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Bacon Crackers are the easiest appetizer ever! Crackers are topped with bacon and brown sugar to create this yummy, sweet, and porky treat!
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Candied brown sugar bacon crackers are a Southern staple. Thet are perfect for parties, holidays, and game day!
This recipe uses club crackers, but any buttery cracker would work fine in this recipe. You can also spice things up a bit by adding a bit of cayenne pepper or ground black pepper with the brown sugar. Mmmm!
No matter what, be sure you make plenty because they always go fast! Let me show you how to make them …
Pig Candy Recipe
- club crackers
- sliced bacon
- brown sugar
How to make Bacon Crackers
Time needed: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Serve warm or at room temperature.How to make Bacon Crackers
- Preheat oven.
Preheat oven to 250° F.
- Top crackers with bacon and brown sugar.
Arrange the crackers on a cooling rack over a baking sheet in a single layer. Top each cracker with 1/3 slice bacon, and evenly sprinkle the desired amount of brown sugar over the top.
- Bake.
Bake for 1 hour or until browned and crisp.
- Serve.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
- Want a spicy-sweet flavor? Add a bit of ground black pepper or cayenne pepper over the brown sugar.
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Bacon Crackers: FAQs
In a ziptop bag or airtight container in the refrigerator.
They never last very long whenever we share them! But should you need to store them, they are okay at room temperature for a couple of hours. You can refrigerate them for longer – about 3 days. You can heat them up slightly again in the oven if you want.
Actually, yes! Prepare the recipe as directed and allow the crackers to cool completely. Place the crackers in a large ziptop bag or airtight freezer-safe container for up to one month. When ready to serve, thaw the crackers and place them on a baking sheet in a 250F oven for about 10-15 minutes or until heated through.
Sure! This recipe calls for club crackers, but any buttery kind of cracker would be great in this recipe.
How did you like this recipe
Isn’t this recipe so good with all of its sweet and salty porkiness? If you gave this recipe a try, I would love for you to drop a comment down below with your feedback!
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Ingredients
- 1 package club crackers, 13.7 oz.
- 1 pound sliced bacon, cut into thirds
- brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250° F.
- Arrange the crackers on a cooling rack over a baking sheet in a single layer. Top each cracker with 1/3 slice bacon, and evenly sprinkle the desired amount of brown sugar over the top.
- Bake for 1 hour or until browned and crisp.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Want a spicy-sweet flavor? Add a bit of ground black pepper or cayenne pepper over the brown sugar.
- Store any leftover crackers in a ziptop bag or airtight container in the refrigerator.
Storage
These crackers never last long whenever we serve them. But, if you need to store them, they are okay at room temperature for a couple of hours. You can refrigerate them for longer – about 3 days. You can also freeze them for up to one month.To freeze
Prepare the recipe as directed and allow the crackers to cool completely. Place the crackers in a large ziptop bag or airtight freezer-safe container for up to one month. When ready to serve, thaw the crackers and place them on a baking sheet in a 250F oven for about 10-15 minutes or until heated through.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I used a light sprinkle of brown sugar and added a little dry red chile when done. I can’t wait to share these again soon!
I went light with the brown sugar and loved how they came out! A unique treat I want to make for or bring yo a get together 😎
I need an appetizer for my small wedding that doesn’t require refrigeration. If I made these on the Friday, then stored them air-tight, do you believe they’re ok to serve the next afternoon?
Unfortunately, they really do need to be refrigerated. They can be left out at room temperature for about two hours.
Just pack them in a cooler with ice(or frozen bottles of water so that you have an ice cold drink as you set up)
I want to do them in the af. Can you tell me what time and temp
Yes the bacon will get done ! I cook my bacon in oven and we love it ! will be trying this recipe! It looks delicious !
I, too, was wondering if I rerad it right…….raw bacon and it gets done ? am trying it later
Yes, raw bacon. I hope you enjoy the recipe. 😊
Do you use regular or thick sliced bacon? Looks delicious..
I used regular bacon.
We are going to tailgate for football. Anyone try this on the grill???
I have never tried it. I would be curious if it would work. If you try it, please let me know how it went.
The only silly questions are the ones we don’t ask, right? So, the bacon is raw and get cooked in the hour it’s in the oven… double-checking that it doesn’t need to be cooked first.
Yes, it is raw and gets baked on the crackers with the brown sugar.
These sound yummy I will have to try them.
These look delicious! It says cooling rack over baking sheet. I take that to mean they need to be suspended so sugar and grease drips away? My cooling racks are coated. Any other method I could use?
I have never tried any other way, but you could try crumpled up aluminum foil ropes. Take a few long sheets of foil and crumple them into ropes so the grease and sugar still have a way to drain away and the crackers are above. I hope that helps! If you try it this way, I would love to know if it works since I’ve never actually tried it.
You can also place a rimmed baking sheet on a lower oven rack and place the prepared crackers on an oven rack just above the one with the pan.
I use my coated cooling rack
Me too