{"id":4386,"date":"2026-04-29T23:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4386"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:49:11","slug":"southern-3-ingredient-bacon-wrapped-water-chestnuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/southern-3-ingredient-bacon-wrapped-water-chestnuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern 3-Ingredient Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Southern 3-Ingredient Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Sweet, Savory &amp; Irresistibly Crunchy<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My aunt brought a batch to Sunday dinner, and let\u2019s just say\u2026 people were literally fighting over the last piece<br \/>\nIt\u2019s one of those recipes that looks simple\u2014but the flavor? Absolutely unbelievable. Sweet, salty, crispy, and crunchy all in one bite!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 can whole water chestnuts (drained)<\/li>\n<li>12 slices bacon (cut in half)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat your oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Wrap each water chestnut with half a slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick.<\/li>\n<li>Roll each piece in brown sugar until well coated.<\/li>\n<li>Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>, or until bacon is crispy and caramelized.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Pro Tip:<\/strong><br \/>\nFor extra flavor, add a light drizzle of soy sauce or a sprinkle of black pepper before baking<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern 3-Ingredient Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts Sweet, Savory &amp; Irresistibly Crunchy My aunt brought a batch to Sunday dinner, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4388,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4386\/revisions\/4388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}