Baked up crispy and sweet these Brown Sugar Bacon Little Smokies are a fun and easy appetizer to serve at any gathering or to have at home just because.
I’ve been on an appetizer kick lately, I want all of them all the time. I know I’ve said this before but I could eat appetizers as a meal, I love having small treats and lots of them.
These Brown Sugar Bacon Little Smokies are hands down one appetizer that I make the most often, we cannot get enough of them around here.
They are super easy, soooo flavorful and everyone absolutely loves them. This is one of those appetizers that goes over well with all ages.
I love that they have minimal ingredients in them because some of the easiest recipes are absolutely the best recipes in my opinion.
There is so much you can do with Little Smokies and so many flavor combinations but this Brown Sugar Bacon has and always will be my favorite.
If you have not tried these then I absolutely urge you to, you will fall in love! That is a fact, and you’ll want to make them over and over again.
Some of my other favorite appetizers we have on our site include: Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms, Crock Pot Grape Jelly Meatballs and Parmesan Potatoes.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Minimal and easy-to-find ingredients!
- You can switch up your little smokie flavors.
- This makes a nice large batch, but you can double if needed!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
Bacon
Little smokies
Light brown sugar
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Cayenne pepper
Parsley for garnish, optional
HOW TO MAKE BROWN SUGAR BACON LITTLE SMOKIES:
- Cut the bacon into thirds. Pat the little smokies dry with a paper towel. Wrap a little smokie with a piece of bacon and place it into a 9×13 baking dish seam side down. Repeat with all the smokies, you may have a few slices of bacon left.
- In a small bowl stir together the brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne until combined.
- Sprinkle this mixture over the wrapped smokies. Cover with plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Uncover the baking dish and bake for 45 minutes. If the brown sugar is not mostly dissolved, cover with foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Turn the broiler and high, uncover, and broiler until lightly golden brown.
- Serve immediately with an optional parsley garnish.
WHY DO THESE NEED TO BE REFRIGERATED?
Refrigeration helps these Brown Sugar Bacon Little Smokies by slightly melting before baking which in turn will make all the brown sugar melt while baking.
With all the brown sugar melting while baking, this also helps these to not burn and for the bacon to have a chance to crisp up and caramelize.
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO KEEP THESE WARM WHILE SERVING?
We like to place the little smokies with the juice in a crockpot set to warm so these stay heated throughout our gatherings and place toothpicks beside for serving.
WHAT IS THE BEST BACON TO USE?
For this recipe we use regular cut bacon, I would not suggest using thick cut for this recipe. We have it formulated so that the cooking time will be so regular bacon can crisp up.
If you were to use thick-cut bacon you could either have the bacon not fully cooked or it could also burn, so stick with regular cut bacon.
HOW TO STORE:
These can be stored in an airtight container with the liquid in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
To reheat place them with the sauce in a pan, pot, or bowl and heat in the oven, stovetop, or microwave until heated through.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- You can use beef, pork, or turkey little smokies for this.
- Make sure that you refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Make sure that you use thin-cut bacon for this recipe.
- These can be kept warm in a crockpot while serving.
- Double this recipe if you are holding a larger gathering.
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Brown Sugar Bacon Little Smokies
Ingredients
- 16 ounces bacon
- 14 ounces little smokies
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- fresh chopped parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- Cut the bacon into thirds. Pat the little smokies dry with a paper towel. Wrap a little smokie with a piece of bacon and place it into a 9x13 baking dish seam side down. Repeat with all the smokies, you may have a few slices of bacon left.
- In a small bowl stir together the brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne until combined.
- Sprinkle this mixture over the wrapped smokies. Cover with plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Uncover the baking dish and bake for 45 minutes. If the brown sugar is not mostly dissolved, cover with foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Turn the broiler and high, uncover, and broiler until lightly golden brown.
- Serve immediately with an optional parsley garnish.
Notes
- You can use beef, pork or turkey little smokies for this.
- Make sure that you refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Make sure that you use thin cut bacon for this recipe.
- These can be kept warm in a crock pot while serving.
- Double this recipe if you are holding a larger gathering.
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