Bacon Bark

I made this for a party without trying it first, but I guess if you make anything with bacon, you don't have to worry! The only problem I ran into was baking it on a foil lined cookie sheet. It stuck to the foil and was hard to peel off. Next time- no foil. It's called bark, because you break it into chunks. I made it the day before and it was great, but you could serve it warm out of the oven as well. That was good too. ;)

Bacon:
1 pkg. of good quality bacon, chopped
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2-1 t. Hungarian Paprika (if using reg. paprika, use 1/2 t. and add 1/4 t. or more of cayenne pepper to taste) I ended up adding cayenne pepper anyway just to give it more of a kick.
Sprinkle of salt and pepper

Heat oven to 350 degrees and toss everything in a bowl to coat well. Pour out on a non stick cookie sheet and bake until bacon is almost ready and sugar is bubbling- about 8-10 minutes. Take out of oven and add nut mixture.

Nuts: (mix while bacon is cooking)
1 cup walnuts
1 cup pecan halves
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 T. maple syrup
1/2 t. Hungarian Paprika
Pinch of salt and pepper

Mix all in bowl until well coated. When bacon comes out of oven, add nut mixture onto the pan and stir and mix well. Spread evenly out on pan and put it back into the oven for another 15 minutes or so. Stir half way through.

Serve warm or cool and break apart into chunks.