Bacon Brown Sugar Smokies

Hi everyone! I hope you had a nice Easter. Ours was great! I, of course, ate way too much.... but that's to be expected. And adding to the feast were these super simple appetizers that I threw together. Since this was my first time hosting, I wanted to make sure I had something to offer people in case the turkey took longer than I expected. These were done in a snap. And come on, who doesn't love bacon? Who doesn't love smokies? Who doesn't love bacon and smokies smothered in caramelized sugar?

It's a no-brainer :)


Ingredients:

• 1 lb bacon (I used hickory smoked but I'm not sure there is such a thing as a bad bacon!)


• 1 package little smokies



• Brown Sugar

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees



• Place parchment paper on a baking sheet **



• Unwrap bacon and slice into thirds.



• Now wrap 1/3 strip of bacon around a little smokie and place on parchment



• Top with liberal amounts of brown sugar



• And bake until sugar is melted and bacon is crispy!

Seems simple enough, right? But did you see the ** above? Umm, please.. please please PLEASE use a baking pan with sides. I used a flat sheet and, in true Rookie Chef fashion, the brown sugar melted and rolled off into the oven. Luckily it was a nice day, because I had to open up the windows to get the burnt sugar smell out of the kitchen. Oops.

Anyway, here is what your little guys look like pre-oven:

And here are they are about to be devoured!





These we sweet and smoky, totally delcious. I love that they can be whipped up in just a few minutes! And if you need to keep them warm for awhile, just throw them in the crockpot on low.

And in case anyone is interested, Lucas will be ONE in just a few short weeks. How is that possible?! Here a few photos of our Easter weekend:



And of course, one of him going through his Easter basket!