Little Smokies Pigs In A Blanket
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All you need is 2 ingredients to make the perfect Southern comfort food dish and appetizer: little smokies pigs in a blanket wrapped in flaky crescent rolls.
Today I’m sharing a Southern spin on the classic mini pigs in a blanket recipe. We call these little beauties the ultimate comfort food dish in my house. And with all that is going on in the world, who doesn’t need some comfort food from time to time?
The best part is that they are ridiculously quick and easy to make as all you need is 2 ingredients: beef cocktail smokies (also known around these parts as little smokies) and a couple of crescent rolls. You simply wrap the lil smokies in a flaky crescent roll piece and bake for 10 minutes. In a flash, they’ll be ready to eat. I bet little hands will be grabbing for them as soon as they’re out of the oven!
These little smokies pigs in a blanket are a great appetizer to take to game day parties, potlucks, and family gatherings. No one will be able to say no to the combo of tender sausage and flaky pastry.
Recipe Ingredients
- Beef cocktail smokies (little smokies)
- Crescent rolls
How To Make Little Smokies Pigs In A Blanket
Open your package of little smokies and put them all on a paper towel-lined plate.
This will help dry them a bit and our crescent roll dough will stick much better.
(This photo only shows about half of my package).
Take out your refrigerated crescent rolls and roll them out one triangle at a time.
Cut that triangle into about five pieces, like this.
Now take each piece and wrap it around a little smokie, pressing the edges together to seal.
Place them all on an ungreased cookie sheet, leaving them a little room to spread, and bake at 375 for about 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.
Get ’em while they’re hot!
Storage
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. To make sure the pastry gets crispy again, reheat them quickly either in the oven or air fryer.
- You can also freeze the baked mini crescent dogs for up to a month. You can reheat them in the oven from frozen, it will just take longer (approximately 15 minutes).
Recipe Notes
- If you like, you can add cheese by using cheddar smokies or wrapping up a small piece of American cheese along with the smokies. If you do it this way, you’ll want to line the baking sheet with parchment paper as the cheese might seep out and cause them to stick.
- For a flakier texture, brush each pig in a blanket with an egg wash (simply a beaten egg) or a bit of melted butter. You can also add some seasoning on top if you like, like Everything But the Bagel seasoning or poppy seeds.
- If you can’t get your hands on little smokies, substitute them for chopped hot dogs.
Recipe FAQs
How do you serve lil smokies pigs in a blanket?
Simply serve your little smokies crescent rolls alongside your favorite dipping sauce, whether that’s ketchup (as I did above), yellow mustard, bbq sauce, honey mustard, chili sauce, or ranch dressing.
Can I make pigs in a blanket in advance?
Yes, you can. I’d assemble them only up to 24 hours in advance and store them in the fridge, otherwise, the dough will dry out. Then cook as instructed.
Check out these other appetizing appetizer recipes:
Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes (Freezer Friendly)
Air Fryer Pizza Rolls Made From Scratch
Chicken Planks (Like Chicken Fingers, Only Better)
Keto Chaffle Recipe With Onion Rings
Ingredients
- 1 package beef cocktail smokie weenies
- 1 can crescent rolls
Instructions
- Place little smokies on a paper towel-lined plate.1 package beef cocktail smokie weenies
- Open the can of crescent rolls and separate them into triangles. Cut each triangle into five pieces using the photo in this post as a guide.1 can crescent rolls
- Wrap each piece of crescent dough around a cocktail sausage and place it on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 for 10 to 12 minutes.
Nutrition
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
– Mother Teresa
I do these for all our “special events”. We like them best with homemade bread dough, and boy are they popular! My SIL just called me a week ago to get my “recipe”. MMmm, good stuff!
Good advice, Christy. I’ll be praying for you all. Love, Cindy
Christy, I hope things are going okay with the kids! I’m guessing Brady is facing some hard things since he’s older. Ages 11-14 were by far the worst years of my life so I feel for kids in that age range big time. Keep on doing what you’re doing and I’m sure everything will turn out well for your great kids 🙂 My parents didn’t have the happiest marriage and got divorced when I was 16, but before that, we ate dinner together 5 or 6 nights a week (if not more). My husband and I eat dinner together every night too and he grew up eating with his family. NOT eating dinner with the family seems downright odd to me, like deciding everyone’s going to trade beds each night or something. As for the recipe, who wouldn’t like hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls? At Halloween I like to make mummy fingers by cutting tortillas in half and then rolling up a hot dog inside with shredded cheese so the end of the hot dog is sticking out. Secure with a tooth pick, then cut a finger nail shape into the hot dog and bake for about 15 minutes. They look pretty funny and taste good too 🙂 Also my recipe for pizza dough makes enough for 2 pizzas, so I save the extra dough and the next night wrap it around hot dogs so they’re completely encased and bake them with cheddar sprinkled on top. They’re really good! Learned to do that when I lived in Austria 🙂
Opps, I can’t spell today. I meant “Now” I need to buy some cocktail franks and cresent rolls.
My kids love these! We make them the same exact way. No I need to buy some cocktail franks and cresent rolls. Yum! 🙂
Christy, We all can stand some comforting! Our kids will be our babies till the day we die. I want to keep them safe and not hurting, but we can’t always do that. Just love them and give them the guidance they need to grow up and be the kind of person that God wants us all to be.
I’ve always made pigs in a blanket with hot dogs – gonna have to try it with the Lil Smokies! I bet that’s much better! And, after reading your story, I’m tempted to run to the store, cook up some lil piggies and wake my kids to have “dinner” with me (it’s 10pm! LOL) Prolly better not… But, I know what we’re having for dinner tomorrow night!
Thanks for the reminder to really LISTEN, Christy! I could always tell when my mom wasn’t really interested in what I was saying; it meant the world to me when she listened anyway (& really hurt when she didn’t). None of us are perfect and sometimes reminders like this are just what we need to “reset” our attitudes and try again! <3