- Slices of bacon
- light brown sugar
- pure maple syrup
- black pepper and salt
- Optional: Dark chocolate chips (melted), chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 400° F and ensure that your oven shelf is in the center of your oven (not too high or too low). Place bacon slices in a single layer directly on the rack, ensuring that slices do not overlap each other. They can be spaced very closely together. Brush each side of the bacon with maple syrup. Sprinkle brown sugar lightly on the top side of each bacon slice and sprinkle with black pepper and salt. Add more or less brown sugar, pepper, and salt depending on your taste preference. For chewy bacon, bake 10-12 minutes or until desired level of cooking is achieved. Crispier bacon can take 15-17 minutes. Watch your bacon carefully to ensure it doesn’t overcook. Once the bacon has reached your desired level of crispiness, remove immediately.
Optional: Melt dark chocolate and drizzle over bacon or add chopped pecans
Posted by J cray
Great idea to make bacon even better. Who would’ve guessed that even possible!
I would like to add a tip (from many years of cooking by trial and error… think back, for those who are still able to, before Google.. ie think Betty Crocker Red and White Recipe Book on the kitchen countertop days) Add water to bottom of pan to catch drippings. It will keep smokey oven to a minimum, clean up is easier if you decide to line pan with foil. Just enough water to cover bottom of pan. Smoke detectors will be less likely to scream at you too. Win/win..and win! Kind of surprised Nordicware failed to suggest at the very least placing water in bottom of pan. Anyway. Thanks for the recipe! Delish.
Posted by Brian
Really easy recipe to follow and tastes great too!!! Can’t wait to make more for a family brunch