00:00Maple Bacon Wrapped Carrots
00:02These maple bacon wrapped carrots
00:05Turned vegetables into a showstopper
00:07Pairing tender carrots with crispy bacon and sweet mayo
00:10Delivering bold sweet smoky flavor
00:12With minimal effort and crowd-pleasing
00:15Results in just 15 minutes of prep
00:17For the carrots, you will need
00:20Eight medium carrots from one bunch
00:22Peeled and chosen for uniform size
00:24To ensure each of the carrots
00:25Even cooking
00:26And eight strips of nitrate-free thick-cut bacon for wrapping
00:30For the glaze, you will need
00:31Three to four tablespoons of pure maple syrup
00:34Divide
00:35And preferably real maple syrup
00:37Rather than pancake syrup
00:38Along with salt
00:39And freshly ground
00:40Black pepper
00:41To taste
00:42Preheat the oven
00:43To 425 degrees Fahrenheit
00:45Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil
00:47And lightly spray with cooking oil
00:50Boil the carrots for exactly five minutes
00:52For partial cooking
00:53Then dry them thoroughly
00:55With paper towels
00:56Wrap each carrot with one strip of bacon
00:59In a spiral pattern
01:00Slightly overlapping
01:01As you move down the carrot
01:03Place the wrapped carrot's
01:04Seam side
01:05Down
01:06On the prepared baking sheet
01:07Drizzle
01:08With two to three tablespoons
01:10Of maple syrup
01:11And season with salt
01:12And freshly ground
01:13Black pepper
01:14Bake for
01:1525 to 30 minutes
01:17Until the bacon is golden
01:18And crispy
01:19And the carrots
01:20Are fork tender
01:21Drizzle
01:22With the remaining maple syrup
01:23And let rest
01:24For three to five minutes
01:25Before serving
01:26Essential tools
01:27Include a rimmed
01:28Baking sheet
01:29Foil
01:30Oil
01:31And a vegetable peeler
01:32You can try variations
01:33Such as
01:34Herb crusted carrots
01:35Adding thyme
01:36Or rosemary
01:37Spicy maple
01:38By adding cayenne
01:39Or using turkey bacon
01:40For a lower fat
01:41Option
01:42For vegetarians
01:43Wrap the carrots
01:44In eggplant
01:45Zucchini ribbons
01:46For diabetes
01:47Friendly
01:48Versions
01:49Use sugar-free
01:50Maple syrup
01:50And limit portion sizes
01:51Each serving
01:52Provides 180 to 200
01:55120 calories
01:56With protein
01:57From bacon
01:58And beta-carotene
01:59From carrots
02:00Share with pinot noir
02:01Or amber
02:02Ale
02:03Serve alongside
02:04Chicken, Pork
02:05Or salmon
02:06With sides
02:07Like mashed potatoes
02:08Perfect for holiday meals
02:09Weekend
02:10Dinner parties
02:11And potlucks
02:12As they travel
02:13And reheat beautifully
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