These may seriously be one of my favorite appetizers…ever. I think I ate all of them and allowed John to have maybe one. They were so good! I made them as an app, so as I’m cooking dinner, I spent most of the evening just popping these in my mouth – I’m making them again ASAP.  I found this recipe on Pinterest and it led me to a blog called the Paleo Mom.

The instructions were easy and to save time, you can prep your potatoes a day ahead if you like. I would highly suggest parboiling (click link for definition) your potatoes the day before you want to serve these. I did and I was really helpful. You could add a hint of spice to this if you want by adding some red pepper flakes; you know me, I’m always adding spice to things. I thought the recipe was perfect as it is so I didn’t change anything but to cut the sweetness of the maple syrup, red peppers wouldn’t hurt. Just a little though.

While the potatoes are baking, combine the delicious sauce that you’ll drizzle over the baked potatoes. Combine: 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1 1/2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar. I only did half of this mixture because I only baked 1 potato. If you need to double this recipe, by all means, double it!

Take the potatoes out of the oven and brush them with the sauce. Bake for another 10 minutes (maybe a little less); keep an eye out on the potatoes. When they start to get crispy, they’re ready to remove from the oven.

When you take them out of the oven, drizzle with more sauce and serve them warm.

I promise you’ll want to make these over and over again!