Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts | Heath Riles BBQ

These Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts are the ultimate Thanksgiving side! Grilled on the Traeger Flatrock, tossed with crispy bacon, caramelized onions, Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub, and drizzled with our Maple Honey Habanero Glaze for the perfect balance of sweet, smoky, and spicy. Even if you’re not usually a Brussels sprouts fan, this easy, flavorful recipe will win you over. Perfect for holiday dinners or weeknight grilling!

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Products Used:
• Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/collections/heath-riles-bbq-rubs/products/beef-rub
• Heath Riles BBQ Maple Honey Habanero Glaze https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/collections/heath-riles-bbq-sauces/products/maple-honey-habanero-bbq-glaze
• Heath Riles BBQ Red Rib Man Apron https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/collections/merchandise/products/heath-riles-bbq-embroidered-logo-apron-ribman
• Yeti 4.5 QT Insulated Bowl https://yetius.pxf.io/xL3Nm3
• Traeger Flatrock https://amzn.to/4oOh5M5

Ingredients:
• 1/2 Red Onion, diced
• 3 Pieces of Thick-Cut Bacon, sliced
• 24oz of Brussels Sprouts, cut in half
• Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub
• Heath Riles BBQ Maple Honey Habanero Glaze

Directions:
1. Preheat the Traeger Flatrock and cook the sliced bacon until crispy.
2. Cook the onions and Brussels sprouts until tender and lightly charred.
3. Combine the bacon, onions, and Brussels sprouts, then season with Heath Riles BBQ Beef Rub.
4. Toss everything in a bowl with 1–1.5 tablespoons of Heath Riles BBQ Maple Honey Habanero Glaze (adjust to taste).
5. Let cool slightly and enjoy!

Chapters:
Intro 0:00
Cook Bacon 0:15
Cook Onions 0:43
Cook Brussels Sprouts 0:54
Steam Vegetables 1:26
Season with Beef Rub 2:13
Toss Ingredients Together 2:51
Toss in Maple Honey Habanero Glaze 3:18
Taste Test 3:40
Outro 4:00

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Let me show you how we do these easy maple bacon brussel sprouts. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Let’s make an easy, delicious side dish. As you can see, I’ve got three pieces of thick cut bacon kind of sliced into little slices. I want to get that on. Now, I’ve got about half of a red onion diced up. And I’ve got 24 ounces of Brussels sprouts washed, cleaned, and cut in half. The first thing we want to do is render some bacon on our grill. And then we’re going to remove the bacon and put down some Brussels sprouts in all this bacon grease. All right, our bacon’s almost done. Let’s get some onions on. Now, once I get those onions out of there, I’m going to take my napkin here where I can get some of this grease off of this bacon. And that’s about all I’m going to do to it there. get these poured out of the bowl. And I’m one of these ones that go face down. So, I’m going to try to turn them all over and not burn myself. Now, the reason I’m doing that, I want to ensure that I get a little bit of char on the bottom of those Brussels sprouts. And then once you turn them over, you can take and kind of slide them around with your hand. I probably should have put a glove on there, but my hand is clean and I’m the one eating it. I’m going to go ahead and shut this down for just a minute. And one thing that I do do, I usually take a little bit of water here. And I’m going to let them cook a few more minutes. I ain’t been on there long enough. But I usually give them a good steam bath before I really try to dry them out really good. So once they get a good crust on them, and I know that, I’m going to throw a little bit of the water in and just close the lid and let it steam a little bit. It’ll help soften the Brussels sprouts a little bit because I don’t want to overcook them and turn them into mush. We’re not cooking boiled cabbage. Now that those Brussels sprouts are starting to cook, before we add any seasoning to them or anything, now is when I’m going to take that water right there, kind of go in like this, and just shut the lid and let it go for a minute. That’s why I hadn’t added any seasoning to them or anything besides the bacon grease. And I’m using beef rub today. And a lot of people’s going to say, “Beef rub?” Yeah. It’s got a nice salt and pepper pop, a little bit of other peppers in there. So, it’s going to give a little bit of sweet heat with this maple honey habanero glaze. A little bit drizzled over these. This is going to be an excellent side dish. We cook it all the time. You can leave the maple off if you want. Completely up to you. And use balsamic. Either way, it’s delicious. [Music] Get those onions in there. Now, I’m going to come back, like I said, with a little bit of that beef rub right there. If you’ve got a favorite salt, pepper, garlic seasoning you want to use, be sure to use it. Now, I’m just going to get this grill lid shut and let it keep going. All right, let’s add our bacon back in. All right, we’re going to call it a day on our Brussels sprouts. You can see we’ve got them nice and caramelized here. We’ve only been out here, I’m going to say 15 to 20 minutes. Uh, after we got them on, really simple, really easy. I’m going to stick them in my Yeti bowl here. Whoop! Those look delicious. Now, once you get everything in your bowl, take a little bit of that maple honey habanero. And you only want a little bit. That’s all I’m putting. I’m going to say about a tablespoon and a half. And that is it. You only want a kiss is all you’re looking for. Look at that. Now I can’t wait. Y’all, that is delicious. If you don’t like Brussels sprouts, be sure to give this one a try. Damn.