A Spicy Perspective

Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze

Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze, Finished with a crispy bacon bow! One of our favorite Christmas vegetable dishes. Also great for Thanksgiving!

Oven Roasted Vegetables #ASpicyPerspective

Bacon Wrapped…

Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze ALL wrapped in bacon. I have a theory that if you wrap anything in bacon, it becomes mysteriously delicious.

Does anyone share this theory with me? Bacon Wrapped Cardboard… Shoes… Parsnips.

Just kidding. I love parsnips. Yet I know three other people that happen to live in my house who would rather tackle eating a sneaker than a parsnip.

However, tie those parsnips up in bacon and drizzle them with cider maple glaze, and we have a different scenario on our hands.

Oven Roasted Vegetables

Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze are a surefire way to get your kids to eat their veggies, and will make a great addition to any holiday meal this season.

They are visually appealing and individually portioned. Roasted vegetable bundles are a great side dish for any meal, even Thanksgiving!

Roasted Vegetables Thanksgiving #ASpicyPerspective

Roasted Vegetable Ingredients List

  • Carrots – For color and sweetness.
  • Parsnips – Offer an earthy bitter note to this recipe.
  • Asparagus – Perky and crisp
  • Thick-cut bacon – What brings these little bundled beauties together.
  • Pure maple syrup – The perfect touch of sweetness in the glaze.
  • Apple cider vinegar – For tang.
  • Ground cumin and ginger – Spicy depth adds that little extra something.
  • Salt and Black Pepper– Always needed.

How To Roast Vegetables In The Oven

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F, and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Trim all the veggies, cutting the carrots and parsnips into long pieces approximately the same size as the asparagus.
  2. Separate the vegetables into bundles with about 3 asparagus spears, 3 carrot spears, and 3 parsnip spears in each bundle. Tie each bundle with a piece of bacon and lay them on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  3. Roast veggies in the oven for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the ingredients for the glaze together for a great flavor. After 20 minutes, drizzle the glaze over the veggies and place them back in the oven for another 5 minutes, until tender. Serve warm.

Warning: This is not a great make-ahead recipe. The taste of the bacon and asparagus is best when fresh out of the oven. However, you can prep the bundles and make the glaze a day ahead. Then refrigerate until ready to roast.

See the recipe card below for how to make Oven Roasted Vegetables Recipe with Maple Glaze. Enjoy!

Maple Glazed Vegetables

Wait, But Aren’t Parsnips Bitter?

The slightly bitter quality of parsnips actually balances the sweetness of the carrots and glaze to make a decidedly well-rounded dish.

Who would have thunk?!

Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze is a new Collier family favorite… even with the parsnips!

Recipe Swaps and Variations

Add some red pepper flakes if you want to spice things up a little, or add garlic powder for a bit of zest!

You can swap any dense vegetable that can be cut into long thin strips, like celery root, large beets, or broccolini.

The Perfect Thanksgiving or Christmas Vegetable Side Dish

Consider adding roasted vegetables to your Thanksgiving menu this year.

Wouldn’t they look pretty sitting next to sliced roasted turkey, homemade yeast rolls, and cranberry sauce?

I think so. 

Other holiday recipes you might like:

Check the printable recipe card below for nutrition information including calories, carbohydrates, protein, sodium, potassium, fiber, and vitamin c percentages.

Print Recipe
5 from 41 votes
Leave a Review »

Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze is finished with a crispy bacon bow! One of our favorite Christmas vegetable dishes. Also great for Thanksgiving! 
Servings: 8 bundles

Ingredients

For the Roasted Vegetables:

  • 1 pound carrots, trimmed and quartered lengthwise
  • 1 pound parsnips, trimmed and peeled, then cut into long spears
  • 1 pound asparagus, tough ends trimmed
  • 8 slices thick cut bacon
  • Salt and pepper

For the Maple Glaze:

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F, and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Trim all the veggies, cutting the carrots and parsnips into long pieces approximately the same size as the asparagus.
  • Separate the vegetables into bundles with about 3 asparagus spears, 3 carrot spears and 3 parsnip spears in each bundle. Tie each bundle with a piece of bacon and lay them on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Roast in the oven for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the ingredients for the glaze together. After 20 minutes, drizzle the glaze over the veggies and place them back in the oven for another 5 minutes. Serve warm.

Video

Notes

This is not a great make-ahead recipe. The bacon and asparagus are best when fresh out of the oven. However, you can prep the bundles and make the glaze a day ahead. Then refrigerate until ready to roast.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bundle, Calories: 255kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 23mg, Sodium: 358mg, Potassium: 602mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 9915IU, Vitamin C: 16.2mg, Calcium: 65mg, Iron: 1.9mg
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Author: Sommer Collier

Making this recipe? Follow us on Instagram and tag @ASpicyPerspective so we can share what you’re cooking!

Share This Recipe With Friends!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Did you make this recipe? Rate it!




72 comments on “Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze”

  1. Pingback: 21 Best Easter Side Dishes - Sparkling Boy Ideas

  2. Pingback: سیب زمینی و هویج سرخ شده در فر – دنیای آشپزی

  3. Oh. My. Maple. This is so good, and even better for a Christmas veggie side dish! 

  4. This was so good!! Definitely will be making this side as a tradition for holidays. The glaze really tops it off nicely.

