Bacon-Wrapped Chestnuts

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

This bacon-wrapped chestnuts recipe, with its thick, savory-sweet sauce, bakes crunchy water chestnuts and crisp bacon into the perfect party bite.

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package bacon
2 (8 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained
1 cup ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Cut bacon slices into thirds. Cut large water chestnuts in half. Wrap each water chestnut with bacon; secure with a toothpick. Place on a 9x13-inch baking pan.
3 Stir ketchup, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce together in a saucepan over medium heat until almost boiling; pour over bacon-wrapped water chestnuts.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is cooked and crisp, about 45 to 50 minutes.