Spicy Candied Bacon - It doesn’t get any better than this. Candied bacon with the perfect combination of sweet caramelized brown sugar, salt and spice. This candied bacon recipe is perfect for a fun breakfast, brunch, potluck or appetizer.
Why You Will Love This Recipe:
- It’s quick and easy to prepare
- It’s simple and contains only 4 ingredients
Watch How To Make This Recipe Here!
Equipment Needed:
- Sheet pan
- Small mixing bowl
- Parchment paper or aluminum foil
- Cooling rack (optional)
Ingredients:
- Bacon - You’ll want to use a thick cut bacon
- Brown Sugar (light or dark)
- Cayenne Pepper
- Smoked Paprika - adds an extra smoky flavor to the bacon
Ways To Serve Spicy Candied Bacon
- On a salad
- On a BLT sandwich
- On a burger
- As an appetizer
- On top of ice cream
- Have it for breakfast along side your eggs, pancakes, French toast or Southern Fried Potatoes
- Makes a great side dish for a Sunday Funday brunch, Mothers Day Brunch or a DIY Fathers Day gift
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 F
2. While the oven heats, mix the brown sugar, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl and then set aside.
3. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and place bacon strips onto the sheet pan.
4. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture over the bacon.
5. Using your hands, press the brown sugar into the bacon.
6. Once the oven has reached 375 F, place the bacon into the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the bacon is crisp and brown.
7. Remove the bacon from the oven and transfer the strips of bacon onto a cooling rack.
8. Let cool for 1-2 minutes and then enjoy!
Spicy Candied Bacon
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- Small mixing bowl
- Parchment paper or aluminum foil
- Cooling Rack (optional)
Ingredients
- 10 strips bacon thick cut
- ¼ cup brown sugar light or dark
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- While the oven heats, mix the brown sugar, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl and then set aside
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and place bacon strips onto the sheet pan
- Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture over the bacon.
- Using your hands, press the brown sugar into the bacon.
- Once the oven has reached 375 F, place the bacon into oven and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the bacon is crisp and brown.
- Remove the bacon from the oven and transfer the strips of bacon onto a cooling rack.
- Let cool for 1-2 minutes and then enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is approximate. For accurate nutritional information you should refer to the nutritional labels on the packages of the specific ingredients that you used.
Robin Hatcher
THIS IS A SINFULL GOOD COMFORT SNACK!!!I THOUGHT I COULD EAT JUST ONE NOTTTTT!!! LUVEM💜🥰🎉
Ivory
We can never eat just one. Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Lawrence
The sweet and savory combo of this recipe took a normal BLT sandwich to the moon! My favorite lunchtime indulgence is now "next-level" enough to serve to my party guests!
Ivory
Awesome! So happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe. It's a hit at our house 🙂
Jerry
This recipe is outstanding! I had bacon like this at a local breakfast restaurant and loved it and I’ve always wanted to make something similar. This is even better!!!
Ivory
Yay! So glad you enjoyed. We make this all the time around here.
mary
so delicious yet so simple that i already had all of the ingredients on hand!
Rob
This bacon is so good. I wondered if it would be good dipped in egg yolk, and it was. Great combination of sweet and savory. 5 stars!
Ivory
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! It's a family favorite. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!