Bacon Brittle Recipe

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Bacon Brittle
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
151
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 tsp cajun seasoning, butt kickin' blacken, jamaican jerk, to taste

Directions:

  1. Cook the bacon over a medium heat until almost crisp. You can do this either in a fry pan, or the oven.
  2. Place the sugar in a pot wide enough to hold the cooked bacon strips. Add the water. and corn syrup,, mix well, and be sure that no sugar or blacken are on the sides of the pot.
  3. Cook over medium / high heat, being careful not to burn, until the mixture is a light golden brown. Now you can add the blacken. Hot enough for the hard ball stage.
  4. You can test the mixture, by dropping a drop into cold water, then touching it to see if it's hard or soft. If it's soft, you've reached the soft ball stage and must cook it a little longer. When you drop a drop into cold water, and it becomes hard, you're ready for the next step.
  5. Turn off the heat, and dip the bacon strips in the caramel one strip at a time. Place them on a parchment lined sheet pan, and let cool. You might have to leave the heat on real low, to keep the caramel warm. The cold bacon will cool it down pretty quick.
  6. When the bacon brittle has cooled, you can chop it up, or serve as strips.
  7. I always keep some pecans on hand, and I'll through a good handful into any leftover caramel for a Spicy Pecan Brittle.
  8. Hint:.
  9. I like using a Teflon pot for this recipe. The easiest way to clean your pot after making candy in it, is to fill have way with water, and boil. This will melt and dilute the sugar, making cleanup easy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 151.1 Kcal (633 kJ)
Calories from fat 75.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.4g 13%
Cholesterol 13.86mg 5%
Sodium 140.53mg 6%
Potassium 41.9mg 1%
Total Carbs 16.62g 6%
Sugars 16.11g 64%
Protein 2.73g 5%
Calcium 1.8mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 363.83 Kcal (1523 kJ)
Calories from fat 182.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.23g 13%
Cholesterol 33.37mg 5%
Sodium 338.36mg 6%
Potassium 100.88mg 1%
Total Carbs 40.02g 6%
Sugars 38.79g 64%
Protein 6.57g 5%
Calcium 4.4mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.7
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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