Best Tangy Maple Meatballs Recipes

MAPLE MUSTARD-GLAZED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine ground beef, oats, egg, onion, apple, cream, maple syrup, thyme, salt, pepper, and garlic in a bowl; mix until well combined. Roll beef mixture into 1-inch meatballs.
• Stir together 4 tablespoons maple syrup and mustard in a small bowl and brush meatballs with the glaze.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn meatballs over and baste with glaze. Bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes more. Serve immediately.

PARTY MEATBALLS WITH MAPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Heat olive oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook onion until softened, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more. Remove from heat.
• Combine Italian sausage, ground beef, bread crumbs, cooked bacon, egg, salt, pepper, and the contents of the skillet in a bowl. Using your fingers, combine ingredients until they are well mixed. Form into about 14 meatballs, 2 inches in diameter, and place on the prepared sheet pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• While the meatballs are baking, make the glaze. Combine water, maple syrup, soup base, and cayenne pepper in a 10-inch, nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce heat slightly. Boil until reduced by half, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove glaze from heat and allow to cool. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down any syrup that clings to the sides of the skillet, and stir back into the glaze.
• Place meatballs in a serving dish and drizzle glaze over each meatball. Top with cooked, crumbled bacon and serve warm with toothpicks.

MAPLE MUSTARD MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine ground pork, ground beef, oats, milk, egg, salt, garlic powder, and pepper in a large bowl. Shape into 24 meatballs, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook meatballs until evenly browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place meatballs into an 8x8-inch casserole dish and scatter onion over top.
• Combine maple syrup, mustard, ketchup, hot pepper sauce, and salt for sauce in a medium bowl. Pour over meatballs and toss to coat.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and cooked through, about 30 minutes, stirring halfway through.

TANGY SWEET-AND-SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set pineapple aside. Add water to juice if needed to measure 1 cup; pour into a large skillet. Add 1/3 cup water, vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch; stir until smooth. , Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Add the pineapple, meatballs and green pepper. , Simmer, uncovered, until heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve with rice.

TANGY MAPLE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine ground meats, egg, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoons Salt and pepper.
• Form into 1 ½" balls.
• Place in 8" square pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine cornstarch, dry mustard and remaining salt in small saucepan. Gradually stir in vinegar, syrup and water. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Drain fat from meatballs and pour sauce over them.
• Return to oven and bake 20 minutes longer.