Cooking Bacon Wrapped Shrimp to crispy, juicy perfection is easier than you think. With the help of a few secrets we're more than happy to divulge, you'll be able to confidently get both the bacon and the shrimp just right every time. You're on your way to delicious success!

A hand holding a Bacon Wrapped Shrimp on a metal pick. The rest are on a plate in the background.

This entire dish takes less than 30 minutes, start to finish and the brown sugar spice rub makes it seriously addictive. Like our Air Fryer Shrimp and Bacon Wrapped Smokies, this is the perfect, crowd-pleasing party appetizer. And if you like the bacon wrapped situation, try taking it to the next level with our Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast.

An overhead look at a heaping plate of Bacon Wrapped Shrimp.

How to Cook Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

Preheat the Oven | The first thing you want to do for this Bacon Wrapped Shrimp recipe is to get your oven preheating to 450°F.

Temperature is fairly important in this recipe because shrimp cook very quickly, however, it takes bacon much longer to cook through and caramelize. So we will be cooking at a high heat to get that bacon cooked through, followed by a quick broil.

Prep the Shrimp | For this Bacon Wrapped Shrimp recipe, we will be using jumbo shrimp, which typically has a shrimp count of 16 to 25 shrimp. You can use fresh or frozen shrimp, it is entirely up to you. Just make sure it's completely thawed before handling. Peel and devein our shrimp; whether or not you'd like to leave the tails on is completely up to you.

If you love shrimp recipes as much as we do, be sure to check out our Shrimp Po Boys next!

Raw, jumbo shrimp laying in a single layer on paper towels.

Pat Dry | Next, lay out a few sheets of paper towels, place all of your shrimp on top and cover them with another few sheets of paper towels. Press down on the paper towels to absorb any excess moisture from the exterior of your shrimp.

That's all the prep you'll need to do for your shrimp; moving on to the bacon!

Hands holding a piece of bacon up to show that it is thin cut.

Wrap Shrimp | Cut your bacon in half crosswise, and wrap each shrimp in a half piece of bacon slightly overlapping the bacon as you turn. Then, lay the shrimp on a baking sheet lined with nonstick aluminum foil.

Hands wrapping half a piece of bacon around a single raw shrimp.

As long as you lay the tail end of the bacon flat on the baking sheet you shouldn't have to worry about securing it with a toothpick.

All of the shrimp wrapped in bacon, on a baking sheet and ready to cook.

Make the Rub | Once you've got your shrimp wrapped in bacon, you'll kick off the brown sugar rub. You can use light or dark brown sugar, and you also want to have kosher salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and garlic powder on hand. (We use a similar concoction in our Million Dollar Bacon recipe.) If you don't have any smoked paprika in the spice cabinet, feel free to sub in chili powder. Combined all of these ingredients in a small bowl.

A hand holding up a small bowl of the brown sugar and spices, not yet mixed together.

Everyone's broiler functions at a different heat level and intensity, and the last thing you want is burnt bacon and overcooked shrimp! As soon as that brown sugar has caramelized and the shrimp is fully cooked through, remove it from the oven and allow it to cool slightly before handling.

An overhead view of cooked Bacon Wrapped Shrimp, still on the baking sheet.

A hand sprinkling the spice mix over individual Bacon Wrapped Shrimp.

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