Maple-Glazed Turkey

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Safeway. All opinions are 100% mine.

Learn how to make the best-roasted turkey with wonderfully crispy skin and juicy, tender meat. This is an easy recipe that is as delicious as it is beautiful. It will be the star of your holiday dinner.

I have the most wonderful roast turkey recipe to share with you today. It’s one I’ve been making for a long time, and it never fails to impress. It has it all: crispy skin, juicy meat, and amazing flavor. It also roasts so it’s perfectly golden. Just the way it should be.

I’ve tried many, many recipes and most come up a little short. Either they end up dry and flavorless or lack that crispy skin. Or the recipes are so complicated with so many steps it ends up being a stressful experience, which is the last thing we need during the holidays.

You will not have any of these problems with my maple-glazed turkey. I’ve made this recipe for the past eight Thanksgivings, it’s so easy to pull off, and it’s stunning! It’s the perfect centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table.

I originally found the recipe in Martha Stewart Living, but I lost it several years ago. I found another one on All Recipes and adapted it based on what I remember from the original. So, it’s evolved to what I’m sharing today, and it is so delicious.

Easy Roasted Turkey

• This is a no-brine recipe. You can prepare all of it the day of – it’s so simple.
• The secret is the easy maple glaze. It gives the meat tons of flavor and works magic on the skin. The sugars in the glaze create a crispy, delicious skin that has a deep golden color.
• The meat is incredibly juicy and delicious. All of the flavors from the glaze seep in – you don’t need to worry about dry and bland meat with this recipe!

Save Big for the Holidays with Safeway

Of course, I’m leaning on my friends at Safeway to help make our holiday season the best! Not only do they have everything you need for a fantastic holiday dinner, they have an amazing promotion happening November 4^th through November 17^th.

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They have so many deals available and when you shop you get rewards. So, be sure to get your account set-up to get your free turkey. You’re going to want it to make this amazing recipe I’m sharing today.

Remember when I said this recipe is a no-brine recipe? That’s because it’s already brined for you when you buy it!

I absolutely love a Honeysuckle White® Turkey – the brine adds so much flavor, and the meat is always super juicy.

I also love that they come from independent family farmers that raise the turkeys with so much care, and you can trust there are no antibiotics or added hormones.

Ingredients

• 14-pound turkey
• Lemons
• Mandarin oranges
• Softened unsalted butter
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
• Pure maple syrup
• Ground paprika
• Salt
• White pepper
• Garlic powder
• Dried crushed thyme
• Dried rosemary

This recipe is so easy to prep it before it goes into the oven. My simple maple glaze takes minutes to make and gives it so much flavor and the skin! Well, it’s just so beautiful and crispy when it comes out of the oven.

How to Make the Maple Glaze

To make the glaze, combine the syrup, rosemary, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and thyme in a bowl.

That’s it! So easy.

How to Roast Turkey

You will need to do a few things to get it ready for roasting:

• Remove the plastic and the netting. There will be a bag of giblets inside the cavity – remove them and use them to make gravy or stock.
• Since this type of turkey is brined, you don’t need to rinse it. Instead, use paper towels to pat it dry. Removing the excess moisture from the skin will help it brown evenly.
• Put a baking rack in a roasting pan and place the turkey on top of it.
• I like to stuff mandarin oranges and lemons in the cavity. As the turkey cooks, the fruit will steam and infuse the meat with so much flavor.

I like to roast it at 325 degrees F. This keeps the skin from browning too fast and helps the meat cook more evenly.

Before you pop it in the oven, brush half of the syrup mixture all over the turkey. After 30 minutes of roasting, baste the turkey with the juices in the bottom of the pan and brush it with half of the syrup.

After one hour, baste it again and brush it with the rest of the maple glaze. Roast it until it’s golden brown and the internal temperature is 170 degrees F.

Once it’s done, take it out of the oven and cover it loosely with foil. Let it rest for 10 minutes before slice it.

Just wait until you bring this beauty to your table. It will wow your family and friends! It’s so juicy and delicious – there’s a reason we make it every year! It’s definitely the best turkey recipe.

FAQs

Now that you have an amazing roast turkey recipe, don’t forget all of the side dishes! Here are some of our favorites we love to make.

Thanksgiving Side Dish Ideas

• Best Mashed Potatoes
• Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Seeds

Safeway Has You Covered for the Holidays!

Don’t forget to sign up for your just for U® account and claim your free turkey! You can get a free Frozen Honeysuckle White® Turkey up to 16 pounds when you spend $150 and use your digital just for U® coupon.

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You can also find everything you need for the holidays at the Alberston’s Companies family of stores, including Albertsons, ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Vons, Randalls, Shaw’s Supermarket, Star Market and Tom Thumb.

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I hope you give this wonderful maple-glazed turkey recipe a try this year for your holiday dinner – Enjoy! XOXO San

More Holiday Recipe Ideas

• Crock Pot Ham
• Best Mashed Potatoes
• Best Ever Italian Stuffing

Don’t forget to pin this recipe to your favorite Pinterest board for later.