Maple Glazed Turkey

This roasted turkey recipe is easy to make and delicious! The maple glaze makes the skin crispy and golden and the meat is super juicy. It will be the star of your holiday table!

Prep Time 15

Servings

Calories 642kcal

Ingredients

14 pound turkey neck and giblets reserved for turkey giblet stock
4 mandarin oranges, halved optional
2 lemons, halved optional
coarse sea salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 1/4 cups pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Remove the plastic netting and wrap from the turkey roast, plus the neck and bag of giblets stuffed inside. NOTE: This turkey has already been brined, so once you get it out of the packaging just pat dry with paper towels. Place turkey on a baking rack on a baking sheet or roasting pan. Cut oranges and lemons in half and stuff them inside the cavity of the turkey and set aside.
Mix together the maple syrup, rosemary, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and thyme, in a bowl, stirring to combine well. Brush 1/2 of the syrup mixture all over the turkey roast.
30 minutes into baking, baste the turkey with juices in the pan + 1/2 of the maple mixture remaining.
60 minutes into baking, baste the turkey with juices in the pan + 1/2 of the maple mixture remaining.
Place the roast, skin side up, on a baking rack set in a roasting pan. Roast in the preheated oven, basting occasionally until the roast is golden brown and a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roast reads 170 degrees F (75 degrees C). Wrap the roast in foil, and let stand 10 minutes before removing the string netting for slicing.

Notes

NOTE: Turkey comes with an instant-read thermometer that pops up when the turkey is done, but with the amount of glaze on this turkey, I don't trust it and use my own meat thermometer. If you don't have one, they have them at Safeway.

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart Living and All Recipes.

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