Meat Candy - The Perfect Hors d'oeuvres

A couple of weeks ago, Jay gave you a three ingredient party punch. I thought I'd match her punchy post with a three ingredient hors d'oeuvres. Before we begin, I should warn you - this is in no way health food. In fact, there's not a single healthy ingredient. It is, however, delicious. It might be one of the most delicious hors d'oeuvres in my cocktail food repertoire.

The ingredients:

Bacon

Little Smokies

Brown Sugar

That's it! Three lovely, heavenly ingredients. As a note, I typically use thin sliced bacon as it is easier to wrap. Also, I use the pork Little Smokie sausages because it is super yummy with the bacon. Back to the action!

Step 1. Cut the bacon strips into halves or thirds, depending on how long your bacon is. Dredge the bacon in the brown sugar. Dust off any excess sugar, this should be a light coating.

Step 2. Wrap the dredged bacon around a Little Smokie sausage, spear the roll with a toothpick to keep everything in place.

Step 3. Place your bacon army on a sheet pan. Typically, I use a bit of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan for easy clean up. Foil would also be good. These do get messy. Pop in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes until the bacon is cooked to the crispiness you desire.

The results are amazingly scrumptious. The perfect bite of salty, sweet and savory. I've been making these for years now for our parties (and many other parties) and they've never failed to be a huge hit. The only problem is making enough because they tend to disappear so quickly!

Enjoy!

Meat Candy Recipe

Ingredients:

Bacon - cut into halves or thirds

Little Smokie Sausages

Brown Sugar

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Dredge the bacon in brown sugar. Wrap the dredged bacon around a sausage and secure with a toothpick. Place on baking sheet. Repeat as many times as you need to. Once all sausages have been wrapped, place the baking sheet in the pre-heated oven for 30-35 minutes.