Bourbon Maple Candied Bacon Recipes

SWEET-GLAZED BOURBON BACON RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (350ºF for convection ovens).
• Stir together Bulleit Bourbon, maple syrup, and brown sugar.
• Arrange bacon in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the Bulleit mixture evenly over one side of the bacon, reserving the remaining mixture.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, then flip the bacon, and brush with reserved bourbon mixture.
• Return to oven and cook for 20 minutes (flipping bacon every 5 minutes) or until bacon is lightly crisp and the glaze is golden brown and bubbling.
• Enjoy!

SPICY MAPLE BOURBON CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat your Oklahoma Joe Highland Smoker to 275F indirect cooking. Add wood chunks for extra smoke flavor if desired.
• In your firebox, add a cast iron skillet to warm. Add the bourbon first and let simmer for 3-4 minutes. Next, add the rest of the glaze ingredients and let simmer, stirring occasionally, until it has thickened. Once done, pull off and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Lay your slices of bacon onto a cooking sheet (preferably with a grate). Lather each piece in the maple syrup glaze, crumble brown sugar over top, and lightly season with your BBQ seasoning.
• Add the bacon to the smoker and cook for about 25-35 minutes or until the outside has begun to caramelize and the fat begins to render. Once it is looking good, flip the bacon over and then glaze, crumble brown sugar and lightly season the opposite side. Continue cooking for another 25-35 minutes until it has caramelized.
• When done, pull the bacon out and let cool for 5-10 minutes (please let cool as it can be very hot!). Top with sliced jalapeños and enjoy!

HONEY-BOURBON GLAZED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the honey and bourbon in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Lay the bacon on the prepared baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes. Brush with some of the honey-bourbon syrup. Continue roasting until deeply caramelized and crispy, another 10 to 15 minutes--the bacon will really crisp as it cools. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon pepper and serve.

BOURBON MAPLE CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Arrange bacon on a broiler pan so that the pieces don't touch or overlap. Brush healthy amounts of bourbon and maple syrup on the first side of each piece of bacon. Generously sprinkle on and pat down brown sugar into each piece. Turn bacon over and repeat this process on the other side. Lightly sprinkle the second side with red pepper flakes. Combine any leftover bourbon, syrup, and brown sugar to baste the bacon with as it cooks. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes, turning the bacon over after the first 10-15 minutes and basting with your bourbon/syrup mixture. Remove the bacon from the oven when the candied coating becomes shiny and the bacon has turned a reddish brown color. Remove bacon from the broiler pan almost immediately and cool on a cooling rack. Adjust the bacon after 5 minutes or so until completely cooled to keep the candy coating from setting up and sticking to the rack.

CANDIED BOURBON BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Arrange bacon in a single layer on a wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan. Bake for 10 minutes or just until bacon begins to curl at ends.
• Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and bourbon in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Remove bacon from oven. Brush both sides of bacon with brown sugar mixture.
• Bake for 40 more minutes or until bacon is crisp around edges and browned, brushing both sides of bacon with brown sugar mixture every 10 minutes.
• Cool completely on a wire rack (about 30 minutes). Bacon will crisp up as it cools.
• Enjoy!

MAPLE-CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with heavy foil. Place a baking rack over the lined sheet tray and arrange the bacon slices across the rack next to each other, not overlapping.
• In a small bowl, whisk the maple syrup and mustard. Generously spoon over the top of the bacon, and bake 12 to 15 minutes. Turn the bacon over and baste with syrup mixture. Bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until the bacon has reached desired crispiness.
• Carefully remove the pan from the oven. Sprinkle hot bacon with a scant pinch of finely ground black pepper. Let the bacon rest on the rack for 5 minutes.

BOURBON CANDIED BACON DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, 3/4 teaspoon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon syrup and salt. If desired, stir in bourbon. Coat bacon with brown sugar mixture. Place on a rack in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until crisp. Cool completely. , Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks, reserving whites. In a small bowl, mash yolks. Add mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon syrup, 1 tablespoon mustard and both types of pepper; stir until smooth. Chop bacon finely; fold half into egg yolk mixture. Spoon or pipe into egg whites. Sprinkle with remaining bacon and the chives. Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

BOURBON CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°. Arrange bacon in a single layer on a wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or just until bacon begins to curl at ends. 2. Meanwhile, combine brown sugar and bourbon in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. 3. Remove bacon from oven. Brush both sides of bacon with brown sugar mixture. Bake at 375° for 42 more minutes or until bacon is crisp around edges and browned, brushing both sides of bacon with brown sugar mixture every 10 minutes. 4. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 30 minutes). Bacon will become crisp as it cools.