Pig Candy

Name: Pig Candy
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 slice bacon, halved (I use hickory smoked); 1 cup brown sugar (I use dark); 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (more if you like spicy!)

Kristy @cook_3507379

Little Rock, Arkansas

Great snack! My sister makes these for her tailgate parties. A great appetizer for parties!

Kristy @cook_3507379

Little Rock, Arkansas

Great snack! My sister makes these for her tailgate parties. A great appetizer for parties!

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

8 slicebacon, halved (I use hickory smoked)
1 cupbrown sugar (I use dark)
1/2 tspcayenne pepper (more if you like spicy!)

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Steps

20 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350°
2

In medium bowl (with lid), combine sugar and pepper
3

Add bacon. Cover & shake. Bacon needs to have an even thick layer (should not be able to see bacon through sugar mixture)
4

Place bacon on a cooling rack over a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil (for minimum cleanup)
5

Place on top rack of oven and bake for 10 minutes
6

Remove bacon. Flip. Add remaining sugar mixture to top of bacon
7

Bake for additional 5-7 minutes (until bacon appears cooked but sugar not burned)
8

Let bacon cool on rack for 15 minutes.
9

Serve whole strips or chop up to candy size and serve in dish
10

**My sister makes these for every tailgate party she hosts (for Arkansas Razorbacks! Go Hogs!)