Spicy Brown Sugar BLT

Name: Spicy Brown Sugar BLT
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 slices center-cut bacon; ⅓ cup brown sugar; ¾ tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne); 24 RITZ Crackers; 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise; ⅔ cup iceberg lettuce; 2 small Roma tomatoes, each cut into 12 slices

Celebrate summer with these bite size BLT appetizers. Sweet and smoky sugared bacon is stacked with lettuce, tomato and mayo on a crisp RITZ Cracker.

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Makes 6 servings, 4 topped crackers each.

Ingredient list

6 slices center-cut bacon
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
¾ tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
24 RITZ Crackers
2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
⅔ cup shredded iceberg lettuce
2 small Roma tomatoes, each cut into 12 slices

Directions

Heat oven to 400°F.

Place wire rack on foil-covered rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Place bacon in single layer on rack.

Combine sugar and red pepper. Sprinkle half the sugar mixture evenly over bacon; turn over. Sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture.

Bake 15 min. or until crisp. Remove rack from baking sheet. Transfer bacon to parchment paper. Cool.

Cut each bacon slice into 4 pieces. Top crackers with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes and bacon.

Recipe Tips

Make Ahead
The bacon can be cooked ahead of time. Cool, then place in resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate up to 24 hours. Let stand at room temperature 30 min. before using as directed.