BACON WRAPPED WATER CHESTNUTS

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts are the snack of the party! These bite sized little balls of glory are super crunchy, extra salty and simply delicious!

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Additional Time 1

Total Time 1 45

Servings Pieces

Ingredients

2 8 oz. cans Whole Water Chestnuts drained
1 pound Regular Cut Bacon
½ cup Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Maple Syrup plus more for drizzling (optional)
1 tbsp Sriracha
¼ tsp Garlic Powder

Instructions

In a large ziploc bag, add the water chestnuts, soy sauce, maple syrup, sriracha and garlic powder.
Seal and use your hands to toss the ingredients to coat well. Marinate for 1 hour in the fridge.
Cut the bacon strips in half and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place a wire rack on top, if you have one and spray with cooking spray. If not, just use the parchment lined baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Working one at a time, wrap each water chestnut in a slice of bacon and secure it with a toothpick. I like working directly out of the ziploc bag to retain as much of the marinade as possible.
Add the bacon wrapped chestnuts to a bowl until you do them all.
Once all the water chestnuts are wrapped in bacon and in the bowl, pour the marinade from the ziploc bag over top and toss to coat the bacon.
Lay them in a single layer on the wire rack or baking sheet.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the bacon is crisped up to your liking. Drain on a paper towel lined baking sheet for 5 minutes. Drizzle with a little extra maple syrup before serving, if desired.

Notes

If you want to air fry these bacon wrapped water chestnuts instead: They'll need about 15 minutes at 375°F.

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