Sunday morning bacon is pretty much a given at our house. I’d been seeing candied bacon recipes for the past couple years, and finally got a chance to make some for a New Year’s Day gathering. Often served whole as a breakfast option, I went another route and served pieces as an appetizer. This salty sweet bacon was sublime. As usual, we had WAY too much food at our gathering, but this candied bacon disappeared in a flash.
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The original directions suggested a 20 minute cooking time. I placed the bacon on a rack over a foil lined pan. I topped the bacon with a second foil wrapped pan. This provided additional weight to prevent the bacon from curling. Unfortunately, my pans are pretty heavy duty and the bacon was barely cooked at the 20 minute mark…and hadn’t made much more progress at the 40 minute mark. So you’ll just have to play this by ear. As the clock was ticking for departure time to our gathering, I turned on the broiler, removed the top pan and broiled a couple minutes on each side…watching it like a hawk. You’ll just want to make sure your bacon is crisp enough to stand alone. I have to admit that I had visions of the fire department showing up again for a grease fire…but I put on the exhaust fan and my scrupulously clean oven didn’t fail me with a cloud of smoke. Here is the photo and commentary my oldest put on facebook after I roasted a beef tenderloin on Christmas Day. Isn’t he charming?
— with Liz Weber Berg.
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Candied Bacon #AppetizerWeek
Bacon with a delicious candy coating
Ingredients
Recipe adapted from Alex Guarnaschelli
- 12 slices bacon, about 1/4-inch thick
- Finely ground black pepper
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325º.Put bacon slices in a bowl, season them with pepper and toss with the brown sugar. Cover a rimmed baking sheet with foil and arrange the bacon in a single layer on top (if you have a rack, you may want to use it). Sprinkle any sugar left in the bowl over the bacon. Top with a second baking sheet of the same size which has also been wrapped in foil.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Check to see if bacon is crispy, and if not, and cook for 10 to 15 more minutes and check again. If your pans are heavy duty or if you use a rack, you may need additional baking time. Let rest a few minutes, break into pieces if desired and serve warm.
Recipe Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | |
| Amount Per Serving | As Served |
| Calories 265kcal Calories from fat 200 | |
| % Daily Value | |
| Total Fat 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat 7g | 35% |
| Transfat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 37mg | 12% |
| Sodium 373mg | 16% |
| Carbohydrate 9g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% |
| Sugars 8g | |
| Protein 7g | |
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
| Calories | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | Less than | 65g |
| Sat Fat | Less than | 25g |
| Cholesterol | Less than | 300mg |
| Sodium | Less than | 2,400mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 300g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 25g | |
My favorite spice is a tie between freshly ground black pepper and
My favorite spice is a tie between freshly ground black pepper and cayenne!
Cinnamon is my favorite spice followed very closely by red pepper flakes. This bacon looks amazing. I am glad it didn’t come with a side of the fire department.
right now, my favorite spice is a generic store brand mix called ‘Soul Food Seasoning”
Hope you’ll have a giveaway that’s open to all soon. I’m drooling here …….
poor thing! What a mean son lol
But yuuuuuum this candied bacon!! SO GOOD!
Bacon never looked better! Yum!!! 🙂 ela
Lol, your son is such a joker 🙂
I’ve never tried making candied bacon but my hubby would love this – it sounds so flavorful!
I’ve made pig candy before-good stuff:@)
OMG this stuff is so addictive. And I an a bacon oven baker convert. Have yet to see a fire truck though. I remember that facebook posting ha ha.
Your bacon looks like the ultimate crowd pleaser! Glad no fire truck was necessary ;).
For me it’s a tie between saffron and cardamom.
There is alot I like but you can do so much with salt and pepper.
Oh, yeah…Send me this bowl of love!!! Candied bacon here I go…
I’ve never made candied bacon but I think it would be a fantastic appetiser. Your son is too funny! But isn’t it good to know that if you did need emergency services, they’re not far away! (And given how much baking you do, I’m sure the ratio of cooking-to-fire brigade visits is actually low!) xx
Candied bacon.
R U serious? OMGOSH!
YESssss, I want w/out the pepper.
My Fave. spice is Christmas Spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, pie-spice, sage. xxx
I can’t even imagine candied bacon 🙂 it even sounds wrong to me :)))))
I am a huge fan of Cardamon. It doesn’t work with everything, but when it does its spectacular !!!
anything spicy! probably because im feeding the baby and can’t eat it…
I love cardamom and cinnamon Lizzy and this bacon look yumy!!
My mouth is watering! Shared and pinned xox
either cinnamon or paprika!
Lizzy,
I love bacon and candied bacon must magnificent. Thankfully the fire department doesn’t show at my house very often.
Annamaria
Garlic!!
i really like using garlic powder
I really miss American bacon. I could happily devour your candied bacon and leave NONE for those pesky firemen.
I love smoked paprika
Pinned for everyone to see and salivate over 😀
Cheers
CCU
Definitely paprika!
wow these candied bacon look crazily delicious and addictive, Liz.
Togarashi is my favorite savory spice…Your son is adorable, Liz…And are you sure the firemen aren’t just gathering at your house for the cooking?
Is he the same son who put up a pic of you doing push-ups in the middle of the road? You guys have fun. And candied bacon!! I’ve been meaning to try it for months. Thanks for the recipe Liz!
I am drooling looking at that bacon. Have a nice weekend Liz! 🙂
YUM, bacon is always a staple. So good!
I love Cinnamon and sugar on my bacon!
paprika!
My favorite spice is garlic powder!
Now if people handed out candied bacon at Halloween… I would be pushing the kids out of the way with my sack open. 🙂 As Martha would say about the bacon… “this is a GOOD thing”. 🙂
I loved that photo of the fire truck in front of your house, Liz. As long as the firemen are good looking, I wouldn’t mind a brief visit from them (provided my house hasn’t burnt down already!). Candied bacon is the best stuff ever! I’d be eating this by the fistful 😉
I make bacon like this all the time, because it never lasts! I don’t cover it though with another pan and have never seemed to have a problem with it curling. This stuff is addicting.
I remember when that happened, Liz! Too funny and thanks for sharing again because it gave me an early morning chuckle. Always a good way to start the day!
As for that candied bacon, it’s something I’ve been wanting to try for ages so I am pinning this on my Recipes to Try board. And I will watch it like a hawk since I don’t know if a fire truck would even show up in Dubai! Of course, I am not entering the rafflecopter but I gotta tell you that cayenne is my favorite spice because some is probably going to be added to that bacon. 🙂