Candied Bacon Buttermilk Waffles

Candied bacon?! In a waffles recipe?! Hey, If you know bacon like I know bacon, you know it’s more delicious when it’s dredged in brown sugar. That’s why I’m sharing this easy waffles recipe idea for candied bacon buttermilk waffles. Your weekend brunch just got a whole lot tastier. Grab your apron and let’s make waffles!

I really enjoy reading cookbooks and looking at recipes from other bloggers and chefs. More often than not, though, I like to switch a recipe up and adapt it to my own tastes. Make it my own, so to speak. However, there are times, like in today’s waffles recipe, where I find a recipe that’s already so perfect in its own right that no substitutions are necessary. This recipe is from the amazing, talented Joy the Baker.

I first came to know Joy and her amazing recipes when I participated in the Sundays with Joy baking group a couple of years ago.  My mouth would water as I poured over the pages of her cookbook, and my taste buds tingled at the first tastes of the Oatmeal Raspberry Ginger Scones and the Orange Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.  When I saw this recipe for brown sugar bacon waffles, I didn’t hesitate to make a batch for this year’s Bacon Month festivities.

After all, brown sugar bacon is really just a long way of saying candied bacon, and who wouldn’t love that in the morning?!

Seriously, what’s better than some sugar-sweetened bacon tucked inside of a thick, fluffy buttermilk waffle?  If you ask me, absolutely nothing. Am I right?

Can’t you taste the candied bacon love?

Candied Bacon Buttermilk Waffles

Preparation 5 min Cook Time 10 min Total Time 15 mins

Serves 4     adjust servings

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Sweet candied bacon is tucked inside of tender buttermilk waffles. Can you say "yummi breakfast?"

Ingredients

• 5 thinly sliced pieces bacon (thin cut bacon slices are best)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch salt
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and lay bacon out in a single layer. Sprinkle with 1/8 cup brown sugar and place pan into the oven.
3. Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until bacon is crisp and sugar is caramelized. Remove bacon from baking sheet to cool on a cutting board. (Don't use paper toweling...the bacon will stick to it!) then chop into small, bite sized pieces when cooled.
4. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and brown sugar. Whisk to blend. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold. Once almost fully incorporated, add the bacon bites. Stir. Try not to over mix the batter or the waffles will become tough. It’s okay if a few lumps remain in the batter.
5. Pour 1/2 cup batter into preheated waffle maker. Cook according to manufacturer's directions. Repeat 3 more times.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving	As Served
Calories 583kcal Calories from fat 322
% Daily Value
Total Fat 36g	55%
Saturated Fat 7g	35%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 107mg	36%
Sodium 713mg	30%
Carbohydrate 50g	17%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Sugars 13g
Protein 15g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g

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