Million-Dollar Bacon

Name: Million-Dollar Bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 dozen
Ingredients: 2/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper; 1 pound thick-sliced bacon strips; 1/2 cup maple syrup

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield 1 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Is anything better than bacon? Maybe million-dollar bacon, aka "millionaire's bacon." Spicy, sweet and simple to make, this rich bacon recipe can be part of breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

Ingredients

2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1 pound thick-sliced bacon strips
1/2 cup maple syrup

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 15x10x1-in. pan with foil. Combine brown sugar, pepper flakes, cayenne and ground pepper. Dip bacon strips in sugar mixture; place in prepared pan.
Bake until browned and crisp, 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven, drizzle with maple syrup. Return pan to oven and bake for 5 minutes longer or until bacon looks glossy but dry. Transfer bacon to a cooling rack (do not use paper towels as they will stick to the bacon). Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 101 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 253mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.

These spicy-sweet bacon strips aren't only delicious; with their maple syrup glaze, they're also pretty. Baking them in the oven in a foil-lined pan makes cleanup a breeze. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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