Candied bacon may sound wrong, but it is oh so right To make this easy recipe, all you need to do is coat raw bacon with a sugar and spice mixture and bake it until it's crispy. The resulting treat is simultaneously chewy and crunchy, sweet and salty, and completely addicting. Not sure how you should enjoy candied bacon? First off, it's wonderful eaten plain. But you can also crumble it on salads, use it on sandwiches, or crush it up and use it to top cakes, cupcakes, or doughnuts You can also dip it in chocolate. Once you master the art of candied bacon, the possibilities are endless.