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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.
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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.
Made these as an appetizer for Friendsgiving and did 3 different batches. One with the recipe as is, another with adding cayenne pepper, and the third batch was made as is but I drizzled a little bit of milk chocolate over them. None of them latest long enough to get an idea of which was the favorite. “Required” to make them again for our Christmaa Eve get together
I wanted to cut down on the fat, so i partially cooked the bacon just a bit to drain some of the fat.
They are still addictive and delicious, but the bacon slides off the cracker! If I hadn’t precooked the bacon, would the fat hold it onto the cracker? Do I need more brown sugar? What makes it stick to the cracker?
Yes, the combination of fat from the bacon and sugar melting is what holds it onto the cracker.
I used the roasting pan that came with my stove. It has a top with holes that drains grease and allows heat to flow both under and over the crackers. I drizzled honey instead of brown sugar. They turned out great, and we’re a great appetizer for our Thanksgiving celebration. B
Can you make these in an air fryer?
Yes! You may need to adjust the cooking time/temp depending on your air fryer.
Looms yummy! Would this work with turkey bacon?
*looks not looms…lol
So the bacon does not fall off the cracker? When you put in storage container
Nope, it should stick to the cracker.
These are amazing. I do a little cayenne powder espresso powder in with the brown sugar
Can these be topped with cheese? And can they be cooked in an air fryer.
I’ve had these with Parmesan and CHeddar cheese, too! And yes, they can go in the air fryer. You may need to adjust the time and temp depending on how fast your air fryer cooks.
These are easy to make and a huge crowd pleaser. Gone within minutes of serving them. I did not add brown sugar and still yummy.
I think these would be even more delicious with some hot pepper jelly on them.