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Aug 21, 2014

Sweet Lil Smokies

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Sweet Lil Smokies – lil smokies wrapped in crescent rolls and baked in a honey pecan sauce. These are always the first thing gone from my parties! 

Sweet Lil Smokies - lil smokies wrapped in crescent rolls and baked in a honey pecan sauce. These are always the first thing gone from my parties!

You guys. I have had a week.

And I know that technically the week isn’t over but I’m done with blog posts after I hit publish on this and I’m done with sports practices. My only obligation is getting kids to and from school. After that, I’m free to get in my PJs and afternoon-drink.

Not that I’d ever do that.

I know I said I’d never mention Stove Saga 2014 again but… I’m mentioning it again. Because guess what? Now my stupid oven is stupid.

When I preheated the oven to make these Sweet Lil Smokies yesterday, it never preheated. Like, it didn’t light or whatever it is that ovens do. So I kept turning it off and on until it finally did.

And two hours later it finally passed 300F.

Ugggghhhhh.

Yeah, I really waited almost 3 hours for my oven to get to 375 degrees so that I could make these.

Sweet Lil Smokies - lil smokies wrapped in crescent rolls and baked in a honey pecan sauce. These are always the first thing gone from my parties!

What Are Lil Smokies?

Lil Smokies are a brand name for really small smoked sausages, usually used in pigs in a blanket type recipes. They are fully cooked and can be eaten right out of the package but I definitely recommend cooking them in some way. 

You can find them in pretty much any grocery store in the same refrigerated section as the larger smoked sausages and hot dogs. 

How To Make Sweet Lil Smokies

These are such an easy appetizer but they are always the first thing gone from all my parties.

  • Melt butter, brown sugar, and honey together. Stir in pecans
  • Pour the butter mixture into the bottom of a baking dish
  • Roll Lil Smokies into crescent rolls and place in the baking dish
  • Bake until the crescents are golden brown 

Can You Make Sweet Lil Smokies Ahead?

No, I don’t recommend making these ahead. They are best right out of the oven when they are warm and the crescent rolls are flaky and delicious. 

Sweet Lil Smokies - lil smokies wrapped in crescent rolls and baked in a honey pecan sauce. These are always the first thing gone from my parties!

More Appetizer Recipes

  • Maple Pecan Baked Brie
  • Muffuletta Dip
  • Pepperoni Crescent Rolls
  • Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs
  • Fancy Pigs in a Blanket
  • Slow Cooker Apple Kielbasa Bites

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Sweet Lil Smokies - lil smokies wrapped in crescent rolls and baked in a honey pecan sauce. These are always the first thing gone from my parties!

Yield: 24 servings

Sweet Lil Smokies

Sweet Lil Smokies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 14 ounce package Lil Smokies
  • 2 cans crescent rolls
  • 1 cup 2 sticks butter
  • 6 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. In a saucepan, melt butter; stir in brown sugar and honey and stir until brown sugar is dissolved. Stir in pecans. Pour into the prepared pan.
  3. Unwrap your crescents and separate into 8ths. Take each piece and cut into 3 triangles; roll a Lil Smokies in each piece and place on top of pecan mixture in baking dish. Repeat with remaining ingredients. (I always have 3 or 4 crescent rolls left so if you want, you can start dividing the crescents into 2 instead of 3 - or you can just bake the crescents as they're supposed to be baked!)
  4. Bake in preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 231Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 279mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 4g

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Filed Under: appetizer Tagged With: appetizer, sausage, snack

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Comments

  1. heather @french press says

    Aug 21, 2014 at 8:47 am

    this is totally football food! sucks about your oven though

    Reply
  2. Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says

    Aug 21, 2014 at 10:37 am

    So sorry about your oven and a long week! You definitely deserve a nice long break in your PJ’s! These are the perfect football food – these look absolutely delicious Amanda!!

    Reply
  3. Amanda says

    Aug 21, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    This looks awesome!!

    Reply
  4. [email protected] Apple of My Eye says

    Aug 21, 2014 at 9:13 pm

    Gah- oven troubles are the WORST. These look absolutely AMAZING though, so they were definitely worth the wait :). You really can’t go wrong with brown sugar and butter <3.

    Reply
  5. DessertForTwo says

    Aug 22, 2014 at 6:55 am

    These are serious comfort food! And sounds like you definitely deserve it! Sorry about your stupid oven :(

    Reply
  6. Erin says

    Aug 22, 2014 at 9:48 am

    I am so excited for football to start, and football food to happen! My guys would love this, and it will be made! They really must be awesome, if you waited for 3 hours for your oven to preheat. If ever there was a time for an afternoon-drink, this is it!

    Reply
  7. Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says

    Aug 24, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    I just totally had flash backs to the Christmas our ignitor went out on our oven that wasn’t very old and my husband THANKS THE LORD figured it out and moved the ignitor from the broiler to the bottom! These look tasty! love the sweet combo!

    Reply
  8. nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says

    Aug 29, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    Don’t mind me as I eat this whole tray.
    I seriously would eat it all myself. And smack Price away from these.

    Reply
  9. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    Aug 30, 2014 at 9:29 am

    Ugh oven troubles SUCK. But these are so genius! Oh my gosh – my daughter LOVES lil’ smokies like this but with the sweetness on the bottom? Genius. Pinned, totally making!

    Reply

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