Smoked bacon candy doesn’t need a lot of introduction and there’s not a better marriage of foods than what happens when you combine sweet syrup and bacon. Add the smoke factor and this might just knock you off your feet.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Barbecue, Hot Smoking
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 hourshours
Total Time 2 hourshours15 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Author Jeff Phillips
Ingredients
1lbbaconthick sliced
¼cupJeff's original rub
8ouncesReal maple syrup
1cupBrown sugardark is best in my opinion
Instructions
Season the Bacon
Peel the bacon apart. Layer it into a lidded container and drizzle maple syrup and rub between each layer. Note: Spread the syrup out with a brush before sprinkling on the rub.
Once all of the bacon is layered into the container with maple syrup and rub, cover it and place it in the fridge overnight to marinate.
To smoke the bacon and turn it into bacon candy, lay it on a jerky rack or onto bradley racks. Be sure to leave a little space between each piece to allow the smoke easy access and to make sure they don’t stick together.
Sprinkle more rub and brown sugar onto the bacon just before it's time to cook.
Prepare your smoker for cooking at about 225°F (107°C) using indirect heat. If your smoker uses a water pan, fill it up.
Once the smoker is ready, place the bacon into the smoker and let it smoke away for about 1 hour.
At the end of one hour, take it out of the smoker and flip the bacon pieces over to the other side. Once again, make sure the pieces do not touch. Brush on more maple syrup and brown sugar.
Smoke for an additional hour.
Remove from the smoker and place it on parchment paper right away. Let it cool for about 30 minutes before eating it for best results.
Break the bacon up into 3rds or halves and let the frenzy begin!