Spicy Candied Chocolate Bacon

Name: Spicy Candied Chocolate Bacon
Yield: Makes 12 strips
Ingredients: 2 tsp (10 mL) cayenne pepper; ¾ cup (180 mL) chopped bittersweet chocolate; 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon; 12 slices uncooked bacon; 2 tsp (10 mL) finely chopped fresh thyme; ¼ cup (60 mL) maple syrup; ½ cup (125 mL) light brown sugar

Preparation info

Makes
12
strips

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Bacon, Butter, Bourbon and Chocolate Cookbook

By Bruno Feldeisen

Published 2024

About

I eat these evil (as in, I can’t resist temptation) candied bacon strips for breakfast. Then, I have more for lunch. And inevitably, a few more for dinner. And that’s the way I make my day a happy one.

Ingredients

12 slices uncooked bacon
¼ cup (60 mL) maple syrup

Dinner
Lunch
Gluten-free
Breakfast
Spicy

Method

Preheat oven to 330°F (160°C).

Place the bacon slices in a small bowl and pour the maple syrup over them. Delicately stir with your hand until each slice is coated in maple syrup, then remove the slices one by one onto a parchment-lined baking tray. Sprinkle each slice with bro