  5. Pingback: Thanksgiving Menu - Lillie Eats and Tells

  6. Pingback: 25 Delicious Christmas Side Dish Recipes To Take Along To Your Holiday Gatherings - DIY & Crafts

  7. Would this be good with Prime Rib? Also not a big maple fan, how maply and can it go without?

  8. Pingback: Thanksgiving Preparations and Table Setting • Nourish and Nestle

  9. Made this for Thanksgiving, thank you!

  10. Pingback: Best Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes | Food Done Light

  11. Pingback: 100+ Unique Thanksgiving Recipes - This Fairy Tale Life

  12. Pingback: Top 50 Thanksgiving Sides

  13. HOT DIGGITY DOG! These are so addicting. I’m so glad I halved the recipe for my husband and me or I would have kept on eating them till they were gone. I still did, but thankfully there were a lot less. Wow, these are amazing. I can’t even get over how good they are. I. Want. More. Now.

  14. Pingback: Roasted Vegetables Glaze | All Documents

  15. Pingback: Christmas Dinner

  16. Pingback: 23 ไอเดียอาหาร “พันอาหารด้วยเบคอน” อร่อยลงตัว จนลืมโลก!! | NaiBann.com

  17. Pingback: 35 Side Dishes for Christmas Dinner - Yellow Bliss Road

  18. Pingback: Holiday MUST Make Dishes | Momma's Meals

  19. Pingback: Thanksgiving for Special Diets | Paleo Thanksgiving

  20. Pingback: Bacon wrapped roast vegetables with garlic and honey glaze | Rice & Kai

  21. Pingback: 13 Foods That Are Better Wrapped in Bacon!

  22. This looks wonderful! Hmm, bacon! Is there another veggie that would do well in place of the parsnips? I’m thinking maybe a zucchini?

  23. Pingback: The Light Between Oceans | cooking with the book club

  24. i’d love to make these for an upcoming holiday dinner but any suggestions on what to replace the bacon with to make it vegetarian friendly??

  25. I tried these last night. They were absolutely delicious, and I didn’t feel guilty for eating them. Great recipe!

  26. These were delicious. I am adding them to Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks

  27. What a fun way to eat veggies! Love!!

  28. Love this presentation!

  29. This is total genius!

  30. Oh how fun and delicious!! I just have to give this a try :)

  31. That cider maple glaze sounds divine! Love this festive bundles, Sommer :)

  32. This looks yummy! The kids would love to try it!

  33. Stunning presentation! :) home run. parsnips bitter? I wouldn’t describe them that way but its your taste buds. I like the hit of spicy and crunch that they give. My son calls them ‘the white carrot ones’. They are wonderful roasted, cooked in a stew, mashed :) sorry felt I needed to further represent one of fav veggies in a better light. Maybe look for smaller ones? Maybe its a size problem – big = bitter? Definitely making this though :)

  34. Wow! So creative – bacon does make everything better!

  35. These look amazing!!! I can’t wait to try them! Thank you for the great recipe!

  36. What a nice presentation for a holiday meal!

  37. This will definitely get me to eat my veggies without a fuss!

  38. These look so fancy, and yet so simple. I love this idea!

  39. These look attractive. Perhaps for my next family dinner. Bitter parsnips? You malign parsnips, even saying you like them. Perhaps your supplier is selling old stuff. Parsnips are at least as sweet as carrots and I eat both raw.

    • Hey Jan, no, they aren’t old, but they are HUGE. I find large parsnips to be a bit bitter. I still enjoy them, but not the kids.

      …Expect in this recipes. ;)

  40. Yum, you don’t have to ask me twice to eat my veggies with bacon!

  41. These bundles are so pretty, and I can only imagine the wonderful flavor!!

  42. Such a nice, simple and tasty veggie side!

  43. Oh yeah! Totally agree, bacon makes everything mo’ bettah’ :D

  44. Shoot, I’ll eat anything wrapped in bacon! Especially these adorable veggie bundles! They look like the perfect accoutrement to any holiday meal. Bravo, dollface!!

  45. What a pretty side for Thanksgiving! I love parsnips but don’t think of buying them very often. Putting them on my shopping list right now.

  46. What a pretty holiday side! Sides I think are the hardest most times. This one is sure to be a great one. Yum!

  47. These would be so pretty on the plate at Thanksgiving. Love this idea!

  48. These are always such a hit at the holidays!

  49. yep, bacon wrapped – my family will for sure do this!

  50. Anything with bacon ~ count me in!!

  51. Sommer, these are so fun and creative! Love this!

  52. What a marvelous idea! These would be so lovely and tasty for Thanksgiving!

  53. Seriously? I adore parsnips — your family is missing out! But these look phenomenal! Love the sounds of that glaze. And you can never go wrong with bacon. :)

  54. What a fun presentation Sommer!

  55. I think these are super smart and creative. Can’t wait to try them out!

  56. Yum! This looks delicious! I love bacon wrapped anything!

  57. cider maple glaze sounds so delicious with this roasted veggie wrap!! the bacon is the perfect “tie” for the veggies! hehe :)

  58. You couldn’t be more right about wrapping things in bacon. These little vegetable packets are actually soooo pretty! What a great idea!

  59. Bacon and veggies-something for everyone!

  60. What a perfect way to get more veggies! ;-)

  61. These are a perfect Thanksgiving side, Sommer! Such a great way to get out veggies in!

  62. These are a must try!!! I love all of these veggies and have a serious love affair going on with bacon. Sshhh don’t tell the hubby! Thanks Sommer!