Party Meatballs with Maple Glaze Recipe

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Heat olive oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook onion until softened about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant 1 minute more. Remove from heat.

Combine Italian sausage ground beef bread crumbs cooked bacon egg salt pepper and the contents of the skillet in a bowl. Using your fingers combine ingredients until they are well mixed. Form into about 14 meatballs 2 inches in diameter and place on the prepared sheet pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

While the meatballs are baking make the glaze. Combine water maple syrup soup base and cayenne pepper in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce heat slightly. Boil until reduced by half 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove glaze from heat and allow to cool. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down any syrup that clings to the sides of the skillet and stir back into the glaze.

Place meatballs in a serving dish and drizzle glaze over each meatball. Top with cooked crumbled bacon and serve warm with toothpicks.