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Candied Bacon Sweet Potatoes
Side Dish
Candied Bacon Sweet Potatoes
Total Time8 mins
Skill LevelIntermediate
Servings24
Total Time8 mins
Skill LevelIntermediate
Servings24

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Hickory Smoked Bacon, Classic Cut, 12oz
Key IngredientHickory Smoked Bacon, Classic Cut, 12oz
AboutIf you need a signature side for your holiday dinner, this is the recipe for you.
Let's CookFollow the directions below, fire up the kitchen, and get cooking! For the love of meat.
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Ingredients
Key IngredientProduct ImageHickory Smoked Bacon, Classic Cut, 12oz
 
1 can Sweet Potatoes in Syrup
 
3 tablespoons Butter
 
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
 
10 slices Farmland® Hickory Smoked Bacon
 
1/3 cup Pecan Pieces
Hickory Smoked Bacon, Classic Cut, 12oz
Key IngredientHickory Smoked Bacon, Classic Cut, 12oz
Directions
1Heat oven to 425ºF. Arrange sweet potatoes in greased 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
2Combine 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 cup brown sugar in small saucepan; bring to a boil. Drizzle over sweet potatoes. Bake at 425ºF for 15 minutes on rack in center of oven.
3Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Stir in remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar, bacon and pecans.
4Remove sweet potatoes from oven. Set oven to broil leaving rack in center of oven.
5Sprinkle bacon mixture over top of sweet potatoes. Broil on center rack for 2 to 3 minutes until sugar is bubbly and pecans start to brown.
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