Best Pig Candy Recipes

PIG CANDY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Place 2 cups light brown sugar in a pie dish. Gently press 12 to 14 slices of applewood-smoked bacon (not thick-cut) into the sugar until mostly coated. Line a baking sheet with a wire rack and spray with cooking spray. Arrange the bacon on the rack. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through baking, until the bacon is super crisp and golden, 30 to 50 minutes, depending on the thickness. Let cool on the rack.

WINDY CITY PIG CANDY POPCORN MIX

Steps:

• Make the Pig Candy: Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Set a rack on a rimmed baking sheet and coat with cooking spray. Place the brown sugar in a pie dish. Gently press each slice of bacon into the brown sugar until coated (it?s OK if there are patches of uncoated bacon).
• Immediately arrange the bacon on the prepared rack and bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until super crispy and golden, 50 to 60 minutes, depending on the thickness of the bacon. Transfer the bacon to a piece of parchment paper and let cool.
• Make the popcorn mix: Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside. Put the plain popcorn in a large bowl. Bring the granulated sugar, water and corn syrup to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cook, without stirring, until light amber, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to a very low simmer and gently swirl the pot until the mixture is dark amber, 2 to 3 more minutes.
• Take the pan o the heat and add the butter. Let the caramel bubble, stirring until the butter is fully combined. Add the salt and baking soda and stir until uniform. Pour over the plain popcorn and mix well, then spread on the prepared baking sheet and let cool completely.
• Combine the caramel corn and cheddar popcorn in a large bowl; crumble the Pig Candy on top.

PIG CANDY AKA BROWN SUGAR BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 .
• Mix brown sugar, cayenne, and black pepper together in a medium bowl. Add bacon and toss.
• Line a baking sheet with a wire rack, and lay bacon on the rack.
• Pat any remanding spice mixture on the bacon.
• Put the baking sheet on the top rack of the oven and bake until crisp, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven to a serving dish and let cool slightly before serving.

PIG CANDY BLT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the brown sugar in a pie dish. Gently press each slice of bacon into the sugar until coated (there can be small patches of uncoated bacon). Line a baking sheet with a wire rack and spray with cooking spray. Arrange the bacon on the rack. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through baking, until the bacon is super crisp and golden, 30 to 50 minutes (depending on the thickness of the bacon). Remove the rack from the pan and let the bacon cool on the rack.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Place the vegetable oil and onions in the pan and gently cook, stirring only occasionally to let the sugars develop, until the onions are a deep golden brown, about 30 minutes. If necessary, deglaze the pan with red wine a couple of times. Season with the vinegar, salt and pepper and set aside.
• Combine the mayonnaise, barbecue rub and hot sauce in a small bowl to make an aioli.
• Build the sandwiches: Season the tomato slices with salt; cut the bacon slices in half. On each toasted bun, place a layer of caramelized onions, followed by about 6 half slices of bacon, a tomato slice, a romaine leaf and a nice schmear of the aioli on the bun top only. Close and serve with extra aioli on the side.

PIG CANDY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place brown sugar into a shallow bowl; press bacon slices into brown sugar on both sides to coat.
• Lay bacon slices onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bacon is crisp and brown sugar has formed a glaze, about 20 minutes. Remove from sheet and cool thoroughly; chop bacon and set aside.
• Whisk cream, milk, and maple syrup in a bowl until thoroughly combined; stir in candied bacon pieces.
• Pour batter into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Serve soft or pack ice cream into lidded container and freeze to harden if desired.

PIG CANDY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
• 2. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and grease
• 3. Cut bacon into thirds
• 4. Wrap bacon around sausages and secure with a toothpick (if you do not have toothpicks just place seal side down)
• 5. Place bacon wrapped sausages on greased foil-lined baking sheet
• 6. Mix together in a small- medium sized bowl brown sugar, ketchup, barbecue sauce and Worcestershire sauce until well blended
• 7. Brush (or dip) brown sugar mixture onto bacon wrapped smokies
• 8. Bake for 30 minutes or until desired brownness or crispness. Serve to your party of guests and watch them disappear quickly!

CRISPY CRUNCHY PIG CANDY SRIRACHA BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pour the beans into a 9-by-14-inch glass baking dish. Bake until bubbly and slightly brown around the edges, about 25 minutes. Top the beans with an even layer of Pig Candy, then an even layer of the crispy wontons, then an even layer of Pickled Red Onion. Finally, garnish with scallion greens and sesame seeds.
• Serve as a side dish or as a main course with steamed rice!
• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Fit a baking sheet with a wire rack and spray with vegetable oil spray.
• Put the brown sugar in a pie dish. Gently press each slice of bacon into the sugar until coated (there can be patches of uncoated bacon; it does not need to be 100 percent coated). Work quickly, as the brown sugar can compromise the moisture of the bacon and impede caramelization.
• Put the coated bacon on the wire rack. Bake, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until super crispy and golden, 50 to 60 minutes depending on the oven and thickness of the bacon. Remove from the sheet to prevent sticking and let cool on a new surface.
• Bring the vinegar, sugar, salt and 1/2 cup water to a simmer in a saucepan. Add the onions and take off the heat immediately. Let cool in the pickling liquid. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

PIG CANDY BBQ RUB RECIPE - FOOD.COM

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a bowl with a wire whisk.
• Coat each piece of thick sliced bacon with maple syrup.
• Liberally sprinkle both sides of each piece of bacon with rub.
• Place each piece on a wire rack with a sheet pan under it to catch all the drippings.
• Bake or cook in your smoker at 350F for about 35 mins, or until desired doneness.
• Remove from heat and let cool before eating.
• Enjoy.

PIG CANDY

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Spray broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cut bacon strips in half.
• Wrap the little smokies with the halved bacon pieces and secure with toothpicks.
• Place brown sugar in a shallow bowl or pie plate.
• Drege smokies in brown sugar.
• Place smoky/bacon bundles on greased broiler pan.
• Sprinkle with remaining sugar.
• Broil until bacon is done and sugar has caramelized.
• Now, get ready to elbow everyone out of your way :).

PIG CANDY

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F 2. Mix brown sugar, rice vinegar, maple syrup, and black pepper in a small bowl. 3. Place bacon slices on cooling rack set over a baking sheet. 4. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, turn slices, and bake another 5 minutes. 5. Remove bacon and brush both sides with brown sugar mixture. Return bacon to the oven and bake another 5 minutes. Repeat basting every 5 minutes until bacon is browned and crisp, about 35 minutes.