Peppered Maple Bacon Knots
Bacon knots are hands down the prettiest way to present bacon. Just a simple tie and then seasoned with pepper and maple syrup and we have a winner!
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Peppered Maple Bacon Knots
- Prep Time: 20 m
- Cook Time: 7 m
- Total Time: 27 m
- Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 pound maple smoked bacon
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- coarse freshly cracked black peppercorns
Instructions
- Cut the bacon strips in half and tie each half in a loose knot. Place on baking sheet.
- Combine the maple syrup and brown sugar in a bowl. Brush each knot generously with this mixture and sprinkle generously with freshly cracked black pepper.
- Pre-heat the air fryer to 390ºF.
- Air-fry the bacon knots in batches Place one layer of knots in the air fryer basket and air-fry for 5 minutes. Turn the bacon knots over and air-fry for an additional 2 minutes. (Cook an additional 1-2 minutes if using thick cut bacon.)
- Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
Peppered Maple Bacon Knots
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290
Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 8g40%
Cholesterol 37mg12%
Sodium 378mg16%
Potassium 144mg4%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 20IU0%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
If you don’t have an Airfryer can you bake then in a 350 degree oven for how long?
It will depend a little on how thick the bacon is, but I’d say about 15 to 20 minutes.
I have an air fryer that has racks. Do you have a chart for frying with the open racks.
Hi Elli. The cooking chart should work for air fryer ovens too. the difference is that you don’t have to shake the basket as much.
I made this today in the regular oven. 400 degrees 15 minutes. Awesomely delicious!
I added some Cayenne powder to the maple brown sugar mix, it was extra delicious.
These bacon knots were delicious! I will use a better quality bacon next time because they were too thin but that was the bacon not the sauce. I love all of the air fryer recipes from the blue jean chef.
Meredith, I gave this recipe 5 stars even tho I’m just making it tomorrow. My reason for that is because I love the way you film your recipes.
You are an awesome chef and I truly appreciate you.
You give us so many good tips even while making the recipe that, I’m sure, most (meaning me😍), would not be aware of, and for that, I thank you.
Please keep the recipes comin and don’t forget to include those adorable fur babies.
Happy New Year to you & yours. 🥂
Marge
Drop dead cute!! Brilliant idea!
I can’t wait to try it 🤗