Maple Turkey Meatballs Stuffed with Cheese | Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil (for the baking sheet)
• 190 ml (3/4 cup) breadcrumbs
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) maple syrup (preferably golden syrup for its delicate flavour)
• 1 onion, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly minced
• 1 ml (1/4 tablespoon) crushed hot pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1ml (1/4 tablespoon) ground fennel seeds
• 900 g (2 lb) ground turkey meat
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• Salt and ground pepper, to taste
• 150 g (5 oz) Alfred Le Fermier cheese or other kind, diced in 8 cubes
• 1 garlic clove, lightly crushed
• 60 ml (1/4 cup) olive oil
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) Dark maple syrup
• 1 L (4 cups) canned ground tomatoes
• 10 g (1/4 cup) fresh basil, finely chopped