Holiday pot lucks are so much fun and can offer a wonderful variety. But there is some stress with picking out what to bring. You want something people will eat and enjoy. Just remember that sometimes going simple is the way to go. Recently, I had to throw together an appetizer for a party in a pinch. After searching through my fridge, I found a pound of bacon and a bag of cranberries. Let’s just candy both and pray it will be enough. They were a hit! The sugared cranberry recipe can be found in the gingerbread bundt cake recipe. I’ll post an individual recipe here soon.
The candied bacon can also be upgraded onto sandwiches, make with a BTL crostini, or chop it up to liven your salad. Truth be told, make a double batch – one for you and one to take.
Canided Bacon
Equipment
- baking sheet
- cooking rack
Ingredients
- 1 lb thick cut bacon
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup Gwin's Tiny Kitchen Maple Sugar Spice Rub
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Cover baking sheet pan with aluminim foil. Once covered then, cooling rack on top.
- In a bowl, combine the brown sugar and Maple Spice Rub. Then press the bacon strips into the mixture until well coated. Line across your cooling rack.
- Once cooling rack is filled, Bake the coated bacon for about 30 to 40 minutes or until your preference of crispy. Check the bacon at 30 minutes, and adjust more cooking time.
- Allow to cool. Then cut strip into thirds to give you bite size pieces.
Air Fryer Instructions
- Air Fryer temperature at 400F. Spray air fryer with olive oil, then add bacon and fry for 8 minutes, checking halfway through at 4 minutes to see if any of the bacon needs any rearranging to crisp up.
Notes
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
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