Bacon Bats for Halloween Breakfast
These cute Halloween breakfast bacon bats are easy to make and so tasty! With just 4 ingredients, they're oven baked with a maple and brown sugar glaze and finished with small candy eyes. The whole family will love these fun bacon bats!
Equipment
- Large skillet
- 1 heatproof spatula
- 1 Pair Kitchen Scissors
- 1 baking sheet
- aluminum foil
- parchment paper
- small bowl and fork for dipping
Ingredients
- 1 pound regular sliced bacon
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 24 candy eyes
Instructions
- Whisk together the brown sugar and maple syrup in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is well blended. Reserve.
- Cook the bacon slices in a large skillet over medium heat until they are browned, but still flexible. Drain the bacon on paper towels.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using kitchen scissors, cut the bacon in bat-shaped pieces. Cut the wider pieces of bacon into curved wings, and cut little round heads with pointed ears from the narrower pieces of bacon. (Eat the scraps or chop them and save them to use as bacon bits.)
- Dip each of the bacon pieces in the maple-brown sugar mixture, shake off excess, and arrange on the parchment lined baking sheet. Lay the wing pieces on top of the head pieces, overlapping slightly and pressing down with the fork so they stick together.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the glaze melts, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
- Dip the candy eyes in the remaining maple syrup glaze and arrange 2 on each bacon bat's head. Use a spatula to remove from the parchment paper and serve. Makes about 12 pieces.
Notes
If the cooked bacon is too crispy and you’re having a hard time cutting the shapes with scissors, wrap the strips in damp paper towels for a minute or two to soften them.
The candied bacon bats can be stored in the refrigerator, tightly wrapped, for up to 2 days. The glaze will soften and become a little more sticky, but still taste fantastic.
To reheat, arrange bacon bats on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and warm in a 325 degree F oven for about 8 minutes, until hot.
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Nutrition
Calories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 13gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 642mgSugar: 20g
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