Marinated Scallops Wrapped in Bacon

This sweet and salty, melt-in-your-mouth appetizer is sure to please anyone!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 83 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 24 toothpicks
• 0.75 cup maple syrup
• 0.25 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 12 large sea scallops, halved
• 12 slices smoked bacon, halved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Whisk maple syrup, soy sauce, and Dijon mustard together in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add scallops; toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Step 3

Wrap each scallop half with a halved bacon strip; secure with a toothpick. Place onto baking sheet. Sprinkle scallops with brown sugar.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Lay bacon strips in a single layer on prepared baking sheet, making sure they do not overlap.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until some grease has rendered from bacon, yet still very soft and pliable, about 8 minutes. Drain bacon strips on paper towels. Drain or wipe grease from the baking sheet.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until scallops opaque and bacon crisp, 10 to 15 minutes, turning once halfway through. Scallops should reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).