Description
A simple recipe for cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon and coated with a sweet and savory maple bourbon glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (14 ounce) package little smokies or cocktail sausages
- 1 pound thin-cut bacon, cut in half crosswise
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a wire rack on top of the foil.
- Drain any liquid from the package of little smokies.
- Take one half-strip of bacon and wrap it around one cocktail sausage. Secure the bacon with a toothpick if necessary. Place the wrapped sausage on the prepared wire rack. Repeat until all sausages are wrapped.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, bourbon, and brown sugar until the sugar dissolves. This is your glaze.
- Brush half of the maple bourbon glaze over the bacon-wrapped sausages.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven. Brush the remaining glaze over the sausages.
- Return to the oven and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp and the glaze is sticky and caramelized.
- Remove toothpicks before serving.
Notes
- If you prefer a slow cooker method, combine the wrapped sausages in the slow cooker and pour the glaze over them. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours or on high for 1.5 to 2 hours.
- For a non-alcoholic version, substitute the bourbon with apple juice or an equal amount of water mixed with 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- You can add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the glaze for a slight kick.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 pieces
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 13
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 10
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 7
- Cholesterol: 40