Candied Bacon

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I baked some bacon a couple of days ago. Cookie sheet, aluminum foil, brushed bacon heavily with good maple syrup, added cracked black pepper. That's all. When I took them out, I removed bacon to paper towels. They were incredibly delicious. Candy. Addictive. Wow.

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I always bake my bacon with brown sugar and a bit of cinnamon on a sprayed rack. Everyone loves it. I use thick cut bacon as I feel it works best and holds up better. I do it a little undercooked and then put it in the refrigerator so people can get up in the morning and just zap it for 30 seconds and have great bacon. Plus it's less messy then frying.

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Making mine to put in "Elvis Presley" home made ice cream. Banana ice cream with peanut butter and hot fudge swirl and candied bacon.

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This was really very good - I made it to go in/with a cake that my son requested. (Bacon & Maple cake - outrageous! I found that Chef Alex's instructions made for a cumbersome process, and the result of cooking between two baking sheets was uneven cooking, a sticky mess (albeit on parchment and slick, greasy bacon. There is really no way to drain the bacon when it is candied this way - paper towels sure won't work, and it sticks to everything!! Next time, I'll be cooking the bacon on racks so that the grease will not hinder the candying process.

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I saw this episode a while back. I've also seen another chef, can't remember who, do a similar process. I blended the two together to make the most magical bacon ever. People BEG me to make it on the weekends. A few tips to make the bacon come out perfect and for easy clean up:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover a sheet pan with foil (easy clean up. Place a regular cookie baking rack on top for the bacon to sit on (it doesn't stick to the pan and will lay flat. Another sheet pan is NOT needed to place on top on the bacon now.
2. Sprinkle with your fingers a little cayenne pepper on each piece of bacon. Think of it as a dusting. Then sprinkle dark brown sugar on top only(personally, I think the dark brown sugar makes all the difference.
3. Place in oven for anywhere to 16-22 minutes depending on how quickly bacon cooks in your oven at your altitude. Check on it every 1-2 minutes or it will burn!
4. Let it sit only 2 minutes on the racks. The sugar needs to solidify somewhat so it doesn't slip off the bacon. If you wait too long, it will stick to the rack and come off in multiple tears. Let it sit on the plate another 4-5 minutes and it's perfect. PERFECT!

As far as bacon goes, I have tried several brands. The best for this recipe is Oscar Meyer Center Cut bacon. Who knew?

Thanks for the recipe inspiration Alex!

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My family loves this recipe. I'm going to try it with maple syrup instead of sugar. Mmmm.

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This sounds wonderful and I'd eat it! I saw someone do this on a food challenge, so I don't think it was alex's recipe, sorry! haha!!

I've seen her doing judging on Iron Chef and Chopped, and she is very critical. So my comment would be, don't be a copy cat! :- And that's my judgement, she's been chopped. ;-

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I made this recipe this morning. It took me about 30 mins total for prep time and cook time. The bacon tasted good, but it took a longer time to make. The brown sugar mixture also hardened on the plate and made it harder to clean/scrub off. So overall, the bacon tasted great, but I probably won't make it again because of the clean up and the longer cook time. Thank you though for the tasty recipe!=

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I was looking for this type of bacon recipe and happened to pick this one. It was really good and my family loved it. I wouldn't take the time to make this during the week, but for a special weekend breakfast it is so worth it.
With that said, I must say I would never knowingly search for a recipe from this lady. She is so rude, sour faced and superior on Chopped that I wouldn't watch her own show if you paid me.

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This recipe is so simple and yields such amazing results! I followed the recipe exactly and it came out great. I made it for my grandmother and she LOVED it!