Bacon Wrapped Spiced Pumpkin

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Place a wire rack (e.g., cooling rack, roasting rack) in a rimmed baking sheet (line your baking sheet with foil to make clean up easier if desired).

2. Peel, deseed, and cut pumpkin into 2 inch chunks. Chop rosemary. Chop walnuts if needed. Cut bacon slices in half.

3. In a mixing bowl, toss pumpkin chunks with rosemary, spices, olive oil, maple syrup, and walnuts.

4. Wrap each spiced pumpkin chunk in a half slice of bacon, making sure to have a few walnut pieces wrapped inside the bacon too.

5. Place on the wire rack oriented so that the ends of the bacon slice are on the bottom (this stops them from unraveling while cooking). Repeat with every piece of pumpkin.

6. Using a spoon, drizzle any remaining spice mixture and walnut pieces from the bottom of your mixing bowl over the top of each bacon-wrapped spiced pumpkin chunk.

7. Bake for 40 minutes.

8. Optional: For crispier bacon, broil on high for 2-3 minutes after baking.

9. Remove from oven and serve! Serving suggestion: drizzle a few drops of maple syrup over each bacon-wrapped spiced pumpkin chunk.