Bacon-Wrapped Spiced Pumpkin

Bacon-Wrapped Spiced Pumpkin can be made with any winter squash that can be cut into 2″ chunks after being peeled and seeded. This recipe was inspired by a recipe challenge for a seasonal appetizer. I love challenges like this because I end up in that wonderfully creative space from where some of my best recipes are born. I also create amazing recipes when I need to use up random ingredients left in my fridge at the end of the week!

Featured Ingredients

Pumpkin is the most nutrient-dense variety of winter squash and is a top food source of vitamin A and carotenoids.  Canned pumpkin is equally nutrient-dense, available year-round, and convenient to use.

Ginger is an absolute rockstar when it comes to boosting our health. While it’s most famous for treating nausea and other gastrointestinal problems, ginger has also been found to have anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, lung-protective, anti-pain, and antimicrobial properties across a wide body of scientific research!  All these benefits are related to its high concentration of phenolic compounds.

Cinnamon has been widely studied for its health effects, with use in folk medicine dating back millennia (and modern science confirming many of its suspected benefits)! Many of the health effects are linked to its high polyphenol content. It is also a top food source of manganese.

Pumpkin Nutrients

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Bacon-Wrapped Spiced Pumpkin

Nutrivore Score: 235

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Total Time 55 minutes minutes

Servings 20 Pieces

Calories 80kcal

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds pumpkin cut in 2 inch chunks (20 pieces)
• 1 teaspoon ginger ground
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 1 teaspoon rosemary fresh chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1/4 cup walnuts
• 10 slices bacon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F.  Place a wire rack (e.g., cooling rack, roasting rack) in a rimmed baking sheet (line your baking sheet with foil to make clean up easier if desired).
• In a mixing bowl, toss pumpkin chunks with spices, olive oil, maple syrup and walnuts. Cut bacon slices in half.
• Wrap each spiced pumpkin chunk in a half slice of bacon, making sure to have a few walnut pieces wrapped inside the bacon too. Place on the wire rack oriented so that the ends of the bacon slice are on the bottom (this stops them from unraveling while cooking). Repeat with every piece of pumpkin.
• Using a spoon, drizzle any remaining spice mixture and walnut pieces from the bottom of your mixing bowl over the top of each bacon-wrapped spiced pumpkin chunk.
• Bake for 40 minutes.
• Optional: for crispier bacon, broil on high for 2-3 minutes after baking.
• Remove from oven and serve!  Serving suggestion: drizzle a few drops of maple syrup over each bacon-wrapped spiced pumpkin chunk.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Bacon-Wrapped Spiced Pumpkin

Serving Size

 

1 g

Amount per Serving

Calories

80

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

7

g

11

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Trans Fat

 

0.01

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

2

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

3

g

Cholesterol

 

7

mg

2

%

Sodium

 

73

mg

3

%

Potassium

 

147

mg

4

%

Carbohydrates

 

3

g

1

%

Fiber

 

0.3

g

1

%

Sugar

 

2

g

2

%

Protein

 

2

g

4

%

Vitamin A

 

2901

IU

58

%

Vitamin C

 

3

mg

4

%

Calcium

 

11

mg

1

%

Iron

 

0.4

mg

2

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.