These bacon wrapped smokies with brown sugar make a great appetizer! They are easy to make and can easily be made ahead of time & they freeze well!
These bacon wrapped smokies with brown sugar are so yummy! Adding a hint of cayenne pepper makes them extra amazing!
My mom made these for my kids one day while she was here babysitting… and they LOVED them! So being Grandma, she made a whole entire huge bag of them and froze them for us to just pop into the oven when they wanted a few! Don’t worry though, big kids love these too… perfect with a grainy mustard and a cold beer on game day!
Yep, you can make these bacon wrapped appetizers ahead of time and pop ’em in the freezer. Bake them right from frozen when guests show up at your door (just add an extra 5 minutes to the cook time)!
Things you’ll need for this recipe:
* Toothpicks * Smokies * Bacon * Foil *
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon 1 package
- 14 ounces mini smokies 1 package
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking pan with foil.
- Cut Bacon into thirds. Wrap 1 piece of bacon around each mini smokie and secure with a toothpick.
- Combine cayenne pepper and brown sugar and roll each smokie in the mixture. (Note: They can be frozen at this point)
- Place on prepared pans and bake for 10 minutes.
- Flip smokies and cook an additional 10 minutes or until bacon is crispy. (Add an extra 5 minutes if baking from frozen).
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Appetizer
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Can Stevia brown sugar be used instead a regular brown sugar?
I haven’t tried it that way so I can’t say for sure. If you try it, please let us know how it works out for you!
Sounds good, I will have try this recipe and use my Masterbuilt 30 inch Electric Smoker with a window in the door to smoke these and take them to another flavour notch up
Great appetizer recipe!!! Quick question… do you roll the smokie in brown sugar before or after wrapping in bacon? Or does it really matter? Thanks for sharing!!!
Nevermind… I just saw someone asked that previously. :)
Made these many times and always a hit!!
I am so glad you like the recipe Anna!
I’ve made these several times now and they are always a hit. Took a batch to a pot-luck at work, didn’t have to worry about taking any of them home with me as they just disappeared. Made a small batch and took to my In-laws for Thanksgiving, same thing. I was actually instructed to make them again for our Christmas get to gather. For the second batch for my In-laws I added a touch of Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning to give then a little extra kick, which they liked. Thanks Holly.
I’m so glad everyone loved them (I took them to two parties this week too)!! The Creole seasoning sounds like a yummy addition! Thank you for sharing!
Can I make these in a crock pot?
Angela answered my question on 28 October.
These look so YUMMY. Makes my mouth water, I will be making them as a finger
at Thanksgiving. Thank You
Enjoy Linda, these are a favorite with everyone around here!
20 some years ago lil smokies weren’t in our budget but a 40 cent package of hot dogs was. We had this same recipe and used hot dogs. It was good too. Can’t wait to try it again with the pepper and some mustard as you suggested.
I make these in crock pot by cutting bacon in 1/3 and wrapping around smokie and securing with tooth pick. Put in crockpot and pour a box of brown sugar over and cook until bacon is done.
Delicious!!
These are amazing! I have been making these for almost 37 years. The recipe was given to me by my Mother-In-Law when I got married.
Can you also use cocktail franks? Either way, I plan to make these for the next football game, I know the guys will love them! Thanks
I’m sure that would work just fine.
Can i make these 2 hrs before a potluck party. They will sit out in a cool place for 1 hr. is that safe. Plz help really want to make these.
Yes, they should be fine to make a couple of hours ahead of time.
Do you put the toothpicks into the crockpot as well? Planning to keep these warm in the crockpot after cooking so wondering if I would pull the toothpick out?
I would think you’d need to keep it in so the bacon doesn’t unwrap.
Also good if you brush some spicy brown mustard on them prior to rubbing on the brown sugar. Adds a savory flavor with the sweetness.
I make these regularly for company or gatherings, but for a little added kick I add a bit of cayenne to the brown sugar before putting it on the smokies. SO GOOD. One of my favorites, hard to keep my hands off of them! SO GOOD!
They look so yummy !!I cant wait to try them !!
These little bites are addicting! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
What a great appetizer! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
These look delish! Thanks!
Looks great, but would turkey bacon work?
I’m sure it would work!
We make our with Turkey bacon all the time. They are delicious! One thing the brown sugar doesn’t stick so we sprinkle heavy handed over all of them before baking.while baking shake the pan a little and it costs them perfectly.
I’m going to try tossing the Smokies in a little BBQ sauce so that the brown sugar will adhere better. I suspect it will also add some tang to the sweetness. Thank you for the recipe
Mmmm, that sounds delicious Pat! Let us know how it turns out.