Easiest & Tastiest Air Fry Honey Pepper Bacon Recipe

I get two days per week to work from home. On those days I have a pretty automatic routine for breakfast. 

I pop some bacon in the air fryer, sauté some garlic spinach, then in the same pan I cook some quick eggs. It’s simple, yummy, and filled with greens and proteins.

However, my bacon isn’t just regular bacon. I make an irresistibly mouthwatering honey pepper bacon recipe that I use all the time.

Add this insanely fast honey pepper bacon recipe to your morning breakfast routine.

What Ingredients Do You Need?

• Bacon: I just get your regular bacon from the grocery store. If you get thick cut bacon, I recommend you add 3-5 minute to the cooking time.
• Honey: I have awful allergies so I typically try to get honey produced in my state because you’re ingesting local pollen so allergy season won’t be as harsh. It’s also raw and unfiltered which will bring the best flavor.
• Pepper
• Cayenne: To give a slight kick.

Air Fryer or Oven Baked?

• Overall, both methods will work. Air frying saves about 5 minutes of cook time but it also requires cutting the bacon prior to cooking.
• I’ve listed instructions for both methods in the recipe card. Here is how each method turns out:

How To Make Honey Pepper Bacon In An Air Fryer

Cut bacon in half

Place bacon on aluminum foil or two sheets of parchment paper

Season with pepper, then lightly sprinkle with cayenne pepper

Air fry at 375 degrees for 5 minutes

Turn the bacon around, then cook for 5 more minutes

Place the bacon on paper towels to soak up excess oil, then sprinkle honey on the bacon while it’s still warm

Best Air Fry Honey Pepper Bacon Recipe

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Equipment

• 2 Parchment Paper or Aluminum foil For air fryer
• 1 Tong For flipping bacon over

Ingredients

• Bacon
• Pepper
• Cayenne pepper
• Honey

Instructions

To Cook In Air Fryer

• Get three pieces of bacon and cut them in half
• Place bacon on aluminum foil or two sheets of parchment paper*
• Season with pepper, then lightly sprinkle with cayenne pepper
• Place in the air fryer, begin air frying at 375 degrees for 5 minutes
• Turn the bacon around, then cook for 5 more minutes
• Place the bacon on paper towels to soak up excess oil, then sprinkle honey on the bacon while it’s still warm

To Bake In The Oven

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
• Place your bacon on a cooking sheet
• Season with pepper, then lightly sprinkle with cayenne pepper
• Cook in the oven for 14 minutes
• Drizzle the bacon with honey, then let cook for one more minute