Oven roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon, cranberries and walnuts
Celebrate Thanksgiving and other winter holidays with this delicious oven roasted Brussels sprouts recipe! Sweet, salty and smoky - healthy has never tasted so good!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 22-24 Brussels sprouts (roughly 2 pounds)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 strips bacon
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup walnuts (roughly chopped)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- 2
Clean and trim Brussels sprouts and cut them in half.
- 3
Add Brussels sprouts to a cooking tray and drizzle extra virgin olive on top. Season with salt and pepper and toss using your fingers to coat evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes until Brussels sprouts are tender.
- 4
Meanwhile, cook bacon strip until just short of crispy and transfer to a plate covered with paper towel. Keep the bacon oil!
- 5
Add walnuts to the bacon oil and cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, until walnuts are golden brown. Add walnuts to the plate next to the bacon.
- 6
Chop bacon into bite size pieces and toss in a bowl together with walnuts, dried cranberries and Brussels sprouts (and maple syrup). Season with salt and pepper and serve.