Caramelized Smoked Bacon (Candied Bacon)
Caramelized Smoked Bacon, or Smoked Candied Bacon is one of life's greatest treats! It's premium bacon caramelized to perfection with a sweet brown sugar glaze and infused with a smokey essence. Is it bacon or candy? No one knows for sure, but it certainly is delicious!
Equipment
- Traeger Ironwood Wood Pellet Grill, (or any other quality smoker)
Ingredients
- 1 package Thin Cut Bacon
Bacon Glaze
- 3 tablespoons Grandma's Molasses
- 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup White Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 4 tablespoons Coarse Black Pepper
- 4 tablespoons Woodinville Whiskey, (optional, sub water if desired)
Instructions
How To Make Caramelized Smoked Bacon
- This caramelized smoked bacon is really easy to make.
- Start by laying out all of your bacon flat on a grilling rack - making sure not to overlap the strips.
- Then you take your glaze and baste the bacon strips and then smoke them.
Craft Your Bacon Glaze
- Combine all of your bacon glaze ingredients into your sauce pan.
- On low heat, stir all of the components until it reaches a low simmer & everything melts and is fully incorporated together.
- Remove from heat and using a food brush, liberally glaze both sides of your bacon strips on your grilling rack and let it all marinate for about 5 minutes.
Smoking Your Bacon
- Fire up your smoker grill to 300°F.
- Place your glazed bacon strips onto the grill and let them smoke for about 15-18 minutes. (Baste them with the glaze once at around the 10 minute mark.)
- Then flip your bacon once, glaze again and let them smoke for another 14-16 minutes. Watch your bacon closely, though, as they may start to burn if your grill temperature fluctuates.
- Once they are done smoking, remove them from the grill and place them on a cooling rack for about 3-4 minutes - and then serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 64kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 0.04gFat: 0.04gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.02gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 3.777mgPotassium: 15mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 104IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.1mg
*Nutritional information is just an estimate derived by an online calculation tool.