Candied Bacon Pigs

If you have seen recipes for little smokies wrapped in bacon, this recipe takes it a couple steps further. It’s totally worth the extra work and always gobbled up quickly!

Original recipe makes 10 servings

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) package little smokie sausages
1 pound bacon slices, cut into thirds crosswise
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, divided
1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can cola-flavored carbonated beverage
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • COOK

    4 hrs 40 mins

  • READY IN

    5 hrs

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. Wrap each little sausage with 1/3 slice of bacon, and secure them with toothpicks.
  3. Place the appetizers on a large baking sheet and sprinkle with 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until the sugar is melted and bubbling, about 40 minutes; turn the appetizers after 20 minutes.
  5. Remove the appetizers from the baking sheet with a slotted spoon, and place into a slow cooker. Sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup of brown sugar and the five-spice powder over the smokies, and drizzle with the cola. If desired, add hot sauce to taste.
  6. Set the cooker to High, and cook 4 hours. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 291 kcal
Carbohydrates: 24.3 g
Cholesterol: 41 mg
Fat: 17.1 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 10.5 g
Sodium: 752 mg

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