Pepper Jelly Hogs in a Blanket Recipe
These Pepper Jelly Hogs in a Blanket are a delicious twist on a classic appetizer, featuring spicy sausage wrapped in flaky crescent dough, topped with sweet and tangy hot pepper jelly and whole-grain mustard. Perfect for parties or game day snacks, they bake up golden and bubbly for a crowd-pleasing treat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 mini servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
Dough
- 8 ounces Crescent dough sheet
Sausage
- 12 ounces sausage links (such as Aidells Spicy Mango with Jalapeno, skinless sausage, or kielbasa with jalapeno; fully cooked)
Toppings
- ¼ cup hot pepper jelly
- 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F. Prepare one or two 24-cup mini muffin tins by spraying them with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Prepare dough strips: On a clean work surface, lay the crescent dough sheet flat. Cut it in half lengthwise, then slice each half into ¾-inch wide strips for wrapping.
- Cut sausage: Slice the fully cooked sausage links into 1-inch pieces, making them bite-sized and perfect for wrapping.
- Roll sausage with dough: Take one strip of dough and gently stretch it as you roll it around each sausage piece along the edge, ensuring it’s snugly wrapped.
- Place in muffin tin: Position each rolled sausage piece into a muffin cup with the sausage end facing up, allowing space for toppings.
- Add toppings and bake: Spoon a small dollop of hot pepper jelly and a small dollop of whole-grain mustard on top of each wrapped sausage. Bake in the preheated oven at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and toppings are bubbly.
- Cool and serve: Remove from the oven and transfer the muffins to a cooling rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm on a tray and enjoy these spicy, sweet, savory bites!
Notes
- You can substitute the sausage with any spicy or flavored fully cooked sausages you prefer.
- If you don’t have hot pepper jelly, use regular pepper jelly or a sweet chili sauce for similar flavors.
- Make sure the crescent dough is not too cold to prevent tearing while rolling.
- These are best served warm but can be reheated gently in the oven before serving.
- Use mini muffin tins to get perfectly portioned bite-sized appetizers.
Keywords: pepper jelly, hogs in a blanket, sausage appetizer, party snacks, crescent dough, spicy sausage, holiday appetizers
