These bacon wrapped water chestnuts are crunchy marinated water chestnuts covered in bacon and a sweet and savory sauce, then baked to perfection. A quick and easy appetizer option that's always a big hit!
Place the water chestnuts, soy sauce, garlic powder and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar in a bowl or resealable bag. Toss to combine. Cover the bowl or seal the bag and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place a rack on top of a sheet pan. Coat the rack with cooking spray.
This recipe can also be made without the rack if you don't have one, I just find the bottoms get crispier this way.
Wrap each water chestnut with a piece of bacon. Secure each one with a toothpick.
Arrange the water chestnuts in a single layer on the rack.
Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.
In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining brown sugar, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce.
Brush the sauce mixture all over each chestnut. Return the pan to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes or until bacon is crispy and sauce has caramelized.
Sprinkle with parsley, then serve immediately.
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Notes
Be sure to use whole chestnuts; the sliced version will not work.
Do not use thick cut bacon. The thicker bacon will take a lot longer to cook and get crispy.
The water chestnuts should marinate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 2 hours.