Father's Day Maple Candied Bacon

​Ingredients

• 1 pound thick cut bacon
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

​Directions

1. Place the bacon on a wire rack on a foil lined baking pan, brush the top of the bacon with maple syrup and sprinkle on some brown sugar.
2. Bake in a preheated 400F oven for 15 minutes, flip the bacon, brush with maple syrup and sprinkle on the brown sugar and bake for another 15 minutes or until it reaches the desired level of crispiness.

Option: Sprinkle on some black pepper or cayenne for a bit of heat.

Option: Replace the maple syrup with honey for honey candied bacon.