Brussels Sprouts and Coconut ‘Bacon’ | Vegan Christmas Recipe

Ingredients

• 900g Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
• 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated on a Microplane
• fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper, or ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• ⅛ to ¼ tsp garlic granules or powder, to taste
• 40g unsweetened large-flake coconut (not shredded coconut)
• 1½ tsp coconut aminos or low-sodium tamari
• ½ tsp pure maple syrup
• ⅛ tsp fine sea salt
• ⅛ tsp smoked paprika
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• ⅛ tsp liquid smoke (optional)
• ⅛ to ¼ tsp garlic granules, to taste