Make this Baked Bacon with Brown Sugar for a breakfast or brunch soon. Bacon topped with brown sugar and baked until crisp and caramelized. The perfect addition to Breakfast Tacos, a cooked breakfast or to add to a Breakfast Casserole.
I’ve been on a bit of a Breakfast kick this month with the Breakfast Tacos with Potatoes and Bacon and the recently posted Bacon and Egg Breakfast Casserole. If you love making breakfast, this Baked Bacon with Brown Sugar is a great on to add to any breakfast soon.
What is This Bacon Recipe Like
- Difficulty – This recipe is super easy and requires only two ingredients!
- Taste – Honestly, a fantastic way to cook bacon! It has that smokey and salty flavour with just a hint of sweet.
- Serving – I cooked one pack of bacon for this recipe, that was 12 slices. You can make as much as you want. Just keep in mind, no to overlap the baking on the tray when cooking.
Ingredients
- Bacon – I used one pack of thin sliced bacon.
- Brown sugar – Any kind of brown sugar will work for this recipe.
NOTE, The full recipe and ingredient list can be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.
Instructions
- Preheat oven – Preheat oven to 375ºF/190ºC and line a large baking sheet with aluminium foil. Place a baking rack on top of the baking sheet.
- Arrange bacon – Lay out all the strips of bacon on the baking sheet and make sure they are not overlapping. Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar over bacon.
- Bake – Place the bacon in the oven with the oven rack set in the middle of the oven. Bake for approximately 20 minutes, rotating the baking sheet half way through baking.
- Serve – Remove from oven and dab with paper towels to remove any excess fat. Can be served immediately or stored for later.
Recipe Tips
- Line baking tray – Although not necessary, it’s a good idea to line the baking tray with foil for easy clean up.
- Rotate the baking tray – To ensure even baking, you can rotate the baking tray half way through baking.
- Watch baking time – Depending on how well done you like your bacon, baking time will vary. It will be between 15 – 20 minutes.
- Bacon hardens as it cools – Keep in mind, that as bacon cools, it does harden. So it’s best to take it out of the oven a couple of minutes before you think it’s fully ready.
Serving
Serve this in the Breakfast Tacos with Bacon and Potatoes, alongside the Puff Pastry Breakfast Quiche, as part of a brunch, just with basic scrambled eggs or however else you would like to serve it up!
Frequently Asked Questions
Candied bacon is another term for sweetened baked bacon. It’s the exact same ingredients and cooking process, just with a different name.
The best type of bacon to use for candied bacon is thin sliced bacon. Any brand will work, so choose your favourite.
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375ºF/190ºC and line a large baking sheet with aluminium foil. Place a baking rack on top of the baking sheet.
- Lay out all the strips of bacon on the baking sheet and make sure they are not overlapping. Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar over bacon.
- Place the bacon in the oven with the oven rack set in the middle of the oven. Bake for approximately 20 minutes, rotating the baking sheet half way through baking.
- Remove from oven and dab with paper towels to remove any excess fat. Can be served immediately or stored for later.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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