Best 9 Spiced Bacon Bits Recipes

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Spiced bacon bits are a savory and flavorful ingredient that can be used to add a crispy, smoky, and slightly spicy flavor to a variety of dishes. Making spiced bacon bits at home is easy and allows you to control the ingredients and the level of spiciness. With a few simple steps, you can create a versatile ingredient that can be used to enhance salads, sandwiches, pasta, and more.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

SPICED BACON



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     appetizer

Time 35m

Yield 6 slices of bacon

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Arrange 6 slices thick-cut bacon on a rack set on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F until they just start to crisp, 12 to 14 minutes.
  • Microwave 2 tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon water until dissolved, about 45 seconds. Flip the bacon and brush the tops with the sugar mixture.
  • Sprinkle with seasonings (such as chili powder, pie spice or Cajun seasoning). Continue baking until browned, 12 to 16 more minutes. Drain on paper towels.

SPICED BACON TWISTS



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The Tuck U Inn at Glick Mansion in Atchison, Kansas serves this for breakfast. People just rave about the caramel, candy coating combination on the bacon!

Provided by Wynne

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Meat and Seafood     Bacon

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons dry mustard powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound sliced bacon

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set a wire rack over the foil. Use a baking sheet that has sides to catch the grease.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, mustard powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper. Press each slice of bacon into the mixture until coated. Twist each strip a few times and place on the prepared baking rack.
  • Bake until bacon is browned and crisp enough to hold its shape, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 8.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 438.1 mg, Sugar 26.7 g

SPICED BACON TWISTS



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A sweet and savory rub makes these tasty twists of bacon deliciously different and worth the extra step to prepare. Cook a bit longer if you want them crispy. Glenda Evans Wittner - Joplin, MO

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch

Time 35m

Yield 5 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash cayenne pepper
10 center-cut bacon strips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first five ingredients; rub over bacon on both sides. Twist bacon; place on a rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake 25-30 minutes or until firm; bake longer if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 212mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 5g protein.

SWEET AND SPICY BACON BITES



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Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     appetizer

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 pound slab bacon, cut into 1-by-1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • Place the bacon in an even layer in a large skillet. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often with a rubber spatula, until the bacon is light golden brown, about 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, combine the maple syrup, black pepper and cayenne in a small bowl.
  • Pour off some of the rendered bacon fat, leaving just a small amount. Return the skillet to the heat and pour the maple syrup mixture over the bacon. Braise gently until the syrup thickens and glazes the bacon and the bacon is deep golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

SWEET AND SPICY BACON



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Categories     Pork     Breakfast     Brunch     Side     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Quick & Easy     Mother's Day     Bacon     Fall     Gourmet     Sugar Conscious     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Small Plates

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
Rounded 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
Rounded 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 lb thick-cut bacon (12 slices)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Stir together brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper in a small bowl.
  • Arrange bacon slices in l layer on a large broiler pan and bake in middle of oven (or upper third of oven if baking with eggs) 20 minutes. Turn slices over and sprinkle evenly with spiced sugar. Continue baking until bacon is crisp and brown, 15 to 20 minutes more, then transfer to paper towels to drain.

HOMEMADE FRESH BACON BITS



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Fresh is just so much nicer then the pre-packaged kind that uses picnic bacon and tastes like cardboard. These fry quickly and you don't have to crumble the slices after frying them. There is no need to separate the pieces. They will separate during cooking. Use these in any recipe calling for crumbled bacon or bacon bits. Perfect for salads and baked potato toppings or twice baked potatoes.

Provided by Karen From Colorado

Categories     Pork

Time 10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 lb bacon
1/8 teaspoon black pepper (optional)

Steps:

  • Partially freeze your package of bacon so that it holds together easier while slicing.
  • Use a sharp knife and cut the frozen bacon into long strips about 1/4 inch wide.
  • Turn the bacon and cut the strips into pieces also about 1/4 in wide.
  • Sprinkle with pepper.
  • Fry over a medium high heat until crisp.
  • Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
  • You can freeze this for later use by placing the bacon bits in a single layer on a cooking sheet. Once they are frozen, place them in a zip lock bag for use in recipes, salads or baked potatoes. Freezing this way allows you to be able to take out just what you need without thawing the entire bag of frozen solid bacon bits.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.7, Fat 25.5, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 38.6, Sodium 472.3, Carbohydrate 0.4, Protein 6.6

SPICY THREE-CHEESE BACON BITES



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Perfect for a cocktail party, this cheesy appetizer is a quick and easy way to serve a crowd.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Appetizer

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 loaf (18 inch) baguette French bread, cut into 36 (1/2-inch) slices
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup crumbled crisply cooked bacon
1 cup shredded deli rotisserie chicken
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
1 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese (4 oz)
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
2 to 3 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (from 7-oz can), finely chopped
3 tablespoons finely chopped chives

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Place bread slices with sides touching in single layer on parchment paper. Brush with oil.
  • Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until bread is toasted. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir together remaining ingredients except 1 tablespoon of the chives.
  • Spoon mixture on toasted bread slices; sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon chives.
  • Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Slide parchment and bread onto wooden cutting board or serving platter so guests can pull them apart. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 14 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 550 mg, Sugar 2 g, TransFat 0 g

SPICED BACON BITS



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Categories     Quick & Easy     Bacon     Spice     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
1 pound lean bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Steps:

  • In a bowl stir together the Worcestershire sauce, the brown sugar, the allspice, the cayenne, and black pepper to taste, add the bacon, and toss the mixture in 2 batches over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until the bacon is crisp, transfer the bacon bits with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, and sprinkle them with salt to taste. Serve the bacon bits as a topping for tomato or spinach salad.

SPICED BACON TWIST



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There is another similar recipe on here but doesn't have the added spices that I think make this so special. I do got this from another sight and made it for three very hungry Man-Cubs breakfast and they ALL rated it 5 stars. One called it "candy bacon" Hope you like it too. Nest time I'm thinking I'll cut back on the brown sugar as I had a LOT left over - but left it here as in the original recipe.

Provided by Bonnie G 2

Categories     Breakfast

Time 45m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 lb bacon, slices

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and set a wire rack over the foil. Use a baking sheet that has sides to catch the grease.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, mustard powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper.
  • Press each slice of bacon into the mixture until coated.
  • Twist each strip a few times and place on the prepared baking rack.
  • Bake until bacon is browned and crisp enough to hold its shape, about 30 minutes.

Tips:

  • Choose the right bacon: For the best results, use a thick-cut bacon that is at least 1/4 inch thick. This will ensure that the bacon bits stay crispy and don't crumble.
  • Cook the bacon properly: Cook the bacon until it is crispy but not overcooked. Overcooked bacon will be tough and chewy.
  • Use a sharp knife: When cutting the bacon into bits, use a sharp knife to ensure that the pieces are even and uniform.
  • Season the bacon bits: After the bacon bits are cooked, season them with your favorite spices. This will add flavor and depth to the bits.
  • Store the bacon bits properly: Store the bacon bits in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. You can also freeze the bacon bits for up to 6 months.

Conclusion:

Spiced bacon bits are a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes. They can be added to salads, soups, pasta, and casseroles. They can also be used as a topping for baked potatoes, nachos, and popcorn. With a little creativity, you can find many ways to use spiced bacon bits to add flavor and texture to your favorite dishes.

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