Bacon Crackers are the easiest appetizer ever! Crackers are topped with bacon and brown sugar to create this yummy, sweet, and porky treat!
Pig Candy Crackers
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.
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.
How did you like this recipe
Isn’t this recipe so good with all of its sweet and salty porkiness? If you gave this recipe a try, I would love for you to drop a comment down below with your feedback!
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Bacon Crackers (aka Pig Candy Crackers)
Equipment
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
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These look delicious! It says cooling rack over baking sheet. I take that to mean they need to be suspended so sugar and grease drips away? My cooling racks are coated. Any other method I could use?
I have never tried any other way, but you could try crumpled up aluminum foil ropes. Take a few long sheets of foil and crumple them into ropes so the grease and sugar still have a way to drain away and the crackers are above. I hope that helps! If you try it this way, I would love to know if it works since I’ve never actually tried it.
You can also place a rimmed baking sheet on a lower oven rack and place the prepared crackers on an oven rack just above the one with the pan.
I use my coated cooling rack
Me too
These sound yummy I will have to try them.
The only silly questions are the ones we don’t ask, right? So, the bacon is raw and get cooked in the hour it’s in the oven… double-checking that it doesn’t need to be cooked first.
Yes, it is raw and gets baked on the crackers with the brown sugar.
Do you use regular or thick sliced bacon? Looks delicious..
I used regular bacon.
We are going to tailgate for football. Anyone try this on the grill???
I have never tried it. I would be curious if it would work. If you try it, please let me know how it went.
I, too, was wondering if I rerad it right…….raw bacon and it gets done ? am trying it later
Yes, raw bacon. I hope you enjoy the recipe. 😊
Yes the bacon will get done ! I cook my bacon in oven and we love it ! will be trying this recipe! It looks delicious !
I want to do them in the af. Can you tell me what time and temp
I need an appetizer for my small wedding that doesn’t require refrigeration. If I made these on the Friday, then stored them air-tight, do you believe they’re ok to serve the next afternoon?
Unfortunately, they really do need to be refrigerated. They can be left out at room temperature for about two hours.
Just pack them in a cooler with ice(or frozen bottles of water so that you have an ice cold drink as you set up)
I went light with the brown sugar and loved how they came out! A unique treat I want to make for or bring yo a get together 😎
I used a light sprinkle of brown sugar and added a little dry red chile when done. I can’t wait to share these again soon!
I think these would be even more delicious with some hot pepper jelly on them.
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.
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 amazing. I do a little cayenne powder espresso powder in with the brown sugar
So the bacon does not fall off the cracker? When you put in storage container
Nope, it should stick to the cracker.
Looms yummy! Would this work with turkey bacon?
*looks not looms…lol
Can you make these in an air fryer?
Yes! You may need to adjust the cooking time/temp depending on your air fryer.
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
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.
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 made these as an appetizer for Thanksgiving. They were INHALED in minites by the whole.crew and I wished I had made more. Making again for Christmas by popular demand. This may be a new tradition!
Can I make this in the Airfrier?
Yes! Depending on how fast your air fryer cooks, you may need to adjust the cooking time/temp.
Last time I bought club crackers ( 4 months ago) the entire box of crackers were crumble up. Can I use any type of crackers for this recipe
Yes, you can use whatever crackers you like or have on hand.
Do they have to be Club Crackers? Not sure what they are?
Technically, you could use almost any kind of crackers you like or have on hand.
250 seems kind of low even if it’s for an hour
Try them on a pellet grill if you have one. As good as they are in the oven, they’re better with a little smoke in the flavor.
I am going to try for a New Year dance. I want to also, make with cheese. I just follow same instructions, its justvcheese not brown sugar. I will try both. My first attempt. I will need to make during NY day for dance at night will theyvdo ok
Really enjoyed these! Thanks for the recipe. I made 3 different kinds, this one with the sugar on top, the other 2 were under the bacon- parmesan and cream cheese. The cream cheese was our least favorite, it was rather plain.