Pig Candy

Have you ever wanted bacon and candy but you just couldn't make up your mind. Well, now you can have both! Pig Candy is a great treat that will impress your friends and make your neighbors jealous.


What you will need.

12oz thick cut bacon. About 11-12 pieces.
1/3 cup brown sugar.
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 BBQ foil pan with holes or a broiler pan. A cooling rack will also work.

Step 1: Fitting the pan to your smoker

Before you do anything make sure the pan you are going to use will fit on your smoker. As you can see in the picture below I had to bend the corners of the foil grill cover I got at the dollar store so it would fit my smoker.

Comments

[The Locksmith]

*cleans the drool off his keyboard*

I will make this as soon as I can get my hands on some bacon!

[Stereosage]

I added a comment on "How To Make Chicken Fried Bacon
by Doggie Stylish" on dredging bacon in flour with a bit of sugar and cooking this way.

We have a recipe for spiced almonds which is very similar to this recipe for Bacon Candy. It's done in a fry pan with brown sugar, coriander and hot pepper flakes. With that recipe you melt most of the sugar in the pan, add the nuts, and when ready, sprinkle on the spices with a bit of sugar mixed in. This recipe should be good!

[marky c]

I have made this several times with just brown sugar and bacon. So easy and sooo good. The stuff just disappears from the plate. I have been wanting to add peanuts or cashews to make it like a bacon peanut brittle. mmmm

[Aprila]

It's good with some ground peanuts..... :)

[Aprila]

I add a little garlic, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, ground cloves, and ground red pepper...... really good!

[Screamo]

it reminds me of terriyaki . Put some spicy in it :D

[Batness]

Delicious; try a sprinkle of cinnamon and clove (or just a tad of pumpkin pie spice) in with the brown sugar first. It's sweet and tasty.

Also works great on beef bacon.

[janettetsmith]

Yum!

[danm95]

To tell you the truth it seems kind of gross, but then again I'm a vegetarian. :p

[Lokisgodhi]

Always give unused pork to your dog or hurl it at the nearest vegetarian, with a cry of 'Catch!'. That'll teach them not to have a sense of humour. -Simon Marchmont [Posh Nosh]

[janettetsmith]

Please don't give it to your dog, they really aren't suppose to eat that kind of stuff (rendered fats, raw bacon, etc) , but you can give it to me.  :)

[branonls]

It's not for you and that's fine. More for the rest of us.

[SEAtiger]

a vegetarian comment on gross pig candy...more irony

[red-king]

bacon is good with anything... or nothing for that matter... lol

[C18H21NO4]

I think it suffices to say that bacon is bacon. No need to further explain it's awesomeness.

[ookikies]

Seconded XD

[dorotheabrown37]

i lovvve bacon and eery one in my house is always talking down to me about likeing food hummmmma bacon

[MissBetsy]

 I made it this (memorial day) weekend. To late I found out that I didn't have brown sugar so I replaced it with honey. It was gone in 5 minutes, what a bunch of pigs *grins* Thx for this great idea!

[knex_mepalm]

 Mmm, peppery sweet bacony pg fatty yummy 4.5 *

[Colonel88]

Who wants to join my bacon group?

http://www.instructables.com/group/bacon/

[sir_yoda]

bacon is already pig candy, without the sugar! hooray bacon!

[Azriella]

Yum! These sound like my bacon wrapped chicken bites that I serve as appetizers at cocktail parties! :) I mix brown sugar with chili powder, then I wrap a third of a slice of bacon around a one inch cube of raw chicken breast. I secure the wrap with a toothpick that has been soaking in water. Then roll the wrap in the brown sugar mixture and bake until crispy! Yum! :)

[ccrash3]

I just had a discussion with some friends about bacon. Everyone pretty much agreed that it makes anything taste better. Can you give some specifics about your recipe? Quantity of sugar to chili powder, baking temp? Can't wait to try this! Thanks!

[Subvert]

I think a little smoked paprika would be pretty good in the brown sugar mix too. (Especially if you were going to do it in an oven instead of slow smoking it).

[Grady]

Sounds great, as our potluck dish of putting the little Snausages in the crock pot adding a jar of apple jelly & cooking on the low setting for a whole day or so. It's hard to believe that the apple jelly could make this a wonderful tasting meal, but it sure does. I'll have to try the Bacon Candy now.

[Subvert]

Haha, snausages are dog food. (But I know what you're probably talking about. Like "Little smokies" things).

[mbenner]

I have been making this for years with a few different ingredients/instructions. I use Sweet n Low Brown instead of brown sugar (for those of us low-carbers or those of you diabetics or just watching your sugar intake) and a little dry mustard as well. Press the mixture into the raw bacon, twist them slightly and put them on a jelly roll pan and bake it for approx 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

[Cpt. Caleb]

Hey, I was thinking about making this for a diabetic teacher of mine who loves bacon. and Your saying If I make it with sweet'n'low brown sugar instead of actual brown sugar he can eat it?

[mbenner]

You could absolutely make this for a diabetic - my brother in law is Type 1 diabetic and he gobbles this up along with my low carb jalapeno poppers that are to die for! (which have lots of bacon and are also great for diabetics) The only issue is that they really need to be controlling their carbs or these could be trouble....

[Pie Ninja]

Doesn't putting Sweet 'n' Low on bacon sort-of defeat the purpose?

[mbenner]

Actually, no. I eat low carb and I can eat bacon, just not sugar. So sweet n low is perfect for me!

[Pie Ninja]

I know, but you see the irony right?

^{At least I think it's irony...}

[SEAtiger]

hahah..I see the irony..great point...fat-free big mac

[pumpernickel_babe]

Oh, I saw this on the Food Network, but I think their version also used maple syrup or molasses or some such "glue".

[deathray75]

yummy i think well yes

[daisylaines]

MMM sounds tres yum gonna try

[bigbc]

Just last week I was looking for unusual ice cream recipes on the 'net and found one for bacon ice cream. It had a vanilla bourbon ice cream with chopped up candied bacon. I immediately went in the kitchen and made some bacon candy. Didn't last very long, people loved it. Now to make the ice cream....maybe some Nutella swirled in???

[branonls]

Thanks for all of the great Comments. Make sure you vote for me next week.

[cabisson]

Made these last night, they were incredible!!! Also caught my oven on fire (did them inside, not on the grill) because my drip pan leaked... but hey, I'm a pyro, so that was fun too!

[Aussie joe]

Why do you want to kill the pig again with your added stuff???????????Yuk