Candied Smokies Wrapped in a Piggy Blanket

Candied Smokies Wrapped in a Piggy Blanket 

(Sugar free, Keto Friendly)

Author: Liz Jocson

Prep time: 5 minutes 

Cooke time: 30 minutes 

Total time: 35 minutes 

Ingredients:

• 16oz package little Smokies 
• 15 slices bacon, cut into 3 smaller sections
• 3/4 cup homemade brown Monk Fruit (See recipe notes)
• 3/4 cup pecans 
• 3 tablespoons sugar free maple syrup I use Lakanto maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste 

Instructions:

1. Prepare a jelly roll pan (or large baking sheet with a rim), with a layer of parchment paper. Set aside.  Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
2. Add brown Monk Fruit and pecans to food processor. 
3. Pulse until pecans are finely chopped.
4. Add cayenne pepper and pulse again.
5. Pat sausages dry with a paper towel and wrap each individual sausage with a piece of the cut bacon.  Secure with a toothpick.
6. Coat them in the rub. Be careful of the toothpicks. Repeat with all remaining sausages/bacon.
7. Line sugar rubbed sausage/bacon on prepared baking sheet.
8. Drizzle maple syrup over sausage/bacon.
9. Bake 25-30 minutes, until bacon is browned. 
10. Enjoy!
    

RECIPE NOTES:

Brown Monk Fruit recipe:

Ingredients 

• 1 cup Monk Fruit 
• 3/4 teaspoon Mapliene (or your favorite maple extract)
• 3/4 teaspoon stevia glycerite ( optional but keeps recipe soft

Instructions:

1. Mix ingredients together with a fork.
2. Store in air tight bag/container. 
3. Use in place of brown sugar.