If you have seen recipes for little smokies wrapped in bacon, this recipe takes it a couple steps further. It's totally worth the extra work and always gobbled up quickly!
Ingredients
- 1 package little smokie sausages , 14 ounce
- 1 pound bacon slices , cut into thirds crosswise
- 1.5 cups brown sugar , divided
- 0.5 cans cola-flavored carbonated beverage , 12 fluid ounce
- 0.5 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce , Optional
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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2
Wrap each little sausage with 1/3 slice of bacon, and secure them with toothpicks.
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3
Place the appetizers on a large baking sheet and sprinkle with 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
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4
Bake in the preheated oven until the sugar is melted and bubbling, about 40 minutes; turn the appetizers after 20 minutes.
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5
Remove the appetizers from the baking sheet with a slotted spoon, and place into a slow cooker. Sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup of brown sugar and the five-spice powder over the smokies, and drizzle with the cola. If desired, add hot sauce to taste.
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6
Set the cooker to High, and cook 4 hours. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
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