If you’ve never served Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies at your Super Bowl party, you’re missing out on the perfect game day appetizer that is a sure fire crowd pleaser. With little smokies sausages, delicious bacon slices, and a brown sugar glaze, all the different flavors make it a delicious appetizer.
Bacon Wrapped Smokies Recipe
These brown sugar bacon little smokies have been one of my favorite appetizer recipes for a long time.
They have become the best part of our spread while watching the football game with our friends, particularly for any guests trying to stick to a low-carb diet.
It’s one of a few great options for first time or more inexperienced cooks, as it has simple ingredients and is under 10 steps long. Just like these Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts.
I’ve been on an appetizer kick recently and I highly recommend trying out this easy appetizer recipe for your next party!
Check out my Crockpot BBQ Lil Smokies, Bacon Wrapped Pickles, and these Bacon Wrapped Crackers!
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Ingredients Needed
Bacon – My favorite bacon for this recipe is the Hillshire Farms brand of thick-cut bacon. Use center cut bacon, but regular bacon will do if it’s all they have at the grocery store.
Lil’ smokies – Lil smokies are the most important ingredient of this recipe, but swap for any little smoke sausage or hot dogs that you prefer.
Brown sugar – Replace the cup of brown sugar with white sugar and molasses, which mimics the taste of dark brown sugar.
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How To Make Bacon Wrapped Smokies
First: Preheat oven to 350F. Cut slices of bacon into thirds. Open lil smokies and pat dry.
Second: Wrap each in a piece of bacon. Place with seams of your strips of bacon facing down in a single layer inside baking dish. Continue until you wrap them all or the bacon is all gone.
Third: Sprinkle with sticky brown sugar melt until evenly coated.
Place your baking pan in the oven for 40 – 45 minutes or until pieces of bacon are crispy and brown sugar turns caramelized. Remove and serve!
For the full recipe and detailed instructions, please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
How long do Smokies take to cook?
Lil smokies cooking time is generally around 30 minutes on a lined baking sheet pan.
Can I reheat them?
The short answer – yes! Store your leftover lil smokies in a large bowl sealed tightly with plastic wrap or an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Once you’re ready to reheat them, just place them on a lined baking sheet and pop in the oven at 350F for 30 minutes or until they’re heated all the way through.
Serving Suggestions
This delicious appetizer has a few options of what to serve it with, depending on the flavors that you prefer.
The most popular condiment is barbecue sauce. It pairs extremely well with the smoky flavors and provides extra kick. Try it with ranch dressing or even this fry sauce.
How do you cook Lil Smokies?
I personally recommend taking a few minutes of prep time to line your rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
For this Lil smokies recipe, lay them down in a single layer to evenly cook all the way through.
Another popular way of cooking little smokies is in a crock pot or slow cooker over medium heat. Keep them on a warm setting for an hour or two until the sausages are cooked thoroughly.
Tapas Tips & Tricks
- To keep the bacon from falling off while baking, secure with a toothpick.
- For easy cleanup, Let bacon grease cool to room temperature and solidify. From there, all you need to do is wipe it off with a paper towel and throw it away!
- For a crunchier bacon, try cooking on parchment paper as opposed to tin foil.
- These are delicious alongside some firecracker saltines, these pigs in a blanket puff pastry style, and this redneck snack mix.
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As one of my favorite finger foods, this bacon wrapped little smokies recipe is the best! It mixes yummy flavors including the best crispy bacon, sweet brown sugar, and golden brown little sausages, into a fan favorite. This is one of those addictive appetizers that won’t last long.
Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon
- 16 ounces Little Smokies sausages
- 1 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare a dish or baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
- Cut the bacon strips into thirds. Open and pat dry the lil smokies with a paper towel.
- Wrap each one in a piece of bacon. Place seam side down in a 9×13 dish.
- Continue until all are wrapped.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar over all the smokies as evenly as possible.
- Bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and the sugar is caramelized.
- Remove and serve!
Notes
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