Best Glazed Bacon Recipes

If haven’t tried our oven-baked glazed bacon recipes, let me just say: welcome to your new obsession. There’s something magical that happens when smoky, salty bacon meets a sweet, sticky glaze.

I’ve rounded up my favorite candied bacon recipes that’ll make you fall in love at first bite. We’re talking Maple Candied Bacon, Bourbon Bacon, Honey Bacon… basically, bacon that’s living its best life.

These recipes are ridiculously easy to make—just pop the prepared bacon in the oven and let the glaze work its magic. Whether you like your bacon crispy, chewy, sweet, boozy, or spicy, there’s something here for every bacon lover!

Glazed bacon recipe that range from sweet to savory.

Bacon coated with a tasty glaze is perfect for everything from weekend brunch to a breakfast charcuterie board. And if you want to be the most popular person at the party, make a batch of flavored bacon, cut the strips in half, arrange on a platter, and watch everyone go crazy!

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3 Secrets to Make the Best Glazed Bacon

There’s something special about candied bacon. It’s like a magical blend of flavors enhancing the perfect, crispy, savory bacon that just melts in your mouth!

To make the process easier and to give you the best flavor experience, here are my favorite tricks for making the best glazed bacon.

1. Choose The Perfect Bacon

When making glazed bacon, using thick-cut bacon is always a great option. This will help keep the bacon from burning and keep it chewy. It will also help keep the bacon flavor from getting lost in all that caramelized goodness.

Many prefer to use thick-cut, but regular sliced bacon can be used, too. Just keep a closer eye on it when cooking so that it doesn’t burn. Since the strips aren’t as thick, you’ll get more of a crispy candied bacon.

2. Blot the Bacon Strips First

Use a paper towel to blot the bacon slices before applying the glaze. This will help it adhere to the delicious, savory strips for maximum flavor!

3. Bake Your Bacon

Arrange the bacon in a single layer on a foil lined baking sheet or a wire rack with a pan underneath, and cook it in the oven. This method helps the bacon cook evenly and will help caramelize it perfectly.

Tip: Lining the pan with foil makes cleanup a breeze!

Let’s get cooking!

Snoop Dogg Billionaire Bacon

A pile of golden brown cooked Billionaire Bacon on a pale blue serving plate.

These delicious bacon strips offer up the perfect combination of sweet and spicy. Each of the bacon strips are perfectly coated with a brown sugar and red pepper mixture and are baked until caramelized. Enjoy the flavor packed bacon with breakfast, brunch, or as a snack.

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Bourbon Bacon

A simple glazed bacon recipe that's delicious, this bourbon bacon will soon become a favorite if you love the combination of sweet and smoky. The bourbon bacon gets its sweetness from the brown sugar, a bit of richness from the vanilla, and some smoky flavor to it thanks to the bourbon that's added into the glaze.

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Honey Pepper Bacon

Cooked Honey Bacon strips sprinkled with black pepper and garlic powder.

Honey, black pepper, and garlic come together to create a glazed bacon recipe that's easy to make and delicious. With the mix of spices, honey, and salty bacon, you get the perfect combination of sweet and savory.

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Candied Coca Cola Bacon

Coca cola bacon served on a white plate.

Sweet, salty, sticky, and smoky – this Coca Cola Bacon is a flavor-packed twist on your usual breakfast side. It only takes a few extra ingredients to take your bacon up a notch, making it perfect for brunch, burgers, or snack boards!

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Bacon Crack

Cracked bacon strips arranged in a cup for serving.

Also known as “cracked bacon” or “crack bacon”, you won't want to miss out on this recipe. The sweet brown sugar, seasonings, and hint of cinnamon turns this glazed bacon into a mouthwatering snack or appetizer that you'll want to make over and over again.

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Jalapeno Bacon

Add a spicy kick to your breakfast, brunch, or bacon appetizer by using jalapenos. This recipe creates a flavor that's similar to bacon wrapped jalapenos giving you those smoky, spicy, and sweet combination of flavors.

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Million Dollar Bacon First Watch

A pile of golden brown cooked million dollar bacon on a serving platter.

A copycat recipe from First Watch restaurant that you can easily make at home, this glazed bacon offers up some sweet flavors with a hint of heat. It's more sweet than spicy, and it's absolutely delicious.

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Maple Candied Bacon

Thick cut bacon smothered in a sweet maple glaze and seasoned with black pepper turns this into an unbelieve treat. The sweet maple candied bacon is perfect for adding to your brunch spread or serving as an appetizer.

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From sweet to savory, these best glazed bacon recipes are perfect for serving as an appetizer dish, with brunch, or when you’re craving a sweet and salty snack.

They bring in a combination of glazed bacon recipes that have sweet, savory, and spicy flavors that you’ll love.

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