Description
This classic Pigs in Blankets recipe features juicy cocktail sausages wrapped in smoked streaky bacon, baked to crispy perfection, and finished with a drizzle of honey for a sticky, flavorful twist. Perfect as a festive appetizer or party snack, these bite-sized treats combine savory and sweet elements for a crowd-pleasing dish.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 15 rashers/strips of smoked streaky bacon
- 30 cocktail sausages
- 2 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 200C/400F (fan). This temperature ensures the bacon crisps up nicely while the sausages cook through.
- Prepare the Bacon: Take each rasher of bacon and stretch it out a little. Slice each rasher in half widthways to create smaller pieces suitable for wrapping each sausage.
- Wrap the Sausages: Take a cocktail sausage and wrap one piece of the sliced bacon around it. Make sure the bacon overlaps slightly to hold the sausage securely.
- Arrange on Tray: Place the bacon-wrapped sausages seam-side down on a baking tray. This ensures they stay wrapped during cooking.
- Bake: Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes until the sausages are fully cooked and the bacon is crisp and golden.
- Glaze with Honey: Remove the tray from the oven and drizzle the honey evenly over the bacon-wrapped sausages.
- Finish Baking: Return the tray to the oven and bake for a further 5 minutes. This step caramelizes the honey, giving the pigs in blankets a delicious sticky glaze.
- Serve: Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a minute, as the honey will be very hot. Carefully transfer the sausages to a serving plate and serve warm.
Notes
- These little sausages wrapped in bacon are enhanced by a sticky honey glaze, adding extra flavor and making them especially delicious.
- Perfect accompaniment to Christmas turkey or as a party snack.
- For crispier bacon, place sausages on a wire rack over the baking tray to allow fat to drain during cooking.
- Ensure honey drizzle is done towards the end to prevent burning.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 64 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 144 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 11 mg
