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Maple Bourbon Cocktail Meatballs ~ Perfect for your holiday parties, these meatballs are swimming in a sweet maple bourbon sauce that everyone will love!

Maple Bourbon Cocktail Meatballs

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 10 - 12 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 onion, peeled & cut into chunks
  • 3 – 5 cloves garlic
  • 2 carrots or 1 cup matchstick carrots
  • 1/2 cup frozen spinach, thawed
  • 2 lb. ground meat of choice (I used venison, but you could use grass-fed lean beef, chicken, turkey)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Red Robin Seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the maple bourbon sauce:

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 – 1 cup hot pepper jelly
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup bourbon
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 – 2 teaspoons horseradish
  • 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
  • 3 – 4 cloves garlic, peeled & chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray a large baking sheet (or two) with cooking spray or cover with a silicon baking mat.
  2. Put the oats in a mini food processor and pulse to chop into tiny bits. Pour the oats out into a mixing bowl, then add the onion, garlic, carrots and spinach and process until all are cut into very small bits.
  3. Pour the veggies into the bowl and add the raw ground meat. Using your hands, mush everything together until well mixed. Add the eggs and seasonings and mix some more. Form into balls and place on the baking sheet. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through.
  4. While the meatballs are cooking, whisk together the sauce ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
  5. If you want to put these in a crockpot, warm the sauce in the microwave. Place the hot meatballs in the crockpot and pour the sauce over. Turn the crockpot on low or warm.

Notes

My batch yielded 49 meatballs … assuming 4 – 5 meatballs per person, that’s 10 – 12 servings

You can make the meatballs and sauce ahead of time, refrigerate and reheat at serving time. If you want to use pretzel sticks for serving, insert them just before serving as they will disintegrate quickly.

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