Easy Bacon Candy Recipe with Video

freshly made bacon candy laying on a parchment paper lined sheet pan

Easy Bacon Candy Recipe with Video

My easy bacon candy recipe combines brown sugar and spices with a splash of bourbon to easily brush on the bacon before baking.

Course Appetizer, Drinks, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon candy, candied bacon, candy bacon, dollar bacon recipe, easy candied bacon recipe, how to make candied bacon, man candy, million dollar bacon, millionaire bacon, pig candy, spicy candied bacon

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Cooling 15

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 274kcal

Author Jill McOwen

Equipment

2 Sheet Pans

Ingredients

16 oz bacon
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp chipotle chili powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
3/4 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp bourbon
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. This is essential to prevent the bacon from sticking to the pans. Foil will not work and makes a sticky mess that is really hard to clean up. Don't use foil!
Place the strips of bacon evenly divided in a single layer on each baking pan. There will be about 8 slices of bacon per sheet pan.
Combine the brown sugar, chipotle chili powder, smoked paprika, black pepper, apple cider vinegar and bourbon. Blend together with a fork.
Use a pastry brush to evenly spread each slice of bacon (the top side of the bacon only) with the brown sugar mixture.
Bake the bacon in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Rotate your baking pans, front to back and top to bottom.
Bake again and start checking the bacon for doneness after an additional 10 minutes. It might be necessary to flip the slices of bacon over to get it as crispy as you like.
Remove the pans from the oven once the bacon is as done as you like. Use metal tongs to gently transfer each slice of candied bacon to a clean sheet of parchment paper. Allow the bacon to cool and reach room temperature before serving.

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