Sweet Hot Chili Bacon Sticks

12 strips bacon

12 (8-inch) breadsticks

3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

1 tablespoon hot pure chili powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Stretch and spiral the bacon around the breadsticks from top to bottom.

On a plate, combine brown sugar and chili powder. Roll breadsticks in sugar-chili mixture and place on a rack over a foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until sugar is caramelized and bacon is brown.

Gently remove pan from oven. The breadsticks will be limp and soggy at first, but when cooled they will harden and become dementedly delicious.

Nutrition facts per serving: 200 calories, 6 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 5 mg cholesterol, 32 g carbohydrates, 5 g protein, 402 mg sodium, 1 g fiber