Holiday Appetizer: Bacon-Wrapped Butternut Squash (Nuts on Horseback!)

This is my own adaptation of a retro treat from Victorian England that’s still popular in the UK for Christmas dinners. Each little package offers a delightful combo of flavors and textures.

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Simply take bite-sized pieces of butternut squash (or sweet potatoes); wrap each in a small strip of maple bacon; secure with a toothpick; brush with pure maple syrup; and roast. 

How much bacon? How much maple syrup? What temperature? I answer all of those specifics in my recipe and share some tips for making these babies without a hitch... 

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Eat with holiday joy!

~ Cleo Coyle 
Bestselling author of
The Coffeehouse Mysteries

& The Haunted Bookshop Mysteries