Ingredients
10 servings
- •1 (14 ounce) package little smokie sausages
- •1 pound bacon slices, cut into thirds crosswise
- •1 ½ cups brown sugar, divided
- •½ (12 fluid ounce) can cola-flavored carbonated beverage
- •½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- •1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Wrap each little sausage with 1/3 slice of bacon, and secure them with toothpicks.
- Place the appetizers on a large baking sheet and sprinkle with 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the sugar is melted and bubbling, about 40 minutes; turn the appetizers after 20 minutes.
- Remove the appetizers from the baking sheet with a slotted spoon, and place into a slow cooker. Sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup of brown sugar and the five-spice powder over the smokies, and drizzle with the cola. If desired, add hot sauce to taste.
- Set the cooker to High, and cook 4 hours. Serve warm.
Nutritional Facts
Per 10 servings
- Calories: 291
- Carbohydrate: 24g
- Fat: 17g
- Protein: 11g
- Sugar: 24g