Candied Bacon

  4.3 – 52 reviews  • Side Dish
This is a really easy breakfast item because you can put it in the oven, set the timer and forget about it while you make everything else and pull it out just before sitting down so it’s piping hot.
Level: Easy
Total: 45 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 12 slices bacon, about 1/4-inch thick
  2. Finely ground black pepper
  3. 1/3 cup light brown sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Put bacon slices in a bowl, season them with pepper and toss with the brown sugar. Cover a baking sheet with parchment or foil and arrange the bacon in a single layer on top. Sprinkle any sugar left in the bowl over the bacon. Top with another layer of parchment or foil and top it, squarely, with another baking sheet. The baking sheet will flatten the bacon as it cooks.
  3. Place the tray in the center of the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Check the bacon by lifting the top tray and parchment. If it is not golden brown and fairly crispy, resist the temptation to turn up the oven temperature, and cook it for 10 to 15 minutes longer. Check it again. Keep in mind that when you remove the tray and transfer the bacon to a serving platter or individual plates, the bacon will “crisp” up a little more. Be patient!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 409
Total Fat 35 g
Saturated Fat 12 g
Carbohydrates 13 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugar 13 g
Protein 11 g
Cholesterol 57 mg
Sodium 579 mg

Reviews

Donna Oconnor
I use this technique for cooking bacon all the time. The best. Love you Alex ICAG.
Jennifer Johnson
I need to double the recipe, it goes that quick.
Dana Barron
Delicious, instead of black pepper use chipotle chili powder, it is addicting.
Adam Mccullough
Wonderful. 
James Phillips
Very good but  definitely took a little longer than expected. I needed to cook it for 40 min for it to be crispy     (heated up the house)
Brenda Chen
Very good added a little more brown sugar at the end then broiled to add a little more caramelization 
Andrew Green MD
Delicious meat!
Kathleen Ferguson
Wayyy too messy and I just couldn’t find the sweet spot
Brandon Brady
Awesome!
Andrea Blair
Delicious and easy to prepare. Loved it!

 

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