Cheddar Pigs In A Blanket
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Cheddar Pigs In A Blanket
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🧀💛 If you've never tried pigs in a blanket with cheese before, make this recipe! Sliced cheddar cheese and flaked salt takes this classic game day recipe and turns up the flavor! A FAST and EASY appetizer for holiday parties, get-togethers, or events!Â
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Ingredients
Pigs In A Blanket
- two 8-ounce cans refrigerated crescent rolls* See Notes
- one 14-ounce package little beef franks or little smokies
- 5 lices cheddar cheese 4x4-inch squares** (See Notes)
- flaked sea salt optional for garnish
Dipping Sauce
- heaping 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar packed; to taste
Instructions
Pigs In A Blanket:
- Preheat the oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper*** (See Notes), set aside.
- Unroll the cans of crescent roll dough* and slice along the perforated lines of the triangles.
- Then slice each triangle into 3 skinnier triangles. Alternatively, you can just slight them in half if you prefer a bigger roll on your pigs in a blanket, but you’ll only be able to make 36 instead of 40.
- Pat the little beef franks or little smokies dry with a paper towel; set aside.
- Slice each cheese slices into 8 pieces (1x2-inches approximately).
- Pace a piece of cheese on the larger end of each of the crescent triangle pieces.
- Place a little beef frank on top of the larger end with the cheese and dough and then roll up, and place on the prepared baking sheet spaced at least 1 inch apart.
- Repeat the process with the other remaining ingredients.
- Optionally sprinkle with flaked salt and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the rolls are as golden brown as desired; rotate baking sheet once midway through to ensure even browning. Start checking at 10 minutes and keep an eye on them in the final minutes of baking because crescent roll dough can cook fast as it's approaching the end of cooking.
- While the pigs in a blanket bake, make the dipping sauce.
Dipping Sauce:
- To a small bowl, combine all the ingredients, whisk to combine, taste to check for flavor balance, and make any tweaks if desired.
- Serve the freshly baked pigs in a blanket warm with the dipping sauce.
- Extra dipping sauce will keep airtight for 1 week in the fridge. Pigs in a blanket are best served fresh however they will reheat well in the oven or an air fryer but terribly in the microwave.
Notes
- *Crescent dough: I use Original Crescent Roll Dough although I'm sure you can use any of the other many flavors such as Buttery, Flaky, Reduced Fat, etc.
- **Cheese: I use cheddar cheese when I make these but you can also use American cheese. Make sure to use sandwich-sized or burger-sized cheese slices that are about 4×4-inches which frequently come in a 10-slice resealable package or similar.
- ***Parchment paper: The parchment paper not only helps with cleanup but it helps prevent the pigs in a blanket from sticking as well as in my opinion helps the bread bake up with a better texture, although you could try it I suppose skipping the parchment and see how you like the texture of the bread.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
63kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
132mg
(6%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 63 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 63kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 132mg | 6% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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