Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies

Servings: servings

Calories: 392cal

Cut the bacon into thirds.
1 pound bacon
Tightly wrap one piece of bacon around one little sausage. Place seam down in a glass 13x9 dish. Repeat with remaining little smokies.
14 oz little smoked sausages
Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar. There should be a thin layer over all the little smokies. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
1 cup packed brown sugar
Preheat oven to 350°F. Uncover little smokies and bake for 40-50 minutes. Bacon should be crispy and sugar deeply caramelized.

5 from 174 votes

We suggest cutting the bacon into thirds because if you leave the strips any longer they will never crisp up. There may be a few pieces of bacon left over. Do not use thick cut, it won't crisp up.
You can make this ahead and bake when you are ready!
Letting them sit with the brown sugar for 1 to 2 hours in the refrigerator before baking makes all the difference in flavor.
As for the pan you use, this makes a big difference. I asked my mom how she did it and she said she uses a glass baking dish, not a foil-lined baking sheet. To clean up after, she fills the pan with hot tap water and lets it sit for a few minutes. The caramelized sugar dissolves away.
Use regular sliced bacon, not thick cut. Thick cut will not crisp before the brown sugar caramelizes.
Pack the wrapped smokies snugly into the dish so the brown sugar sits on top of them rather than running into the gaps.

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Prep Time5

Cook Time40

Marinating time1

Total Time1 45