Bacon Wrapped Smokies With Brown Sugar Food

BAKED BACON-WRAPPED BROWN SUGAR SMOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Open the packages of bacon and cut the whole slab into thirds across the bacon pieces. I usually cut them straight out of the refrigerator while they're cold, then allow them to warm a bit before wrapping the Smokies - the bacon is more pliable when not very cold, and makes it easier to work with awkwardly-shaped pieces.
• To make assembly even easier, line up pieces of bacon on your cutting board or a clean counter. Wrap each Lit'l Smokie in a 1/3-cut piece of bacon, then secure with a toothpick.
• Lay wrapped Smokies on a sheet pan. Tilting the toothpick downward makes lining them up a bit easier. (If you are making a double or triple batch with a Costco-sized 3-pound package of Smokies, continue wrapping until you run of room on your sheet pan, and then - just to make the overall assembly easier - can continue wrapping until you run out of the Smokies and simply put them in a bowl until you can lay them out on another sheet pan later or when your first one is out of the oven. If you run out of bacon before Smokies, you can cut some strips of bacon lengthwise to make additional slices so that you'll have enough.).
• Sprinkle about 1/4 teaspoon of brown sugar on each Smokie - I simply sprinkle by hand.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes.
• Using tongs, transfer the treats to a platter or plate, arrange attractively, put them out for your guests, and stand back before you get trampled in the crowd's rush to get at them. :).
• Note: I usually make triple batches of these at a time, using the 3-pound Smokies packages from Costco and three packages of bacon. Although best if served immediately, I bake them all up, then freeze them and thaw and reheat in the oven (or even the microwave) to serve. The bacon and brown sugar doesn't stay as crispy that way, but since most parties will have a varying number of attendees we find it's easier to make large batches during the holidays. Before reheating, you can sprinkle a bit more brown sugar over them to make up for any that fell off. ;).
• Optional: before putting the brown sugar over, you can also sprinkle the Smokies with a small amount of cinnamon sugar, for even more flavor!

BROWN SUGAR SMOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut bacon into thirds and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Place the wrapped sausages on wooden skewers, several to a skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet and sprinkle them liberally with brown sugar.
• Bake until bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted.

BACON-WRAPPED SMOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, paprika and cayenne pepper and mix well. Set aside.
• Slice the bacon strips into thirds. Wrap each frank with a piece of bacon, secure with a toothpick and place on a baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining franks and bacon. Thoroughly coat each bacon-wrapped frank in the brown sugar mixture and place back on the baking sheet.
• Bake until the bacon is crispy, 12 to 15 minutes. The rub has a lot of sugar in it, so make sure to turn halfway through the cooking process so the bottoms do not burn.

BROWN SUGAR BACON WRAPPED SMOKIES

Steps:

• 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).

BACON-WRAPPED BROWN SUGAR SMOKIES

Steps:

• cut strips in bacon into 1/3's.
• wrap 1/3 cut bacon strips around each lil' smokie and secure with a toothpick.
• place one layer of bacon wrapped smokies in bottom of crockpot.
• cover completely with brown sugar.
• repeat with layer of bacon wrapped smokies.
• repeat layering until you finish w/a layer of brown sugar.
• cook in crock pot approximately.
• 3-4 hours.

BACON WRAPPED SMOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Refrigerate 2/3 of the bacon until needed. It is easier to wrap the wieners with cold bacon. Wrap each cocktail wiener with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over all.
• Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sugar is bubbly. To serve, place the wieners in a slow cooker and keep on the low setting.

BACON WRAPPED SMOKIES WITH BROWN SUGAR AND BUTTER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375F. Cut the bacon into thirds and wrap each smokie.(small sausage) Place all the wrapped smokies in a single layer in a baking dish. Then melt the stick of butter and then 1 cup of brown sugar and stir until mixed well.
• 2. Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture on the smokies and bacon. Then take the other cup of brown sugar and sprinkle evenly over the smokies. Bake them for about 15-20 minutes and then turn the heat up to 400F for about 5 minutes or longer until the bacon becomes crispy.

SPICY BROWN SUGAR BACON WRAPPED LIL' SMOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray it with pam. In a bowl, mix the brown sugar and chili powder and set aside. Cut bacon into thirds, and roll each lil smokie with a piece of bacon and secure with a tooth pick. Roll each bacon wrapped smokie in the brown sugar/chili powder mixture. Place on foil lined cookie sheet. Dump remaining brown sugar mixture over the top. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the bacon is browned.
• *If you need to double this recipe, use 2 cookie sheets and alternate putting 1 on top in the oven then swap them around halfway through. Just don't forget the foil or the pam. #TrustMe

BACON WRAPPED SMOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut the bacon into thirds. Wrap one bacon piece around each smokie.
• Place all the wrapped smokies in a single layer in a baking dish.
• Melt the stick of butter and add 1 cup of brown sugar. Stir until mixed well.
• Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture on the smokies.
• Sprinkle the remaining cup of brown sugar evenly over the smokies.
• Bake for about 20 minutes.
• Turn the heat up to 400 degrees F for about 15-25 minutes or until the bacon becomes crispy. (see notes)

BACON WRAPPED BROWN SUGAR SMOKIES DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir together mayonnaise, barbeque sauce, and brown sugar in a small bowl until the brown sugar has dissolved.

BACON WRAPPED SMOKIES WITH BROWN SUGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut the bacon into thirds and wrap each smokie.
• Place all the wrapped smokies in a single layer in a baking dish.
• Then melt the stick of butter and then 1 cup of brown sugar and stir until mixed well.
• Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture on the smokies and bacon.
• Then take the other cup of brown sugar and sprinkle evenly over the smokies.
• Bake them for about 15-20 minutes and then turn the heat up to 400F for about 5 minutes or longer until the bacon becomes crispy.