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Cheddar Pigs in a Blanket
A delicious cheddar pigs in a blanket recipe that uses cheese and flaked salt to elevate this delicious appetizer! Serve them with a homemade sauce for the ultimate game day snack!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 40
Calories: 14 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ounce cans crescent rolls
- 1 oz package of little beef franks or smokies
- 5 lices cheddar cheese
- pinch flaked salt (optional garnish)
Sauce:
- 9 TBS ketchup
- 2 TBS yellow mustard
- 1 TBS light brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll crescent dough and slice along perforated lines. Then slice each triangle into 3 skinny triangles. (You can slice them in half if you want larger pigs in a blanket, but then you will only get 36 instead of 40)
- Pat franks dry with a paper towel.
- Cut each cheese slice into 8 1"x2" pieces, then place one piece of cheese on the larger end of each triangle of crescent dough.
- Place a frank on top of each piece of cheese, then roll up and place on prepared baking sheet at least 1" apart.
- Sprinkle with flaked salt and bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Cup of Yum
Dipping Sauce
- While pigs are baking, whisk together ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar in a small bowl until combined.
- Serve pigs in a blanket warm with dipping sauce.
Notes
- Reheat in the oven or air fryer, never the microwave. Place them on a parchment lined baking sheet and place them in the oven cold. Change the temperature to 375 degrees and let them heat up with the oven.
- Use cheese slices that are about 4×4 inches to make it easier to make these. Square slices will give you the perfect amount for the pigs.
- Try different cheeses with the pigs. American, mild cheddar, and sharp cheddar are some of my family’s favorites.
- Roll the cheddar pigs in a blanket in advance then bake right before serving. Roll the pigs, cover the baking sheet with plastic, and place in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
- Keep pigs in a blanket warm by putting them in a low temp (like 200 degrees) oven until ready to serve.
- Freeze pigs in a blanket in an airtight freezer safe container for up to three months. To reheat, thaw first in the refrigerator overnight then use reheating instructions to reheat.
Nutrition Information
Calories
14kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
53mg
(2%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
39IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 14
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 14kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 53mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 39IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.