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!
My favorite kind of food is party food! Some of my other favorite recipes for football games or parties are Layered Ranch Taco Dip, Cheesy Sausage and Spinach Dip, and Pineapple Cheese Ball.
You have found one of my alltime favorite party snacks. Like, maybe my number 1 favorite party snack. These Sweet Lil Smokies are that good.
I made them for the first time for my oldest’s first birthday party (he’s 14 now) and we have made them over and over again every single football season since.
They are so easy and seriously, they are the first thing to disappear from all my parties. And everyone always asks for the recipe.
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.
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
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.
Can You Freeze Them?
I don’t recommend freezing these.
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
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
- Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- 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.
- 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!)
- Bake in preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 231Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 279mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 4g
Sherrie says
Unroll crescent rolls and cut each triangle into 2 triangles (when you unroll the crescent rolls, 2 triangles are attached making a big square, just cut from there following the perforation for one cut and made another cut from the other corners = giving you 4 little triangles) This will give you 32 triangles.
Note:
original recipe called for crescent rolls to be cut in 3 triangles & used 24 smokey links. My S.I.L. thought they have too much dough & changed it & uses 32 lil Smokies.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
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!
nicole @ I am a Honey Bee says
Don’t mind me as I eat this whole tray.
I seriously would eat it all myself. And smack Price away from these.
Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says
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!
Erin says
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!
DessertForTwo says
These are serious comfort food! And sounds like you definitely deserve it! Sorry about your stupid oven :(
Christine@ Apple of My Eye says
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.
Amanda says
This looks awesome!!
Chelsea @chelseasmessyapron says
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!!
heather @french press says
this is totally football food! sucks about your oven though