Name: Easy Candied Bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound low-sodium hickory smoked flavored bacon or applewood; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon butter; Optional: 3 tablespoons bourbon; Optional Garnish: freshly cracked black pepper

If you've ever been to a restaurant with candied bacon on the menu as an appetizer and tried it, then you are going to love this easy recipe.

Candied bacon is so pricey and all you'll get are just a few delicious pieces when ordering it out.

This delicious recipe, appetizer, snack or breakfast side dish is so easy to in your own kitchen you won't believe it.

Our recipe has 4 simple ingredients to make this lip-smacking fabulous candied bacon glaze.

Crunchy sweet crispy glazed bacon is such an addictive indulgence.

This buttery brown sugar maple syrup glaze is so good and there's never any leftovers.

After taking one bite, you may never make bacon again any other way.

Scroll down to my printable recipe card for this delicious recipe!

candied bacon standing in a glass with checkerboard paper to absorb grease

Step By Step Preparation for Making the Best Candied Bacon

first, cook the bacon, see our methods below
drain on paper towels
make the glaze
add the bacon to coat
cool to warm and devour!

fried bacon collage and maple buttery brown sugar glaze

Tips for Making Candied Bacon

Cool to warm before attempting to eat this
Refrigerate leftovers
Candied bacon stored in the refrigerator will last 4 days (it will last up to a week however the taste of it is compromised)
Freeze it after 4 days and reheat in the oven for just a few minutes to warm
Serve candied bacon as an appetizer, snack, or with a breakfast side dish

Cooking Methods for Crispy Bacon

Fried: place the bacon in a large deep pan fry until crispy and drain the fat on paper towels
Oven: add the bacon to a large baking sheet with parchment paper and bake the bacon at 400 degrees until crispy again drain the fat on paper towels
Air Fried: set the air fryer to 350 degrees and air fry for crispy bacon for 12 minutes.

ingredients on how to make candied bacon

Easy Candied Bacon Shopping List (Scroll to the recipe card for exact measurements)

hickory smoked or applewood bacon
pure maple syrup
butter
brown sugar
Optional: bourbon, freshly cracked black pepper

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American

Yield: 15

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Easy Candied Bacon

Candied bacon is an addictive sweet crispy bacon with a maple brown sugar glaze.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 35 MinTotal time: 40 Min

Ingredients

1 pound low-sodium hickory smoked flavored bacon or applewood
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
Optional: 3 tablespoons bourbon
Optional Garnish: freshly cracked black pepper

Instructions

Cooking Methods for Bacon:
Fried: place the bacon in a large deep pan fry until crispy and drain the fat on paper towels
Oven: add the bacon to a large baking sheet with parchment paper and bake the bacon at 400 degrees until crispy and again drain the fat on paper towels.
Air Fried: set the air fryer to 350 degrees and air fry for crispy bacon for 12 minutes.
Candied Bacon Glaze:
Here is how we like our candied bacon and it's so simple!
In a large pan, after frying, baking, or air frying the bacon until crispy, drain the grease by placing the crispy fried bacon on a baking sheet with paper towels on the pan to drain the grease,
In a clean-deep frying pan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter, and add the maple syrup, and the brown sugar.
Simmer this mixture( add bourbon for bourbon candied bacon in this step) to a very slow simmer until this thickens around 5 minutes.
Toss in the cooked bacon and let it just caramelize a few more minutes watching carefully not to burn.
Add freshly cracked black pepper if desired as a garnish.
Cool to warm before attempting to eat this and enjoy!
Refrigerate leftovers.
Candied bacon stored in the refrigerator will last 4 days (it will last up to a week however the taste of it is compromised) freeze it after that and reheat it.

Notes

Tips for Making Candied Bacon

Cool to warm before attempting to eat this
Refrigerate leftovers
Candied bacon stored in the refrigerator will last 4 days (it will last up to a week however the taste of it is compromised)
Freeze it after 4 days and reheat in the oven for just a few minutes to warm
Serve candied bacon as an appetizer, snack, or with a breakfast side dish

Nutrition Facts

Calories

196.8

Fat (grams)

12.76 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

4.5 g

Carbs (grams)

14.86 g

Fiber (grams)

0.01 g

Net carbs

14.85 g

Sugar (grams)

13.54 g

Protein (grams)

3.85 g

Sodium (milligrams)

209.24 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

21.97 mg

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