Candied bacon bits are a wonderful thing. They're delicious on a salad, or even (if you like that sort of thing, and I do) on top of ice cream!
You will need:
1 pack of medium quality bacon
1/2 cup brown sugar, divided
Large cookie sheet (the type with raised edges)
Parchment paper
Cooling rack
Tongs
Zipper storage bag
flour
Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay bacon out. A little overlap is ok, but you want most of the surface exposed. Coat bacon with 1/4 cup brown sugar. Put in oven for approximately 15 minutes (bacon should appear mostly cooked, but not yet crispy). Use tongs to flip bacon over, then coat with the remaining sugar. Cook for another 10 minutes until crispy (bacon may appear slightly burnt around the edges, that's ok). Immediately use tongs to put bacon on the cooling rack. Once the bacon is cool to the touch, flip so it doesn't stick to the rack. When the bacon is completely cool, chop to desired size and put in zipper bag with flour. Close bag and shake until all bits are coated, this keeps them from sticking to each other. 2-3 tablespoons of flour should be enough to coat one batch. Store in fridge or freezer.
