Best 9 Spicy Brown Sugar Bacon Recipes

BROWN SUGAR BAKED BACON

Steps:

• Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F. Then, line a sheet pan with aluminum foil and place a metal cooling rack in the pan.
• Place the bacon in a single layer on the cooling rack. Sprinkle with as much brown sugar as you'd like. A light dusting is perfect.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the bacon is done to the desired crispiness. Serve and enjoy.

SWEET & SPICY OVEN BAKED BACON

Steps:

• Mix together the brown sugar, cayenne pepper and black pepper, set aside.
• DO NOT PREHEAT THE OVEN
• Getting ready: Cover a rimmed cookie sheet with aluminum foil - cleaning up is much more fun this way. Spray cooling rack with cooking spray - for the same reason as above and set the rack on the cookie sheet. Ok, now you are ready to place the bacon on the rack.
• Drape the bacon across the cooling rack with a little space between strips. If you need to cut some of the bacon in half to fill in the spaces, that is fine.
• Place the bacon on your oven's middle rack and turn the oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Take out the bacon, flip each slice over and sprinkle with the brown sugar mixture on each slice of bacon.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes more. Watch closely for the last 5 minutes - it can burn quickly.

CANDIED PEPPERED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix brown sugar, vinegar, maple syrup and pepper together in a bowl.
• Place bacon on a rack on a foil lined rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake bacon for 10 minutes; flip and bake for 5 additional minutes.
• Brush both sides with glaze and bake for 25 minutes, basting ever 5 minutes.

GINA'S BROWN SUGAR BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper together in a medium bowl. Add bacon and toss.
• Line a baking sheet with a wire rack and lay bacon on the rack. Pat any remaining spice mixture on the bacon. Put the baking sheet on the top rack of the oven and bake until crisp, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven to a serving dish and let cool slightly before serving.

BROWN SUGAR BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Position racks in the top and bottom of the oven. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with foil and set cooling racks into the baking sheets.
• Using your fingers, crumble together the brown sugar, smoked paprika and several grinds of black pepper on a plate. Dredge the bacon on both sides in the brown sugar mixture, rubbing so the sugar adheres. Arrange the slices on the racks without touching.
• Bake until the bacon is crisp and caramelized, flipping the slices and rotating the baking sheets from top to bottom halfway through, about 20 minutes total. Let the slices cool on the racks, turning once or twice so they don't stick.

SPICY CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Mix the chili powder and brown sugar in a shallow bowl.
• Fit a sheet of parchment paper onto a jelly-roll pan.
• Bury each slice of bacon in the chili and sugar mixture; rub both sides to assure the mixture adheres.
• Lay the bacon strips on the prepared pan.
• The bacon strips may be left flat or twisted two or three times by holding each end to make a candied "stick".
• Bake for 30 minutes without turning.
• Always transfer candied bacon using tongs; the hot sugar can easily burn your fingers.

SUGAR AND SPICE BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place flour, sugar, and pepper into a resealable plastic bag and shake to mix. Shake bacon with flour mixture a few strips at a time to coat. Place coated bacon onto a baking sheet or broiler pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until bacon has cooked to desired doneness.

SWEET-AND-SPICY BACON

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper in a small bowl.
• Arrange bacon slices in 1 layer (not overlapping) on rack of a large broiler pan. Bake 20 minutes. Turn slices over and sprinkle evenly with spiced sugar. Continue baking until bacon is crisp and deep golden, 20 to 35 minutes more (check bacon every 5 minutes). Transfer to paper towels to drain.

SWEET AND SPICY BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir together brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper in a small bowl.
• Arrange bacon slices in l layer on a large broiler pan and bake in middle of oven (or upper third of oven if baking with eggs) 20 minutes. Turn slices over and sprinkle evenly with spiced sugar. Continue baking until bacon is crisp and brown, 15 to 20 minutes more, then transfer to paper towels to drain.