Best Candied Bacon Pigs Recipes

PIG CANDY (CANDIED BACON)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400F degrees. Cut the bacon in half.
• Line a baking sheet with foil and then place a cooling rack on top. Spray rack with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place bacon strips on top of the rack. Take a basting brush and brush hot sauce over the bacon.
• No basting brush? Just shake a few drops on each piece and spread it out with a butter knife or the back of a spoon.
• Sprinkle bacon with brown sugar and freshly cracked black pepper.
• Bake for 10-20 minutes (how long you cook will depend on how crispy you want your bacon.)

PIG CANDY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Place 2 cups light brown sugar in a pie dish. Gently press 12 to 14 slices of applewood-smoked bacon (not thick-cut) into the sugar until mostly coated. Line a baking sheet with a wire rack and spray with cooking spray. Arrange the bacon on the rack. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through baking, until the bacon is super crisp and golden, 30 to 50 minutes, depending on the thickness. Let cool on the rack.

CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put bacon slices in a bowl, season them with pepper and toss with the brown sugar. Cover a baking sheet with parchment or foil and arrange the bacon in a single layer on top. Sprinkle any sugar left in the bowl over the bacon. Top with another layer of parchment or foil and top it, squarely, with another baking sheet. The baking sheet will flatten the bacon as it cooks.
• Place the tray in the center of the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Check the bacon by lifting the top tray and parchment. If it is not golden brown and fairly crispy, resist the temptation to turn up the oven temperature, and cook it for 10 to 15 minutes longer. Check it again. Keep in mind that when you remove the tray and transfer the bacon to a serving platter or individual plates, the bacon will "crisp" up a little more. Be patient!