Day 7 of “The 12 Days of a Bacon-Wrapped Christmas“ brings us a bacon-wrapped ‘Lil Smokies. That’s right, the cocktail weenies you knew & loved as a kid — now wrapped in bacon and covered in carmelized brown sugar. This recipe is sure to be a hit at your New Year’s Eve party.
Start off with a whole pack of your favorite bacon and some patience. This recipe takes over an hour to complete, but is well worth the effort.
Have some brown sugar at the ready.
Cut your bacon into three sections. This is just about the perfect size for a slice of bacon to wrap around the smokies.
Get a whole pack of Beef Lil’ Smokies. Alternatively, you may use another flavor of Hillshire Farm’s Cocktail Links.
They don’t look like much now, but we’re just getting started…
Wrap each smokie in a small strip of bacon and secure the bacon to the smokie with a toothpick. Arrange the smokies on a baking sheet.
Sprinkle a good amount of brown sugar on the smokies. Try to get as much brown sugar on the bacon-wrapped smokies themselves, as this is the sugar that will carmelize onto them and taste oh so delicious.
Bake for about 45 minutes at 325 degrees. You want the brown sugar to have melted onto the smokies and be bubbling along the pan.
What you’ll end up with is a candied meat delight with an off-the-charts Smaste™ rating of 43.75. We gave these treats to about a dozen different people and the opinion was unanimous — OMG GOOD!!! Highly recommended.
December 31st, 2008 at 8:56 am
I’ve loved these for years and usually make them for our Superbowl Party. I always [lovingly] called them my Redneck Tapas. They’re so awesome because they’re meat…AND candy! The hardest part is waiting for the sugar to cool. Coming out of the oven, it’s like napalm if you eat them too soon.
January 30th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
for the bacon wrapped lil smokes, you coulda went one step farther and made bacon wrapped pigs in a blanket… im so trying that for the superbowl
February 1st, 2009 at 9:55 am
Something quite similar and for the slightly more health conscious is bacon wrapped dates (stoneless of course). The toffee-like flavour and texture of the dates really complement the richness of the bacon. Give it a try!
February 28th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
We get apple wood smoked baken from Trader Joe’s – a great extra touch!
September 23rd, 2009 at 7:31 am
awesome!! thanks for the recipe! my daughter and i cracked up at all the pics, so easy!
November 27th, 2009 at 11:17 am
I also make another similar recipe and its always a hit. I take whole water chestnuts soak them in soy sauce and a little sugar then wrap in bacon bake just like the sausages.
December 16th, 2009 at 10:05 am
We just made these for our bank Christmas luncheon. SO GOOD!! EVERYONE loved them.