Best Sunny Andersons Bacon Bark Recipes

Sunny's Twisted Bacon image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pound bacon strips
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves (from like a zillion sprigs)
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon smoked or hot paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Freshly cracked black pepper

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick aluminum foil. Take each strip of bacon and twist it along the length being careful to not stretch, just twist. Place the twisted strip on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the rest, nestling them close together on the baking sheet.
In a small bowl, add the brown sugar, thyme, dry mustard, paprika, garlic powder and plenty of black pepper. Mix with a fork until combined.
Sprinkle the sugar mixture all over the bacon. Bake for about 40 minutes. The twists will be slightly flimsy. Let the bacon cool on the baking sheet for 30 minutes, loosening every 10 minutes so they don't stick to the baking sheet. They will firm up once cooled down.

Sunny Anderson's Bacon Bark image

Provided by Pat Duran

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 14

NUTS
1 c pecan halves, big chunks
1 c walnut halves, big chunks
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1/4 c light brown sugar
1/2 tsp hungarian paprika- you choose the heat
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
to taste salt and pepper
BACON
6 slice center cut bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4 c light brown sugar
zest of one lemon use a rasp or micro plane
1/2 tsp hungarian paprika you choose the heat
to taste salt and pepper

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350^. Nuts: In a small bowl combine all ingredients and stir until everything is coated. Set aside.
2. Bacon: combine all ingredients and with your hands mix to make sure all sides of the chopped bacon are coated. Spread bacon out on parchment paper or nonstick foil. and until fat is rendered and the bacon looks almost done- flimsy but wrinkled, and sugars are bubbly , about 10 minutes.
3. Now for the good part. combine the bacon and nuts in bowl and combine by folding together until every thing is coated. Spread out mixture in a single layer on the covered with foil baking sheet. Place back in the oven for 15 minutes, stirring and spreading around after 7 minutes turn off the oven and open the door.Leave tray rest 15 more minutes. Remove and allow to completely cool to room temperature. Store in air tight jars or containers.