Buy Now → Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon
Ingredients
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For the bacon
- 2 Tbls. brown sugar
- pinch of cayenne
- pinch of cinnamon
- 3 strips thick cut bacon (go ahead and add an extra piece or two, you know you’ll want it)
For the eggs
- 8 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cut in half
- 1/4 – 1/2 C. mayonnaise (or use plain greek yogurt)
- 2 tsp. whole grain mustard
- 1 Tbls. chopped, fresh dill (plus save a few sprigs for garnish)
- 1 Tbls. cider vinegar
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne
- 1/2 tsp. salt, to taste
- paprika for garnish
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cayenne and cinnamon.
- Put bacon on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet and sprinkle each slice with half of the spiced sugar mixture and bake in 350° oven, about 10 minutes.
- Flip the bacon, sprinkle with the remaining spiced sugar and continue to cook until crispy, about 10 more minutes.
- Remove the bacon from the oven and allow to cool, then dice and set aside, save some for garnishing the eggs, if desired.
- In mixing bowl, add egg yolks, mayonnaise, mustard, dill, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, the scallions and the minced bacon. Mash to combine ingredients. Season with salt to taste.
- Stuff egg halves with filling. Sprinkle with the paprika and garnish with reserved bacon and dill, if desired.
Equipment
Buy Now → Notes
*You can put the egg mixture in a zip-loc bag, cut one corner off and pipe the filling into the egg whites if you want instead of spooning the mixture into the egg whites.
Tip: Fresher eggs are harder to peel so use older eggs – and peel when they’re still warm.
Find it online: https://www.imbored-letsgo.com/deviled-eggs-with-candied-bacon/