition to breakfast.
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There aren’t any big secrets to making candy bacon in the oven – just a few tips that will make your bacon a little more crispy and clean-up a little easier.
If you’re looking for what to serve with bacon, a few of the best breakfast foods are Coconut French Toast, Loaded Hashbrowns, Overnight French Toast Bake, and Fluffy Pancakes. Also, be sure to check out our Best Breakfast Recipes and French Toast Recipes too.
How to Serve Candied Bacon
Here are a few ways to enjoy this scrumptious candied bacon recipe.
- A great side to any breakfast menu alongside French Toast, Pancakes, or German Pancakes.
- Sandwiches– Add it to your favorite BLT Sandwich, Breakfast Burrito, or a BBQ Chicken Sandwich.
- Salads– Pretty much any salad will be delish with the addition of bacon. Some of our favorites are this Warm German Potato Salad, BLT Pasta Salad, or this Honey Mustard Harvest Salad.
- Wraps– add it to a wedge salad wrap, or use this ranch chicken on a bun topped with the best candy bacon recipe.
Ingredients You Will Need
- Bacon – to make candied bacon in the oven, you can use any kind of bacon that you would like. Both thick and thin bacon will work great. You could even use turkey bacon.
- Brown Sugar – whether you use dark brown sugar or light brown sugar is up to you.
- Flavoring: if you want, try adding cumin, cinnamon, garlic powder, or other spices to the brown sugar because sprinkling over the bacon.
How to Make Candied Bacon in Oven
- Lay the bacon on a large baking sheet in a single layer. Mix flavor variations with the brown sugar and sprinkle on top of uncooked bacon.
- Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for about 15 minutes.
- Take the bacon out of the oven and flip the bacon onto the other side.
- Continue to cook for 5-7 minutes or until the bacon has reached the desired crispiness.
- Let the bacon cool on the pan or transfer it to a cooling rack.
Recipe Variations
- Classic– sprinkle about 3 tablespoons of brown sugar on before baking.
- Sweet Garlic– add brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Smokey Bacon– add 1/2 teaspoon cumin mixed in with the brown sugar.
- Cinnamon Bacon– combine 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon with the brown sugar.
Tips for Making the Best Candied Bacon
- 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, garlic, cumin, and cinnamon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees to bake your bacon. This will get the bacon done as quickly as possible and ensure it’s nice and crispy.
You can make candied bacon with absolutely any type of bacon that you want! Thick or thin, smoked or even turkey bacon – they will all taste amazing.
The Best Candied Bacon Oven Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
- 6 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoning, Cumin, garlic, cocoa, or cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray, then lay the bacon on the baking sheet in a single layer.
- Sprinkle half of the brown sugar on the bacon along with 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning (cumin, garlic, cocoa, or cinnamon).
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then remove and flip the bacon over. 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.
- Remove from the oven and transfer the bacon to a wire cooling rack to cool. Enjoy!
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This is a step by step guide on How To Make Candied Bacon. Included are also several flavor variations. Candied bacon will soon be your favorite addition to your family breakfast.
