Description
Make crispy bacon wrapped pig shots quickly in your air fryer. This recipe uses smoked sausage and cream cheese for a simple, savory appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound smoked sausage (like Kielbasa or Andouille), cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 12 thin slices of bacon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional, for glaze)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the softened cream cheese with garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika.
- Place a small amount (about 1/2 teaspoon) of the cream cheese mixture onto the center of each sausage slice.
- Wrap one slice of bacon around each sausage piece, securing the cheese inside. You may need to secure the bacon with a toothpick if it does not stay wrapped.
- Preheat your air fryer to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- If using brown sugar, lightly sprinkle the top of each pig shot with a pinch of brown sugar.
- Arrange the pig shots in a single layer in the air fryer basket, ensuring there is space between them for air circulation. Do not overcrowd the basket; work in batches if necessary.
- Air fry for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Flip the pig shots halfway through cooking (around the 5 or 6 minute mark).
- Continue cooking until the bacon is crispy and the internal temperature of the sausage reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Carefully remove the toothpicks before serving.
Notes
- For extra crispy bacon, you can spray the bacon lightly with cooking spray before the first flip.
- If you do not want to use toothpicks, you can secure the bacon with a small wooden skewer pushed through the center, but remove these before serving.
- If your bacon slices are very thick, you may need to add 1 to 2 minutes to the total cook time.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pig shot
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 1
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 30