Coffee and Brown Sugar Bacon
Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Randy Mon
Time: 40 minutes. Everyone loves waking up to the smell of coffee and the smell of bacon, and the flavors are pretty awesome together too. Add some molasses-y brown sugar, and you'll reach bacon nirvana.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 375°. Line a rimmed baking pan with parchment or waxed paper and set a flat rack on top.
Step 2
2
Lay bacon strips on rack, overlapping slightly if needed. Sprinkle top of strips evenly with ground coffee. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and brewed coffee, stirring just to blend to a paste. Brush top of strips with half of sugar mixture.
Step 3
3
Bake 15 minutes. Turn bacon over and brush with remaining sugar glaze. Bake until crispy, 10 minutes more.
Step 4
4
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
Ingredients
1 pound thick-cut bacon
1 tablespoon ground coffee
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons freshly brewed coffee
Directions
Step 1
1
Preheat oven to 375°. Line a rimmed baking pan with parchment or waxed paper and set a flat rack on top.
Step 2
2
Lay bacon strips on rack, overlapping slightly if needed. Sprinkle top of strips evenly with ground coffee. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and brewed coffee, stirring just to blend to a paste. Brush top of strips with half of sugar mixture.
Step 3
3
Bake 15 minutes. Turn bacon over and brush with remaining sugar glaze. Bake until crispy, 10 minutes more.
Step 4
4
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
