Brown Sugar Bacon Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 1
| Last Updated on June 14, 2024
Upgrade your breakfast with brown sugar bacon. Salty, sweet and slightly spicy, it also makes a great appetizer.
Appetizer
New American
6
ingredients
5
steps
35
minutes
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Giselle Park
Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Ingredients

Servings:
6
1 lb
thick-cut bacon
3/4 cup(s)
light brown sugar
3 tbsp
bourbon
2 tbsp
Dijon mustard
1 tsp
smoked paprika
1/4 tsp
cayenne pepper
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Directions 5 steps | 35 Minutes

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with aluminum foil and top each baking sheet with a wire rack.

Brown Sugar Bacon Recipe: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2

In a bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, bourbon, mustard, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper.

Brown Sugar Bacon Recipe: In a bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, bourbon, mustard, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper.
Step 3

Place the bacon on the wire rack and lightly glaze one side of the bacon with the brown sugar mixture. Bake the bacon for 10 minutes.

Brown Sugar Bacon Recipe: Place the bacon on the wire rack and lightly glaze one side of the bacon with the brown sugar mixture.
Step 4

Remove the bacon from the oven, flip the bacon over and glaze again with the brown sugar mixture. Return the sheet pans to the oven, rotating them from the last time they were baked. Bake the bacon for 10-15 minutes or until crispy.

Brown Sugar Bacon Recipe: Remove the bacon from the oven, flip the bacon over and glaze again with the brown sugar mixture.
Step 5

Let bacon rest for about 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Brown Sugar Bacon Recipe: Let bacon rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
406
FAT
30.2 g
PROTEIN
9.8 g
CARBS
19.3 g
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Jessica S.

Jessica

15 Jul 2022

So. Darn. Tasty. - Everyone in the fam loved this recipe. The smoked paprika addition was a nice one and elevated the flavors perfectly!

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