Bacon lovers rejoice with this addictive snack in all its sweet and spicy glory. This quick and easy recipe will have you begging for more with its salty crunchiness!
Ghost Pepper Candied Almond Bacon Recipe
Serves: 2
4 slabs thick cut bacon, apple-wood smoked
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup almonds, chopped
1/4 sugar
1/4 teaspoon Ghost Pepper Salt
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. On a cookie sheet, lay the slices of bacon flat. Pour honey over the bacon, add brown sugar, and dust with cayenne pepper. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until the bacon is cooked through and begins to caramelize on the edges. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, add sugar and almonds. Cook over medium high heat until sugar begins to turn an auburn color. Stir constantly and pull off heat. Pour the candied almonds onto a nonstick mat or surface sprinkle with ghost pepper salt and allow to cool. Chop the cooled candied almonds even more and spread onto the bacon generously. Bake for an additional minute to allow the almonds to adhere to bacon. Allow to cool and enjoy.
CHEF ADRIANNE CALVO: Adrianne Calvo is the Executive Chef and owner of Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar, Host of Maximum Flavor Live on NBC’s 6 in the Mix, author of four cookbooks: Maximum Flavor (2005); Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor Fueled by Fire (2008); #MaximumFlavorSocial (2014); and Play with Fire (2015), and founder of the Make it Count Foundation. Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar opened in 2007 and has won numerous prestigious awards including Best Restaurant Miami and Best Chef Florida. For more information, visit:
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I too have never heard of Ghost Pepper salt , but I probably would find it to be too hot. I would make this recipe without it.
My hubby loves deep fried bacon. I could see him making this. I also have never heard on Ghost Pepper salt.
This sounds delicious. Now to try and figure out how to make this sugar free as we all in our household need to either cut back or don’t eat it at all. Perhaps I can try xylitol or swerve. Thanks for sharing.
This looks nice never heard of this but looks tasty
i love bacon like to give this a try
I pinned this one. Perfect Father’s Day present for my husband. Thank you!
I Love bacon cooked really well so its crunchy! This Bacon is very appealing looking! The ingredients (minus the Cayenne Pepper We don’t like Hot or too spicy).sound so good on the Bacon. Will give it a try! Thank k you for sharing your recipe..
I don’t always eat what I prepare for others but I enjoy finding recipes I think will amaze and delight guests. It’s so funny how passionate some people are about bacon! This is a recipe bacon lovers would rave about if I made it for them. I love that it has a punch with cayenne pepper too.
I really love bacon and I have never heard of this recipe before. I just have to make this one the almonds sound so good on bacon thank you for sharing.
I have never heard of Ghost Pepper salt. This bacon sounds so delicious and I want to make it. Thanks for the recipe!