Bacon Wrapped Carrots

Have you ever seen something on Facebook 

and just knew you had to give it a try?

I saw a video with a recipe for bacon wrapped carrots

and I knew I had to make them.

The funny thing is, that I hate cooked carrots.

Honestly, I never eat them, but something about these

grabbed me and I had to give them a try.

I was having family over and decided to make them

as an appetizer, they were really easy.

I'm a bit of a rebel when I make something like this.
You see, I have a habit of not following the recipe.

So I ended up making my own version,

a little different, but basically the same idea.

I peeled the carrots, wrapped them in thin sliced bacon

and laid them out on a cookie sheet covered with parchment

paper.

I then mixed syrup (I didn't have maple syrup, so I substituted

the cheap stuff, plain old pancake syrup) a bit of
"Hot Mama's Hot Hot Sauce" ( they called for Sriracha)

and some fresh ground black pepper, all into a bowl 

and mixed well with a whisk.

I then brushed the bacon wrapped carrots on both sides

with the syrup mixture.

Then they went into the over at 400*

After about 25 minutes, I flipped them and brushed

on more of the mixture, then cooked them for another

25 minutes.  When they came out of the oven, I brushed them

one more time.

This is how they looked and I have to say they were

fabulous.
Like I said, I hate cooked carrots, but there was a little piece

that broke off one of them and I had to give it a try.

It was soooooo stinkin' good!
I even ate a whole one when my family was here.

My sister in law was so surprised, she'd never seen me 

eat a cooked carrot before!

I really did like these carrots though and so did 

everyone else.

I'll definitely be making them again.

I do have to say that the pan I cooked them on

was quite a mess.  Between the bacon grease and the

sugar in the syrup,the parchment paper and the high temp,

there was a big cooked on mess.

After a little soaking and scrubbing,

it all came off so all is good.

If you ever try making these, be sure you use

a pan with sides.  I did, thank goodness, or 

it would have been a bigger mess. 

I'm so glad you stopped in today,

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