Last updated on June 15th, 2023
Sweet, salty, and crunchy! This candied bacon with mango recipe has it all but most importantly, it has bacon. Making candied bacon may cause you to ask yourself, “Why didn’t I ever do this before?” It’s rich in flavor and crave-worthy. The mango in this recipe is a fantastic addition.
Crumble this candied bacon over a salad, serve it as a side, or just eat plain for a snack. We don’t need to tell you what to do, it’s bacon!
Candied Bacon with Mango
Ingredients
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
1 Large, Ripe Mango
1 Tbsp Honey
Ground Black Pepper
1 Pound Thick Cut Bacon
Steps
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil and line foil with parchment paper. Peel, pit and coarsely chop the mango.
- Place sugar and vinegar in a large saucepan and cook until the sugar is melted and it begins to boil. Add mango and cook until mango is soft, about 10 minutes. Cool slightly.
- Puree mango mixture until smooth. Pour into a bowl and stir in the honey. Season with a dusting of salt and pepper. Bring to room temperature before using.
- Place 6 to 8 slices of bacon on the prepared baking sheet and brush some glaze on both sides of each slice.
- Bake the bacon slices for about 12 minutes. Remove from oven, brush slices with more glaze and turn them over, brushing with more glaze. Repeat 3 more times, for 6 minutes each time.
- Remove slices immediately from sheet onto a new piece of parchment paper to cool.
- Repeat with the remainder of the bacon.
- Store cooked bacon in single layers, separated by parchment, in a container, in the refrigerator.
