Best Sunny Andersons Bacon Bark Recipes

SUNNY'S BACON BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Prepare the nuts: In a small bowl add pecans, walnuts, maple syrup, brown sugar, paprika, pumpkin pie spice, a pinch of salt and a grind or two of pepper
• Stir until everything is coated, set aside
• Prepare the bacon
• In a small bowl add bacon, brown sugar, lemon zest, paprika, a pinch of salt (yes, bacon has salt, but a pinch goes a long way here) and a grind or two of pepper
• Mix with your hands to ensure all sides of chopped bacon are coated
• Spread coated bacon out on a non-stick baking sheet (or line it with non-stick aluminum foil) and cook until fat is rendered and the bacon looks almost done (flimsy, but wrinkled) and sugars are bubbling, about 8-10 minutes
• Combine the bacon and nuts
• Remove bacon from the oven and pour the contents of the nut bowl on the sheet
• Using a rubber spatula, stir and fold the bacon and nuts together until every thing is coated
• Spread out into one layer on the sheet
• Place back in the oven for 15 more minutes, stirring and spreading again halfway through
• Rest the Bacon Bark
• Turn off oven and open door, leaving the tray to rest for 15 more minutes
• Remove and allow to completely cool to room temperature
• Store in an airtight container

SUNNY ANDERSON'S BACON BARK

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.

SUNNY'S SIMPLE TOFFEE AND PEANUTS MATZO BARK

Steps:

• Place the crackers in one layer on a baking sheet lined with nonstick aluminum foil. Pour the chocolate over the crackers and spread to coat. Sprinkle with the marshmallows, toffee bits and peanuts. Refrigerate, uncovered, until set, about 1 hour.
• Use a knife to break into large shards. Serve at room temperature.

SUNNY'S BACON CHEESEBURGER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• For the beef: In a large pan with straight sides on medium-high heat, add the bacon and cook, while stirring, until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Leave the bacon fat in the pan and add the olive oil, beef, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt and pepper. Brown the beef while breaking it up into bits, about 10 minutes. Remove the beef with a slotted spoon to a plate and reserve. Leave the fat in the pan for the sauce.
• For the sauce: Add the butter and flour to the already-hot pan from the beef. If the butter begins to brown, lower the heat while working it into the flour. Cook, stirring, for a few minutes, then raise the heat and slowly whisk in the milk. Once it begins to thicken slightly, add the heavy cream and continue to cook until the sauce reduces a bit more and thickens as well. Add the mustard. The sauce will not be thick like gravy, but not as thin as water either. Taste and season with a pinch of salt.
• For the casserole: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Using a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish, layer starting at the bottom with: a few spoonfuls of sauce to cover the bottom, half of the ravioli in 1 layer, the Swiss cheese, half of the beef, half of the tomatoes, half of the remaining sauce, the remaining ravioli in 1 layer, the American cheese, the remaining beef, the remaining tomatoes, the remaining sauce and the reserved bacon. Top with all of the shredded cheese blend. Bake until the edges are bubbly and the cheese begins to brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Toss the lettuce and onion in a large bowl with the pickle juice. Serve each portion of casserole with a mound of this garnish over the top.

SUNNY'S CHEESY BACON CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• For the cornbread: In a large bowl, add the cornbread and toss with the Cheddar Jack, mozzarella, parsley and scallions. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the dressing: In a large pan, add the bacon and cook until crisp. Remove, leaving the fat behind, and chop. Add the chopped bacon to the bowl of cornbread. Add the sage, celery, onions and garlic to the pan and saute until everything is tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add everything, including the fat from the pan, to the cornbread and toss.
• For the liquid: In a separate large bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the melted butter, buttermilk, stock and Worcestershire sauce. Season with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Slowly mix into the cornbread until the mixture is moist enough to spread but not wet enough to drip--you may not use all the liquid. Taste and season again with salt and pepper if needed.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Add the dressing to the prepared baking dish, gently pressing down to even the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover, raise the oven temperature to 400 degrees F, and bake until the top is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes more. Serve warm.

SUNNY'S BACON, EGG AND CHEESE SLIDER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the rolls: Place the rolls on a nonstick-foil-lined baking sheet or in a baking dish with the sides and bottom coated with cooking spray. With a serrated paring knife, carve out a wide circle on the top of each, cutting down and leaving about 1/2-inch of bread at the bottom. (You need to keep the bottom sturdy, so you don't want to cut all the way to the bottom.) Get your fingers in there and pull out the plug of bread. Press down the bottom with your fingers, leaving room for your filling.
• For the filling: Evenly divide the bacon into the recesses in the bread. In a medium bowl, mix the nacho cheese sauce with the Cheddar-jack blend. Divide evenly and spoon or pipe into each recess above the bacon. Crack an egg into each cavity.
• For the topping: Brush the tops of the rolls with the butter, then sprinkle with the everything bagel seasoning and Parmesan.
• Bake until the eggs are done and the rolls are golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then cut apart and serve with a shake of hot sauce.

SUNNY'S CANDY BAR AND BACON ROLLS

Steps:

• For the rolls: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• On a lightly floured flat surface, roll out the dough and separate it into 4 rectangular parts, leaving 2 triangles attached for each of the 4 sections. Each section should appear to be a rectangle with a perforated dividing line through its center diagonally. Carefully pinch together the 2 triangles along this line to close the gaps and seal it to make it 1 piece. Cut each piece in half to make 2 squares. Repeat for each and place on a nonstick baking sheet with sides. There should be 8 squares to fill.
• Combine the candy bars and bacon in a medium bowl. Add 1 heaping tablespoon of the candy mixture in a row along the length of the prepared dough in the center, leaving enough room to pull the uncovered dough on the edges up and over the pile of filling.
• For the topping: In a small bowl, mix the sour cream and just enough water to make it loose like glue, yes glue. Brush this over the top of each roll and sprinkle with sugar and a pinch of flake salt.
• Bake until golden on top, 16 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.