Healthy Recipes: Balsamic Maple Glaze

This week's recipe is our balsamic maple glaze. It’s a super simple way to add lots of flavor to a dish with out adding lots of extra calories or fat.

 

INGREDIENTS

4 cups            Vegetable stock

5 Tbs.             Honey

2 cups            Maple syrup, sugar free

2 cups            Balsamic vinegar

2 Tbs.             Dijon mustard

¼ cup             Shallots

1 Tbs.             Garlic

1 Tbs.             Butter

4 sprigs          Thyme

 

PREPERATION

• Pour balsamic vinegar into a medium saucepot, on medium-low heat.


• Allow balsamic vinegar to reduce. About 30 minutes. (It will thicken, into a syrup consistency.)


• Sauté shallots and garlic in butter; then add balsamic, vegetable stock, honey, maple syrup, mustard, and thyme.


• Continue to cook for 5 minutes, or until heated through.

 

 NUTRITION

Serves: 30

Serving size: 2 ounces

Calories: 15

Carbohydrates: 4 grams

Sodium: 0 milligrams

Fiber: 0 grams

Protein:  0 grams