smoking maple bacon cranberry pumpkin bowls

Name: Smoking maple bacon cranberry pumpkin bowls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 2.5 small sweet baby pumpkins for pumpkin pies; 2Tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 5 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 cup white onion chopped; 1/2 tsp smoked paprika; 1/2 cup dry sweetened cranberries; 3 Tbsp pure maple syrup; 3/4 cup fresh orange juice; 1 Tbsp orange zest; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp lemon pepper; 1/4 cup gouda cheese regular; 2Tbsp fresh chopped chives; 2 Tbsp chopped roasted pecans

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Judith Ginn

Bakersfield, CA

Updated on Nov 14, 2019

This is one of my family favorite recipes I make over the years. I have this recipe in my fall cookbook, I got at a fall festival, and it is a wonderful dish to try. It's savory and sweet and yummy it's best with bourbon. We always had it with our turkey or with any meat you like. It's a great fall dish. It's a must try. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 20 Hr

method Convection Oven

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 2.5 small sweet baby pumpkins for pumpkin pies
2Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp garlic powder
5 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup white onion chopped
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 cup dry sweetened cranberries
3 Tbsp pure maple syrup
3/4 cup fresh orange juice
1 Tbsp orange zest
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon pepper
1/4 cup gouda cheese regular
2Tbsp fresh chopped chives
2 Tbsp chopped roasted pecans

How To Make smoking maple bacon cranberry pumpkin bowls

Step 1

Heat oven to 400 degrees

Step 2

Put pumpkins in microwave and cook on high for 9 minutes
Step 3

Cut pumpkins in 1/2 and scoop out the seeds and discard
Step 4

Brush olive oil in each half and sprinkle with garlic salt
Step 5

Roast for 20 minutes or until soft
Step 6

Place 2 pumpkins upright on cookie sheets
Step 7

Now Peel 2 remaining pumpkins and cut into 1-inch cubes, set aside
Step 8

Now meanwhile, in a large skillet on medium heat, saute bacon until almost Crisp and add your onions and paprika, cook for 5 minutes or until onions begin to softened. Turn heat to medium and add cranberries and maple syrup and saute, stir continually for 1 minute. Stir in orange juice, zest, lemon pepper and pumpkin cubes. Cook and cover on medium-low for 5 minutes until pumpkin is fully cooked. Pour into pumpkin bowls and add cheese and chives, baked at 400 degrees for 10 minutes until warm throughout and cheese has melted.. sprinkle with toasted pecans and cut into quarter pieces and serve. Serves 8
Step 9

Variation, add one tablespoon a bourbon to maple syrup
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