Brown Sugar Bacon Twists

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar or 10 packets splenda sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 12 slices bacon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f; soak 12 bamboo skewers in warm water (so they won't burn in oven).
• 2 line the bottom of broiler a pan with foil for ease of cleaning, then top with broiler-pan rack.
• 3 mix together brown sugar (or heat-stable sugar substitute, for diabetics and lowcarbers), mustard powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 4 pour onto waxed paper and lightly shake paper to spread mixture evenly.
• 5 one strip at a time, press the bacon into the sugar mixture to coat.
• 6 twist each piece of coated bacon into a bamboo skewer and place on broiler-pan rack.
• 7 bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees f, until almost crisp and sugar coating is bubbly.
• 8 let strips cool 5 minutes before serving.