I think this will be in my New Year's Eve / Day meal planning somewhere.

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 T. rice wine vinegar
2 T. maple syrup
ground black pepper
1 lb. thick cut bacon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix brown sugar, rice vinegar, maple syrup & black pepper
in a small bowl.

Place bacon slices on cooling rack set over a baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, turn slices, and bake for another 5 minutes.

Remove bacon and brush both sides with brown sugar mix. Return to oven and bake another 5 minutes and repeat to baste every 5 minutes or so. Cook until bacon is browned and crisp, 40 minutes or so.

Will feed as many people as 1 lb of bacon will feed, but it will go fast. Definitely need thick bacon for this.