Candied Bacon

 

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Candied Bacon
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Author: J.S. Wells
Ingredients
  • 1 pound bacon
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup never, EVER use fake!
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper just for a bit of zing
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

  2. Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil and place a baking rack on top. It's much easier to clean up, you'll thank me later.

  3. Add maple syrup, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper to a bowl and mix until uniform.

  4. Coat the bacon strips in the mixture, letting the excess drip off before placing them on the baking rack.

  5. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until the bacon is browned and crisp, watch carefully to keep from burning. It'll be really tempting to leave them in too long.

  6. Let cool on a rack to let them dry and stiffen up. Give them a good half hour and feel free to eat up the crunchy bits that fall onto the pan.