It’s sweet, it’s salty, it’s spicy—we’re talking some serious yumminess here! Take a good quality, thick-sliced bacon, sprinkle it with light brown sugar, cayenne and black pepper, bake until sizzling hot, crispy and sticky—Oh myyyy, YUM.

My friend, Jamie said, “It was like candy in bacon form—I thought I was dreamin’.”

The picture above was taken about half-way through the baking time—it gets crispier!

Sweet & Spicy Glazed Bacon

INGREDIENTS

• 8 slices of thick-sliced, good quality bacon—I use the Applewood Smoked Bacon from Costco.
• 3 Tablespoons light brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more—I use a heaping ¼ teaspoon!
• ¼ tsp or more of black pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Lay bacon on a rack on a baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes.
3. While bacon is baking, mix brown sugar with cayenne and black pepper—make sure peppers are evenly distributed in the brown sugar.
4. Remove bacon from oven, and sprinkle each slice with 2 teaspoons of the brown sugar/peppers mix.
5. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, then turn bacon over, sprinkle with any leftover sugar mixture, if desired, and bake for an additional 3-5 minutes, or until crisp—watch bacon carefully! The bacon can quickly overheat and burn.

Cooking times are all approximate—the thickness of your bacon will make a big difference in the cooking times, so use your best judgment and keep your eye on it during the last few minutes.

This recipe was adapted from a one published in The 150 Best American Recipes.

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