Broiled Brown Sugar Apples With Bacon Recipes

CANADIAN BACON WITH APPLES

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, mix brown sugar, lemon juice and pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Cut each apple into 16 wedges; add to the brown sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat 5-7 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove apples to a platter with a slotted spoon; keep warm., Add bacon to skillet; cook over medium heat, turning once, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Transfer to platter. Pour remaining brown sugar mixture over the apples and bacon.

BROILED BROWN-SUGAR APPLES WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat broiler and lightly grease a broiler pan or 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan.
• Cut apples crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Cut out core from the middle of each slice and stack slices to reform whole apples. Arrange slices from 1 apple in one layer in pan, keeping slices in order, and sprinkle with half of brown sugar. Broil apple slices 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 minutes, or until barely tender and sugar is caramelized. Transfer broiled apples in one layer to a tray. In cleaned lightly greased pan broil remaining apple slices with remaining brown sugar in same manner.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. and grease a small shallow baking pan.
• Arrange bottom slice of each apple in baking pan and sprinkle with some bacon. Stack remaining apple slices in order on top, sprinkling layers with bacon and ending with top slices of apples, to form 2 whole apples. Apples may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled in baking pan, covered. Bring apples to room temperature before proceeding.
• Reheat apple, uncovered, in oven until hot, about 15 minutes.

MOUTHWATERING BROWN SUGAR BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Arrange bacon on the baking sheet in a single layer; edges can touch or slightly overlap. Sprinkle brown sugar generously on top. Sprinkle pecans over the sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and glazed, 10 to 15 minutes.

BROWN-SUGAR-GLAZED BACON

Steps:

• Position 1 rack in top third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with foil. Place large rack on lined baking sheet. Arrange bacon slices in single layer on rack. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over. Bake until bacon is crisp and glazed, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and serve.