Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and black pepper into a wide and shallow bowl
Preheat oven to 350 F and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil - thoroughly spray with nonstick cooking spray
Place a wire rack inside the baking sheet and spray with nonstick cooking spray
Remove bacon from package and press each side of each slice of bacon into brown sugar mixture, thoroughly coating each side
Lay each slice of bacon onto the wire rack
Bake for 45 minutes, or until bacon darkens well around the edges
Quickly lift each slice of bacon off of the wire racks so that it doesn't stick and set on a plate - set aside
While the bacon is cooking, prepare grits according to package instructions.
Scramble Jimmy DeanĀ® Refrigerated Premium Pork Breakfast Sausage in a skillet until done
Drain most of the grease, leaving a small amount to scramble the eggs in
Scramble eggs and set aside
In small, oven safe glass jars, layer grits, shredded cheese, crumbled sausage, shredded cheese, scrambled eggs, more shredded cheese and top with chopped chives and a sliver of candied bacon
Serve immediately
(Glasses can be kept warm by sitting on a baking dish and resting in an oven on the lowest possible heat setting - but do not leave in too long as the glasses will get too hot to the touch)