Sweet and Spicy Pigs in a Blanket with Cheese Dip
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5.0
15 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
55 mins
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Cook Time
55 mins
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Additional Time
30 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
54 Pig
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Calories
64 kcal
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Cuisine
North American, American
Sweet and Spicy Pigs in a Blanket with Cheese Dip
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These Sweet and Spicy Pigs in a Blanket are packed with flavor and are paired with a Habanero Spicy Cheese dip. Perfect appetizer for your game day or party menu!EASY - This recipe includes one extra step compared to classic American pigs in a blanket. The addition of a sweet and spicy sauce makes them so much more flavorful, while still keeping the recipe easy for beginners to make. US based cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. Common Measurement Conversions.
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Ingredients
Spicy and Sweet Pigs in a Blanket
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1.5 lbs small cocktail sausages I use Smokies
- 3 tbsp packed brown sugar
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper I use a heaped tsp because we love it spicy!
- ¼ cup tomato ketchup
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 lb crescent roll sheet 2 sheets
- 1 egg lightly beaten (for the egg wash)
Habanero Cheese Dip (slightly adapted from Serious Eats)
- 8 oz shredded monterrey jack or pepper jack cheese
- ½ habanero de-seeded and chopped finely. Use less if you're using pepper jack cheese
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 can evaporated milk
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp spicy mustard
- salt and pepper
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Instructions
Spicy and Sweet Pigs in a Blanket
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick skillet, over medium-high heat.
- When the oil is hot, fry the sausages in the pan until they are heated through, and some caramelization starts to occur.
- Add the sugar, tomato ketchup, cayenne pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Mix with the sausages until they are coated with the mix and fry them for a few more minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the sausages completely (as seen in the pictures in the post).
- Remove from the heat and let them cool down to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C.
- Place one crescent dough sheet on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut 1 inch-wide strips using a pizza cutter or knife. Cut each strip into 3 - 4 pieces (depending on how thick your cocktail sausages are).
- Wrap each mini sausage with a strip of the crescent dough, and pinch the edges to seal.
- Place the wrapped sausages on a parchment paper-lined baking tray.
- Brush each of them with an egg wash, and bake in preheated oven for 10 - 12 minutes, until the crescent dough is golden brown (please see recipe note about using puff pastry in place of crescent dough).
- Remove from the oven once baked, and let them cool down for a few minutes. Serve warm, or at room temperature, with dipping sauces.
Habanero Cheese Dip
- Grate the cheese using the large holes of a box grater (or equivalent). Toss the cheese with the cornstarch, until well-mixed.
- In a saucepan, combine the cornstarch coated cheese, evaporated milk, cayenne pepper, habanero and mustard. Heat over medium-low heat to gently heat the milk-cheese mix. Mix gently and frequently until the cheese has completely melted and you have a smooth, thick cheese sauce. You can add more evaporated milk (or cream) to thin out the sauce if you like (I add a few tbsp of cream to the cheese sauce every time I want to heat it up again).
- Season with salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve warm with the spicy and sweet pigs in a blanket.
Notes
- Using puff pastry - cut thin strips of puff pastry and wrap these around the cocktail sausages the same way you would with crescent dough. The oven should be preheated to 375°F / 190°C, and these need to be baked for 15 - 20 minutes (or until the puff pastry is golden brown).
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1piece
Calories
64kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
119mg
(5%)
Potassium
33mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
81IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 54Pig
Amount Per Serving
Calories 64 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1piece | |
| Calories | 64kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 119mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 33mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 81IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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