BACON TOFFEE

Its toffee.  Its bacon.  Its like the perfect marriage.

1 lb bacon
2 1/3 c sugar
1 lb unsalted butter
1/4 c water
1/4 c corn syrup
1 t vanilla extract

Cut bacon into very thin strips and fry until crisp and brown.  Drain grease and place on paper towels to get rid of excess grease.

THEN (do not do bacon simultaneously with next step.)

Put stove on medium high and add the next ingredients to a heavy bottomed stock pot.  Make sure you put a CANDY THERMOMETER on the side of the pan.

Allow candy to come to a boil, stirring frequently.  When the mixture comes to 300 degrees, take the thermometer off, turn heat off, stir in the bacon and immediately pour the mixture onto a PARCHMENT PAPER LINED BAKING SHEET.  Let cool completely before breaking up and storing.

Easy enough but you must follow the steps exactly; and do not walk away from a boiling pan of sugar because if it goes too much over 300 it will spill over or burn the toffee.  AKA not a recipe to try if you have any distractions in a 20 minute time period.