Name: Paleo Candied Bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup of real maple syrup; 1/4 cup of coconut sugar; 1 lb of bacon

Paleo candied bacon.

Rich smoky flavor in a crunchy, sweet, portable treat. Is it seriously possible? Yes, my friend, it is and it’s glorious! It’s easy to make, makes your house smell great, and people love to receive it as gifts.

There are only 3 ingredients to make this and about 30 minutes cooking time. You’ll need to let the bacon sit for a bit to harden up, but it’s well worth it.

I sampled some “rib candy” when I was visiting my sister in Alabama. It was pretty delicious, but I knew it was covered in multiple types of sugars. I wanted to recreate a similar flavor that didn’t have the processed sugar or the long hours smoking meats. A friend mentioned candied bacon and I thought, genius! The smoking had already been done for you and as long as I was careful on which brand/type of bacon I selected, I could control the sugars that went into it.

Here are the steps to make this delicious treat!

Start with a lovely bacon and real maple syrup. You’re going to put the bacon on a baking rack and coat it with maple syrup.

Take your coconut sugar and liberally sprinkle it on top the maple syrup. Stick it in a 400 degree oven and bake for 15 minutes. Flip over the bacon and coat that side with maple syrup and coconut sugar. Bake for another 15 minutes.

Remove the bacon from the oven and let cool. The bacon will harden a bit and can be refrigerated and given as gifts–though I can’t promise you it will last that long!