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Paleo Low Sugar Rumaki

Paleo Low Sugar Rumaki is gonna blow your mind! I've flipped the old school recipe replacing soy sauce and brown sugar with coconut aminos and honey. I went NEW school tweaking this classic a bit with better health-minded ingredients. Great for Holiday Parties!!
Course Appetizer, brunch, Entertaining
Cuisine American, Comfort Food, Paleo
Keyword Bacon, Comfort Food, Holiday Appetizer, Paleo, Rumaki
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Author Dawn Loves Food

Ingredients

  • 1 12oz pack Bacon no sugar, ncured, nitrate free
  • 2 8oz cans Water Chestnuts
  • 1/4 c Coconut Aminos
  • 1 T Local organic honey
  • 1 T Golden Mustard

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350, Start with your bacon and cut the bacon right in half down the center of the pack making shorter strips. Open up the cans of water chestnuts, use a baking sheet and cover it with parchment paper; ready to assemble. 

  2. Count out your strips of bacon, pending on the brand you will have 16-24 pieces to work with. Get out as many toothpicks as you have bacon strips and soak them in water to not burn in the oven. 

  3. Wrap the chestnuts, take a slice of bacon and put the nut on one far side of the strip and roll over end over end. There will be a small overlap or seem, put the seem side down on the tray. Repeat and set the rumaki pieces about 4 to 5 across on the baking sheet, not touching. Add the toothpicks to each piece, stab one through right in the center on all.

  4. Mix the Aminos, honey and mustard together in a small bowl with a whisk. Grab a basting brush and baste each piece. You will use a little over half of the mixture, save the rest of it!

  5. Bake the rumaki for 30-35 minutes until the bacon is golden brown. About 15 minutes through the bake, base a second time with the remaining sauce. When ready plate and serve! They are great hot, or at room temperature. They'll go quick!

Recipe Notes

Thinner cut bacon is best, you will need to cook 10-15 min longer if you are using a thicker cut.

If you have smaller chestnuts you can double them up in a bacon wrap.

I had a few left over and put them in the fridge, they made a killer addition to a turkey wrap the next day:)