Yield: 6 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Total time:30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 pound thick-cut bacon (10 slices)
- 2 tablespoons Starbucks Natural Fusions
- Vanilla flavored ground coffee
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons freshly brewed Starbucks
- Natural Fusions Vanilla flavored coffee
- Fresh cracked pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Line a rimmed baking pan with parchment or waxed paper and set a flat rack on top.
- Lay bacon strips on rack, with edges touching. Sprinkle bacon strips evenly with half of the ground coffee.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, brewed coffee and maple syrup, stirring to blend.
- Brush the bacon with half of sugar mixture.
- Add coarse fresh cracked pepper lightly (or generously) over bacon. Bake 15 minutes.
- Carefully turn bacon over and sprinkle with remaining coffee, brush with remaining sugar glaze and cracked pepper.
- Bake until crispy, 10 minutes more. Caution!sugar glaze is very hot. Allow to cool for 3 to 4 minutes before serving.
