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Maple Roasted Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes
Roasting Brussels sprouts with maple syrup, bacon, and sweet potatoes transforms them into a perfectly caramelized, savory-sweet side dish.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8 -10 servings
Calories: 258 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3-4 cups trimmed Brussels sprouts
- 2 medium sweet potatoes cut into wedges
- 3/4 cups pecans, rough chopped
- 3/4 cups dried cranberries
- 3/4 medium onion , thinly sliced
- 6 slices extra lean duck or turkey bacon
- 4 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3-4 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt or sea salt
Instructions
- Thinly slice the onion. Trim the Brussels sprouts and cut up the sweet potato. If you’re using pork bacon, render a lot of the fat from the bacon.
- This can be done the day before you cook it. Let the rendered bacon cool and place it on top of the vegetables in an airtight container.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Add all of the ingredients except bacon in a large bowl.
- Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl.
- Cover a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper for easier cleanup. Spread the ingredients out in a single layer.
- Place a cooling rack on top of the vegetables. Arrange the rendered bacon on top of the vegetables. The remaining will fall onto the vegetables and impart them with the bacon flavor.
- Roast the vegetables for 10 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven, Move the bacon off of the vegetables and flip them with a spatula. Flip the bacon over.
- Return the roasting pan to the oven and continue roasting for another 10 minutes. Check the bacon halfway through to see if it is crisped. If so, remove it.
- Check the vegetables for tenderness. If they are tender to your liking, they are done; if not, flip again and continue roasting until they are done to your liking. They usually take about 40 minutes in total.
- NOTE; If using pork bacon, render some of the fat out of the bacon first, in a separate skillet.
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Notes
- NOTE: If using pork bacon, render some of the fat out of the bacon first, in a separate skillet.
- NOTE: If using pork bacon, render some of the fat out of the bacon first, in a separate skillet.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for 3-4 days.
- Reheat in microwave, until hot.
Nutrition Information
Calories
258kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
267mg
(11%)
Potassium
359mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
4860IU
(97%)
Vitamin C
29.6mg
(33%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8-10 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 267mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 359mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 4860IU | 97% |
| Vitamin C | 29.6mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.