Description
Make these simple, crowd-pleasing cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon and coated with a balanced sweet and spicy glaze. This recipe works well for parties or game days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (14 ounce) package cocktail sausages (Smokies)
- 1 pound thin-cut bacon, cut in half crosswise
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
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.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, sriracha sauce, apple cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce to create the glaze.
- Take one strip of bacon and wrap it around one cocktail sausage. Secure the bacon with a toothpick if needed.
- Place the wrapped sausages on the wire rack.
- Brush the tops of the bacon-wrapped sausages generously with half of the prepared glaze.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and 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 bubbly and slightly caramelized.
- Remove toothpicks before serving hot.
Notes
- For a slow cooker method, place the wrapped sausages in the slow cooker. Pour the entire glaze mixture over the top. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours, stirring gently halfway through.
- If the bacon is not fully crisp after the final baking time, you can briefly place them under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes, watching closely to prevent burning the sugar.
- Use thin-cut bacon for best results so the bacon cooks through at the same time the glaze sets.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 sausages
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 11
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 8
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 30