Bacon Wrapped Smokies
Perfect for a game day snack, these lil smokies are wrapped in bacon, sprinkled with a brown sugar spice mixture, and baked until sticky sweet.
Ingredients
- 14 oz. package Lit’l Smokies
- 16 oz pkg regular cut bacon (not thick cut)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder optional – the more you add the spicier they will be.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and line a large baking sheet with foil.
- Cut the bacon in to thirds using a sharp knife or kitchen shears.
- Wrap one of the 1/3 pieces of bacon around each smokie, securing with a toothpick as you go and placing them on the prepared baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar and chipotle powder until well combined.
- Dip each smokie in the sugar mixture, using your fingers to help get it all around the bacon and return each smokie to the foil lined baking sheet.
- Bake on the middle rack in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until the bacon is rendered and the sugar mixture has crusted over it.
Notes
A couple of tips for this recipe:
- It’s easier to wrap the smokies when the bacon is COLD so remove it from the refrigerator right as you are going to make them.
- Instead of sprinkling the bacon wrapped sausage with the sugar mixture, I like to dip them in the bowl of sugar/spice mix and use my fingers to coat. If you get too much excess sugar mixture on the baking sheet, it is more likely to burn.
- Chipotle spice is one of my very favorite spices, but if it’s not your thing you can absolutely substitute a different spice. Cayenne pepper, ancho chili pepper, white pepper, or even black pepper work great or you can skip the spice all together.