Pigs In a Blanket Recipe

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posted by Christy Denneyon Oct 26, 2021 (updated Mar 24, 2023) 4 comments »

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Pigs In a Blanket are the answer to every get together. They are the first appetizer to go at the party and the ideal game day food. A small co*cktail sausage is snuggled in crescent roll dough and baked. These are one of my kids all time favorites and one of my go-to easy recipes for a quick snack! Some people call these mini crescent dogs.

I’m a food blogger who is supposed to have gourmet food at all my events. What do people want to eat? Easy pigs in a blanket!

This classic appetizer makes an appearance at Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and and the Super Bowl. For Christmas you can even bake them in the form of a wreath.

INGREDIENTS

Crescent Dough – buttery dough that wraps up the little sausage. Some people like to use puff pastry or biscuit dough but I like the texture of crescent dough better.
Little Smokies (lil’ smokies) or co*cktail sausages – savory meat that is so good! You could even use vienna sausages in a pinch.
(optional) – poppy seeds or sesame seeds for topping. I don’t use these but some people do.

HOW TO MAKE PIGS IN A BLANKET

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
2. Cut each crescent triangle in 3 pieces. Using 1 strip of dough for each wrap around the sausage.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 -15 minutes or until golden brown at 375 degrees. Serve with mustard and ketchup.

WHY ARE THEY CALLED PIGS IN A BLANKET?

Pigs in a blanket got their unique name because the pork sausage represent the pigs, and they’re wrapped in a blanket of dough. You can either make these with small sausages or full size hot dogs.

CLASSIC PIGS VS MINI PIGS

The larger version of these is a full size regular hot dogs wrapped in crescent dough. Personally the little pigs are much better than the larger pigs. But let’s be honest, anything wrapped in buttery crescent rolls is good.

OTHER NAMES

What are some other names these are called?

Halloweenies
mini crescent dogs
crescent roll pigs

WHAT TO DIP THESE IN?

Mustard
Ketchup
bbq sauce

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Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket
Easy Feta Dip
Killer Artichoke Bread
BLT Dip
Spinach Artichoke Cups
Spinach Ranch Dip
Mediterranean 7-Layer Dip
Cowboy Caviar Dip
Greek Salsa
BLT Dip
Warm Bacon Cheese Dip

Pigs In a Blanket

4 from 3 votes

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) tubes crescent rolls
48 mini co*cktail weiners or sausages

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
Cut each of the crescent dough triangles into 3 pieces. Using 1 strip of dough for each wrap around the weiner
Bake for 12 -15 minutes or until golden brown at 375 degrees. Serve with mustard and ketchup.

Cuisine: American

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4 comments on “Pigs In a Blanket”

Carol Hokel — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 @ 14:29:07 EDT Reply
How do you cut the crescent roll triangular pieces into three equal parts to wrap the sausages? Can you show a picture of the cuts in a piece of dough?
- Christy Denney — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 @ 02:15:29 EST Reply
  It’s as equal as you can get. It’s very forgiving
Irene Fooshee — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 @ 18:58:37 EST Reply
Looking forward to new recipe’s
- Christy Denney — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 @ 19:36:50 EST Reply
  Thank you!

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