Best (Ever) Baked Bacon
The Spice and Tea Exchange in Blowing Rock, NC ingredients elevate bacon to WOW!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tablespoons "Sweet Onion Sugar", The Tea and Spice Exchange
- 1 1/2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon "Smoked Paprika", hot or mild, The Tea and Spice Exchange
- 1/2 - 1 teaspon "Crushed Red Pepper Flake", The Tea and Spice Exchange
- sea salt, to taste, depends on the bacon's salt content, see Notes
- freshly-cracked black pepper, to taste
- 8 slices bacon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil for easy clean up. Place a wire (cooling) rack over the baking sheet.
- Lay the bacon slices in a single layer on the rack. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the Sweet Onion Sugar, brown sugar, paprika, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper to taste.
- Sprinkle and press the mixture onto both sides of the bacon slices.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until crispy (or to your preferred doneness).
- Serve alongside breakfast items, top onto a burger/chicken sandwich, etc. or devour as is, warm from the oven.
Notes
Feel free to bake more bacon at once than the 8, as listed in the ingredients. Increase the seasoning amounts as needed.
The Spice and Tea Exchange also sells “Salt for All Seasons” which can be used in place of the sea salt in the recipe.
Bacon is best served warm from the oven.
The nutrition chart is only a guesstimate.
Nutrition Facts
Best (Ever) Baked Bacon
Amount per Serving
Calories
257.29
% Daily Value*
Fat
19
g
29
%
Saturated Fat
6.95
g
43
%
Cholesterol
28
mg
9
%
Sodium
815.21
mg
35
%
Potassium
9.6
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
8.93
g
3
%
Fiber
0.07
g
0
%
Sugar
8.67
g
10
%
Protein
11.19
g
22
%
Vitamin A
13.37
IU
0
%
Calcium
4.87
mg
0
%
Iron
1.06
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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