This oven-baked bacon is so easy to make! Simply arrange the bacon slices on a rack, and bake and get on with making the rest of your breakfast items!
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Update: This recipe was originally published March of, 2016. It was republished with more info in December 2020.
I typically do a big breakfast for any and all people that are in my house on any given weekend or holiday. You MUST have breakfast potatoes, eggs, pancakes, and BACON at a bare minimum. You just do.
With my skillets going with the first 3 items, I often have to do my cooking in shifts… which makes it take longer to get breakfast on the table and delay the deliciousness.
Enter… the oven-baked bacon. Restaurants do bacon this way, and it really is a great way to free up your stove-top and get perfectly cooked bacon every time.
I kick it up a notch with freshly ground black pepper, and a swipe of pure maple syrup. It disappeared fast (see my son trying to get in before it hits the table).
Why this recipe works:
- Super easy to make. Just lay out the bacon slices and bake it. Its done in under 20 minutes, with very little hands-on time.
- Optional brushing with maple and black pepper. You don’t have to!
Kylee’s Notes & FAQs
What to do with leftovers
Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Substitutions/Additions
- You can use any brand of bacon you like! I prefer to use thick-cut bacon for this.
- If you prefer, use honey instead of maple syrup.
- Brown sugar sprinkled on the bacon instead also works!
How to bake bacon in the oven
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This next part is only a photo tutorial of the recipe steps. The full list of ingredients, quantities and instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, and line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil
- Lay your bacon out flat in a single layer on a wire rack on the baking sheet and generously pepper the bacon.
- Cook the bacon in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove, and baste the bacon with the maple syrup.
- Return bacon to the oven, and cook a further 3-5 minutes. Cook a little longer if you prefer your bacon extra crispy!
- Remove from oven.
- Devour.
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Oven Baked Bacon (Peppered Maple)
Ingredients
- 1 pound thick cut bacon
- 1 teaspoon cracked pepper
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup (not pancake syrup)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F, and line a large baking sheet with foil
- Lay your 1 pound thick cut bacon flat on a wire rack on the baking sheet.
- Generously pepper your bacon with 1 teaspoon cracked pepper.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove, and baste the bacon with 1/4 cup pure maple syrup.
- Return bacon to the oven, and cook a further 3-5 minutes (until desired level of done-ness)
- Remove from oven.
- Devour.
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