Candied Bacon for Father’s Day

Welcome to the May Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop {and y’all too} to not just pin, but to make it happen! This month’s challenge is about Father’s Day, which is coming up next month. I chose something simple again – simple but delicious! This candied bacon is a favorite for pretty much anyone that eats it. : )

Check out the links below for past challenges:

• Tin Can Upcycle for Mother’s Day
• Mini Crate Organizer
• Golden Spindle Carrots
• 2018 Challenges
• 2019 Challenges

I’ve made this candied bacon before, but I still thought it would be the perfect thing for this month’s challenge. After perusing Pinterest for several hours, I just wasn’t seeing anything I liked. Then I remembered the pin from the Kitchen Joy blog for candied bacon. It’s always a hit with the guys at Christmas & most anyone that eats it!

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Candied Bacon

The ingredients in the original post are fairly basic – dark brown sugar, cayenne, & cinnamon + bacon = deliciousness! I’m using brown sugar, cayenne, cinnamon, smoked paprika, & some brown sugar bourbon seasoning I had left over.

The cayenne pepper I’m using is home ground. This jar should be opened carefully & definitely in a non-windy area! That stuff is potent y’all!

The instructions in the recipe tell you to prep a pan with foil & a rack. I know from experience you don’t want to skip this part! I’m using a cookie cooling rack with the legs folded in for this.

Got all my sugar and spice {and everything nice} ready. Just couldn’t help myself with that one… : D

Bacon is prepped & ready for the oven! You have to cook it for a bit, then turn it over to do the other side.

Here’s what it looks like after cooking & before flipping…

And here it is all done & delicious!

Clean Up & Enjoy

As you can see, this makes quite a mess! Having that foil down really helps & I always make the sides higher. It helps with the splattering in the oven. I’ll turn the rack upside down in a pan for a good soak before washing it.

No matter how I do this, the sugar always starts burning in the bottom of the pan. I make sure to turn on my fan in my range hood while this is cooking to help with any smoke that occurs.

I never leave the bacon on the rack to cool because it will stick. Once it’s cooled a bit, I’ll put it on the backside of some freezer paper to finish cooling.

Y’all this stuff is hard to stop eating once you start! If you love sweet & salty together, this is the ultimate snack. Yum!

Good thing it’s not Father’s Day yet & I don’t have to give it all away, lol! You can wrap it in some wax paper & gift it with their favorite drink. Or just put it on a platter for snacking while watching TV. Either way, it won’t last long!

For more Pinterest inspired projects from this month’s Pinterest Challenge hosts, check out the links below ↓

My Pinterventures • Across the Boulevard
Cookies Coffee and Crafts • Farm Girl Reformed • Slices of Life
Decorate and More with Tip • Purple Hues and Me
Life Beyond Kitchen • Simple Nature Decor • White Arrows Home
Mom Home Guide • Stone Cottage Adventures • Teadoddles
Our Good Life • My Family Time

Now, let’s see what the other hosts have created ⇓⇓