MAPLE-GLAZED BREAKFAST MEATBALLS

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Wow your brunch guests with savory-sweet breakfast meatballs.

Provided by Stephanie Wise

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 slice whole wheat bread, toasted, crushed to fine crumbs in food processor
1 lb ground pork
1/2 cup finely chopped tart-sweet apple (Pink Lady or Honeycrisp)
2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves
3/4 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
1 shallot, finely chopped
1/4 cup apple butter
1/4 cup real maple syrup
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Steps:

Heat oven to 400° F. Line a rimmed cookie sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray.
In large bowl, stir Meatball ingredients with wooden spoon or your hands until well combined. Shape mixture into 36 to 40 (1-inch) meatballs; place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
Bake about 10 minutes or until no longer pink in center (160° F).
Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir Glaze ingredients until well combined.
Brush meatballs with half of the glaze; bake 3 minutes longer. Drizzle remaining glaze over meatballs just before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 340 mg, Sugar 15 g, TransFat 0 g