My mom has been making this caramelized brown sugar bacon for brunches and special occasions for as long as I can remember. I made it for all of our women’s team potlucks in college, but it’s been too long since I made it last. Time to change that!
This is a perfectly sweet and addicting way to make bacon, and in the oven- so even better! Use any bacon you like with this- regular, turkey, meat substitute, or I even saw someone online making carrot bacon?? Whatever floats your boat- I used Trader Joe’s dry rub bacon.
Ingredients:
- 1 package of bacon of choice (I used Trader Joe’s dry rub bacon)
- ½ c brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Pinch of salt
- ½ tsp chipotle powder
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
Now you make it:
- Preheat the oven to 400 and make sure the oven rack is in the middle. Line a baking tray with tin foil and if you have a baking rack set that in the pan (lightly spray with nonstick to help yourself with the cleanup)
- In a shallow dish, combine brown sugar and spices
- One at a time, coat bacon slices in brown sugar seasoning, patting it onto the meat so both sides are evenly coated
- Line on baking wire, they will have to be almost overlapping to fit the whole package, but it’s okay if they’re squished. Sprinkle any remaining brown sugar seasoning over bacon on the rack, taking care not to drop excess down on the foil
- Bake for 15-20 minutes (18 was perfect in my oven). Watch closely after 15 minutes because the brown sugar and drippings can easily burn
Enjoy!
For more brunch recipes to serve with this caramelized brown sugar bacon, check out my protein pancake mix!
