4 Ingredient BBQ Bacon Little Smokies
When you’re planning a party, finding gluten free appetizers is the best way to ensure you have something delicious for everyone to eat! So, whether you’re planning a menu for the Super Bowl, tailgating, or Year Year’s Eve, it’s always a good idea to have a few delicious finger food ideas to make for a crowd. The good news is that you can whip up these BBQ bacon little smokies in just a few minutes. And since you only need four ingredients to make them, they’re an amazing snack to feed your party guests.
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You can’t go wrong by combining smoked sausages with bacon! And when you add a little bit of BBQ sauce to the mix, you have a delicious appetizer that’s perfect for the big game!
But game day isn’t the only reason to serve this gluten free party food recipe. They’re a great option for any party where you need to feed a crowd quickly and easily.
BBQ Bacon Little Smokies
Since these four ingredient appetizers are so easy to make, you only need a few minutes of prep time to put them together! That means they’re perfect for a last minute party!
You only need a few simple ingredients to make a batch of homemade pigs in a blanket for your next party. Grab these ingredients to make your own at home right now:
- Little smokies sausages
- Bacon
- Brown sugar
- BBQ sauce. I used Sweet Baby Ray’s because it’s gluten free, but you can use your favorite brand on your smoked sausages!
What Brand of cocktail franks are gluten free?
Finding the right ingredients is essential when you’re making gluten free recipes, so it’s always good to know what brands are safe to eat. These brands of cocktail franks are labled gluten free:
- Parkview Cocktail Sausages (Aldi brand)
- Kroger Cocktail Smokies
Other little smokies brands aren’t labeled as gluten free, but they aren’t made with gluten containing ingredients. These brands may be safe to eat if you have a gluten intolerance:
How to Make BBQ Bacon Wrapped Smokies
After gathering up your ingredients, you’ll just need a few minutes of prep work to get started on this quick and easy recipe.
The first thing you’ll need to do is slice your bacon strips into thirds so the pieces are small enough to wrap around each sausage. Then, place a sausage on top of the bacon piece and roll it to cover the lil smokie. Continue rolling each sausage in bacon until they’re all covered. You can use toothpicks to hold the bacon in place if you want. But the bacon will begin to cling to the sausage as it cooks, so toothpicks aren’t absolutely necessary.
Now that all your cocktail franks are covered in bacon, place them in a baking dish. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top of all the sausages. Lightly press the sugar into the bacon to help it stick to the top of the meat as it cooks.
Place the baking sheet in the oven. Bake the lil smokies for around 15 minutes, until the bacon is just starting to get crispy.
After that, remove the pan from the oven and brush the tops of all the sausages liberally with BBQ sauce. I would suggest adding more sauce that you think you’ll need because it will thicken as it cooks.
Return the pan to the oven and continue cooking the smokies for another 10 minutes, until the BBQ sauce begins to form a glaze over the top of the bacon.
BBQ Bacon Smokies Recipe Ideas
See how simple it is to make these BBQ bacon smokies for your Super Bowl appetizers? You can serve your little smokies as-is or push some toothpicks in the top of each sausage to make them easier to eat — because these saucy franks can get a little messy!
Everyone at your party is going to love this amazing gluten free recipe — whether they can eat gluten or not! And with the help of these recipe ideas, you can whip up a delicious snack for any get-together you have on your calendar.
- Use different sausages. This recipe is perfect for little smokes, but just about any type of smoked sausage will work! You can used sliced kielbasa, andouille sausage, or bratwurst. Simply cut the sausage into thick slices, wrap it with bacon, top it with brown sugar and bake!
- Leave out the sugar. It’s easy to make this a low carb, keto appetizer. Simply leave the brown sugar off and use your favorite sugar free BBQ sauce.
Recipe for BBQ Bacon Little Smokies
Make these quick and easy BBQ bacon little smokies for your next party with four simple ingredients and a few minutes of prep work!
Ingredients
- 1 14 ounce package little smokies
- 12 slices bacon, cut into thirds
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Wrap each sausage with a piece of bacon and place it in a baking dish.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top of all the sausages, pressing into the top of the bacon pieces.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the pan from the oven and brush with BBQ sauce.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Allow the sausages to cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 226Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 668mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 9g
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
