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If you're a fan of sweet, savory and spicy flavors together, today's recipe is for you!

This herb bacon has just the right balance of sweetness and heat. You won't be able to stop at just one piece!

White the recipe does have some heat to it, it's definitely not overwhelming. I'm not a huge fan of spicy things and the amount was perfect for me. If you're worried that it might be spicy, you can reduce the amount of crushed red pepper, or omit it from the recipe completely. The flavor would still be amazing without it.

The brown sugar turns into a wonderful and flavorful glaze on top of the bacon after baking, and with the saltiness of the bacon, each bite is pretty much perfection.

This bacon would be wonderful for breakfast any day of the week, for brunch during the holidays, or on a BLT or your favorite sandwich. We have made it multiple times and it's good any way you decide to serve it.

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What are the ingredients in this recipe?

• Thick Cut Bacon

• Fresh Rosemary: A fragrant herb with a dark green leaf that has a white underside. It was traditionally used for medicinal purposes. To strip the rosemary leaves from the stem, pull them off in the opposite direction and they should easily fall off the stalk.

• Brown Sugar: Often produced by adding sugarcane molasses to refined white sugar crystals. There are two varieties, light brown sugar and dark brown sugar. Dark brown sugar has more molasses, which results in a darker color, richer flavor and more moisture. Try making your own brown sugar!

• Crushed Red Pepper

• Black Pepper

How to make:

Scroll down to the printable recipe card for measurements and instructions!

Recipe tips:

• You can skip the wire rack and bake directly on the parchment paper. Reduce baking time 5-10 minutes and place bacon on paper towels to remove excess grease before serving.
• If you're using bacon that is not thick cut, reduce baking time to about 15 minutes, checking often to prevent over cooking. 

More savory breakfast side dish recipes you might like:

• Roasted Parsnip Home Fries
• Cheese Biscuit with Herbs
• Potato, Sausage and Mushroom Hash
• Roasted Cast Iron Skillet Potatoes
• Beef Roast Hash
• Crispy Air Fryer Bacon

You can add or substitute with these ingredients:

• dark brown sugar instead of light
• two tablespoons maple syrup instead of brown sugar
• chili powder instead of crushed red pepper
• two tablespoons honey or hot honey instead of brown sugar
• finely diced jalapeno instead of crushed red pepper

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Rosemary Sweet and Spicy Bacon

Yield: 4 servings

Author: Hot Eats and Cool Reads

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 35 Min

Ingredients

• 1 pound thick cut bacon
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, and place a wire rack on top of each baking sheet.
3. Arrange bacon on each rack in a single layer.
4. Evenly sprinkle brown sugar, red pepper flakes, rosemary and black pepper over bacon slices.
5. Bake until the bacon is crisp and brown, rotating the baking sheets about halfway through, about 25-30 minutes.

Notes:

You can skip the wire rack and bake directly on the parchment paper. Reduce baking time 5-10 minutes and place bacon on paper towels to remove excess grease before serving.

If you're using bacon that is not thick cut, reduce baking time to 15-20 minutes, checking often to prevent over cooking.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

576.03

Fat (grams)

39.87

Sat. Fat (grams)

13.59

Carbs (grams)

13.50

Fiber (grams)

0.19

Net carbs

13.31

Sugar (grams)

11.09

Protein (grams)

38.55

Sodium (milligrams)

1913.06

Cholesterol (grams)

112.27

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