Name: Air Fryer Maple Sriracha Bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps pure maple syrup; 2 Tbsps Sriracha; 6 slices thick cut bacon (cut in half)

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Usually I make this recipe in the oven, but this time around we went with Air Fryer Maple Sriracha Bacon.

Candied bacon should really be eaten more often in my opinion.

And with how easy it is to make in the air fryer, I see LOTS more of it in our future 🙂

A little sweet from the maple, a little spice from the Sriracha made the perfect combo with the salty, smoky bacon!

How to make Air Fryer Maple Sriracha Bacon

Thick cut bacon slices cut in half will first go into the air fryer basket.

A little trick I picked up when making this is putting a few Tbsps of water in the bottom of the air fryer.

This will prevent smoking from the dripping bacon and sauce.

Then brush a mixture of pure maple syrup and Sriracha over top.

And set the air fryer to 380 degrees for 6 minutes.

Flip them over with a fork, brush with more maple Sriracha sauce, and set the air fryer to 380 for 8 more minutes.

Thinner bacon may require less time, super thick bacon may require another minute. It’s best to start checking toward the end to see.

Although I will say when recipe testing this I overcooked a batch, but it actually tasted amazing even though it looked burnt.

Yeah, yeah…it does make a mess in the air fryer but I pinky promise it was easy to clean.

Carefully remove the bacon and let it cool before serving.

Repeat with more bacon if desired.

Once it’s at room temperature it will harden slightly.

Then you can dig into your Air Fryer Maple Sriracha Bacon and enjoy!

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If you like Air Fryer Maple Sriracha Bacon, you might also like these recipes…

Air Fryer Bacon Chicken Bites

Or this Maple Bourbon Candied Bacon

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