PIGS IN A BLANKET

Pigs in a Blanket

Growing up, my mom always made Pigs in a Blanket and baked beans for Halloween supper - and we couldn't leave the house until we had something to eat.  Good thing that these were always one of our favorites!

​As the years have passed, these retro and iconic rollups have always been a family favorite.  So simple and easy to make that even the little ones love helping to make them!

Pigs in a Blanket

Not only for Halloween, these are always the first thing to disappear when I serve them at football parties, deck parties, and they are a regular at our Christmas Eve appetizer party!

And everyone always says, "gees, why don't we have these more often?"  

​And if you REALLY want to shake things up and have people charging towards the table, put a little piece of American cheese inside the little 'ol Little Smokie, and they are smoking wonderful!  Melty cheese inside that little Pig in a Blanket?  So darn good!  And for an even BIGGER taste, you can use regular-sized hotdogs and a regular-sized crescent roll dough slice to have a bigger version - with even more melty cheese.....SO GOOD!

For an easy appetizer or snack for a holiday appetizer party, for the Super Bowl, game night, or a Saturday stay-at-home movie night, these little Pigs in a Blanket will ALWAYS be a hit!  Everyone always goes crazy for these, and everyone loves food that brings back warm and coy memories, and these little Pigs in a Blanket do that for us!

​Happy munching!

Pigs in a Blanket

PIGS IN A BLANKET

Pigs in a Blanket are a family favorite at holiday parties and football parties! 
Iconic, retro and totally addicting little pigs in a blanket – so perfect and SO GOOD!
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Pigs in a Blanket

​INGREDIENTS:
1 (28-ounce) package mini hot dogs, cocktail franks or “Lil Smokies”
2 packages Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Sliced American cheese (optional)
 
SERVE WITH:  mustard, catsup, barbeque sauce
 
HOW I MAKE THESE:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
2. Unroll the crescent rolls, separate the triangles, and then using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, slice each triangle into three strips.
3. If you are using American cheese, cut a slit into the center of a mini hot dog and place a small piece of cheese into the slit BEFORE rolling it up
   
4. Place a mini hot dog on the thick end of the strip and roll up. Place point-side-down on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the crescent roll dough.
   
5. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
6. Serve plain or with ketchup, mustard or barbeque sauce on the side.
7. These are the best when served hot from the oven!

 
NOTES:   If you want to make full-size hot dogs, simply use regular hot dogs and a full crescent roll triangle for each hot dog (do not slice into three strips). Bake as directed above.

YIELD:  48  (each package of crescent rolls makes 24)

Originally posted March 2010; Revised & reposted December 2016.
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