Agave Glazed Bacon

Use regular or peppered bacon. Good in salads, sandwiches, topping for baked potatoes, breakfast, etc. Should work with vegetarian bacon, too. This recipe came about as part of a salad I was working on creating-unfortunately without success (I discovered I *really* don't like Sage Derby cheese.) Although the salad recipe didn't turn out well, I liked the idea of preparing the bacon with agave syrup.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 4 bacon slices

Ingredients

• 6  slices bacon
• 3  teaspoons  dark amber  agave syrup, approximately
•  freshly cracked black pepper (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Arrange the bacon slices singly on a baking sheet.
3. Drizzle agave over the slices and if desired, sprinkle with freshly grated black pepper.
4. Bake approximately 15 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Turn slices at the halfway mark for even browning. Watch the bacon carefully while it bakes to avoid burning!