Lil smokies wrapped bacon and dusted with a smokey chili brown sugar coating! Perfect appetizer for holiday parties!
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, brown sugar, chili powder, easy, how to make, lil smokies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 10people
Calories
Author Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
4tablespoonsunsalted buttermelted (if using a lean bacon like turkey)
1lb.baconI find the less fat on the bacon the better. I used turkey
2/3cuplight brown sugarpacked
2tablespoonschili powder
14oz.lil beef smokiescocktail sausages
toothpicks
1/2cupmayonnaise
1/2cupketchup
few dashes hot sauceoptional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Line a medium size baking sheet with foil paper and coat with melted butter. (if using lean bacon) Set aside.
Cut bacon into thirds and place in a bowl.
In a small bowl mix together brown sugar and chili powder.
Sprinkle bacon strips generously with the brown sugar mixture until both sides of each strip is well coated. (Reserve some of the mixture to sprinkle oven smokies before going into the oven.)
Wrap one strip around the smokies and secure with a toothpick.
(the wrapping part is not fun and pretty messy since the bacon will begin to release juices)
Place smokies on prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with remaining brown sugar chili mixture if desired.
Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Turn the oven to broil and broil until bacon is crisp around the edges (keep a close eye on them, you don't want to set the toothpicks on fire! Yikes!)
When they come out place them on paper towels to drain.
Make the fry sauce by combining ketchup and mayo. (taste best when left to sit for few hours in the fridge)