Candied Bacon(Low Carb)
Author: Liz Jocson
This Candied Bacon is perfect for anytime!
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME:25 minutes
TOTAL TIME:30 minutes
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup Homemade brown monk fruit or your favorite brown sweetener.
• 1/2 cup chopped or whole pecans
• 1/4 tsp ground cayenne pepper
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup sugar free
• 1/2 pound thick-sliced bacon
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper and place a baking rack on top. Set aside.
- Add brown sweetener and pecans to the bowl of a food processor.
- Pulse until pecans are finely chopped.
- Add cayenne pepper and pulse again.
- Cut bacon in half cross-wise and place on top of rack. Be certain that the slices do not touch each other.
- Bake for 5 minutes and remove from oven.
- Use a spoon to sprinkle the pecan-brown sugar mixture among the slices of bacon. Drizzle the top with maple syrup.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until tops are browned but not burned.
- Remove from oven and place on a paper towel lined plate.
- Serve at room temperature.
Notes:
Make sure you bake bacon to your desired degree of doneness. If bacon is undercooked, it will not crisp as it cools.
