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Pigs In A Blanket Recipe

Pigs in a Blanket piled on a plate.

My favorite finger food is Pigs In A Blanket. Invite me to your party and tell me you’re making these, and you can be certain I will RSVP yes. And then I will eat more than my share because, well, that’s how I roll.

And then you will have to roll me out the door when you want me to leave.

Our New Year’s tradition is having a snack day, and my mom is always in charge of preparing the snacks … which, yes, include Pigs In A Blanket.

This year, though, we weren’t going to see her, which meant I was in charge of making the snacks for me and Pete. Of course, Pigs In A Blanket were on the menu.

These are also perfect if you’re hosting any upcoming Football Sundays. We host football every week in our garage-turned-home theater, so I’ll definitely be making these again soon.

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Pigs In A Blanket Recipe

You can either make Pigs in a Blanket with biscuits or crescent rolls. This recipe will take you through both variations.

Pigs In A Blanket Ingredients:

How To Make Pigs In A Blanket:

Pre-heat the oven to 350 F.

Rinse the cocktail wieners and pat them dry.

Crescent rolls on a cutting board.

If you’re using refrigerated crescent rolls, unroll the package and cut the crescent roll pack into its perforated triangles.

If you’re using biscuit rolls, you can skip this step.

Cut the crescent or biscuit rolls in half.

Cocktail wiener on a crescent roll.

If you’re using a crescent roll, place the cocktail wiener at the long edge of the crescent roll and roll until you reach the point.

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If you’re using a biscuit roll, put a cocktail wiener in the center and fold over the sides.

Crescent roll wrapped around a cocktail wiener.

Place them, fold side down, on a silicone baking mat-lined cookie sheet.

Crescent roll wrapped around a cocktail wiener with everything bagel seasoning on top..

Sprinkle the tops with everything bagel seasoning.

Trust me, that baking mat is a necessity in your life. The Pigs In A Blanket will come right off the mat instead of getting stuck to a pan.

Baked Pigs in a Blanket.

Bake for approximately 10 minutes, until the dough is cooked through and becomes golden brown.

Serve with your favorite condiments.

Pigs In A Blanket Variations:

This is the basic Pigs In A Blanket recipe. You can change it up a few different ways, not including the dough (we’ll get to that next).

Bacon-Wrapped Pigs In A Blanket: Cut a piece of bacon into thirds. Wrap it around the cocktail wiener, then wrap it in the dough. For a gluten-free version of this, try our Bacon-Wrapped Cocktail Wieners recipe.

Cheesy Pigs In A Blanket: Cut cheddar cheese slices into four log strips. Wrap the cheese around the mini hot dog, then wrap the hot dog in the dough.

Pizza Pigs In A Blanket: Put a dollop of marinara sauce on the dough. Then, put a chunk of mozzarella and wrap that up with the mini hot dog. If you want, you could also add a couple slices of pepperoni to make a pepperoni pizza dog.

What are good homemade dipping sauces for Pigs In A Blanket?

Dipping sauces are part of the fun of Pigs In A Blanket. Of course, you could buy some dipping sauces at the store while you’re buying your ingredients, but homemade dipping sauces just taste that much better.

A few really good homemade dipping sauces to go with these are:

Baked Pigs in a Blanket.

Pigs In A Blanket: Frequently Asked Questions

What can I use instead of refrigerated dough?

We like using refrigerated biscuits or crescent rolls because they’re easy. All you have to do is pop open the can and you’re ready to use them.

If you make this Pigs In A Blanket recipe with biscuits, the classic size works best but you could use the jumbo refrigerated biscuits if that’s all you can find.

If you don’t want to use either of these doughs, you could use a puff pastry. That will give you a nice flaky dough to go with your mini hot dogs.

Homemade pizza dough is a really easy idea too. I’ve done this before and it worked, but I did feel like the dough was just a tiny bit stretchy when I was trying to wrap the hot dogs. It didn’t change the taste, but made assembly a little challenging.

And, you can make a batch of 2 Ingredient Dough and use that. That dough comes together quickly, doesn’t need to rise or proof (so you can use it immediately), and tastes great.

If you really want something special, use pretzel dough and turn these into Pretzel Pigs In A Blanket.

What if I can’t find cocktail wieners?

Cocktail wieners can be found in your local grocery store. But they sell out around times like New Year’s Eve and game day.

If you can’t find them, you can still make Pigs In A Blanket. Just take a hot dog and cut it into four quarters. That will work in a pinch and will taste the same.

Can Pigs In A Blanket be made ahead of time?

Pigs In A Blanket are best served warm, straight out of the oven. I wouldn’t recommend making them ahead of time unless you have something like a Buffet Server Food Warmer to keep them warm.

How do you store Pigs In A Blanket?

If you have leftover Pigs In A Blanket, you can store them in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Can Pigs In A Blanket be reheated?

You can definitely reheat Pigs In A Blanket. To do so, put them in the oven at 350 F for about five minutes.
You can also reheat them in an air fryer at 380 F for three minutes.

Do Pigs In A Blanket have cabbage?

Gather ’round for a funny story.

When I first moved out on my own, I moved to a very Polish area in Pennsylvania. Somehow I got to chatting with a lady in the grocery store about Pigs In A Blanket.

If you know me, you know I’m a very “go with the flow of conversation” person. Just ask the woman who was so excited to see me in a store once, and talked to me for a solid 10 minutes thinking I was someone else. And for those 10 minutes, I just played along and made sure to not do anything that would embarrass that someone else.

Anyway.

This lady (the first lady) and I were chatting about Pigs In A Blanket. And I told her I was excited to make them and she told me about how she used to make them with her grandma and helped by rolling the cabbage.

And I was there, with a basket filled with hot dogs and biscuits, wondering why the heck she was talking about cabbage. But I just let her be because she was old and happy and especially thrilled to point me in the direction of cabbage.

Well.

As it turns out, there’s a Polish Pigs In A Blanket and German Pigs In A Blanket recipe that are a beef, pork, and rice mixture rolled in cabbage. Something similar to our Turkey and Rice Stuffed Cabbage Rolls recipe.

So, be careful if you’re ordering these somewhere that’s predominantly German or Polish. You’ll end up with a completely different Pigs In A Blanket.

Yield: 32 Pigs In A Blanket

Pigs In A Blanket

Pigs in a Blanket piled on a plate.

Pigs In A Blanket are a simple party appetizer. They only need three ingredients and bake in 10 minutes.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pack (approx. 32) cocktail wieners
  • 2 packs refrigerated crescent rolls or refrigerated biscuits (8 rolls or biscuits in each)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons everything bagel seasoning

Instructions

    1. Pre-heat your oven to 350 F.
    2. Rinse the cocktail wieners and pat them dry.
    3. If you’re using refrigerated crescent rolls, unroll the package and cut the crescent roll pack into its perforated triangles. If you’re using biscuit rolls, you can skip this step.
    4. Cut the crescent or biscuit rolls in half.
    5. If you’re using a crescent roll, place the cocktail wiener at the long edge of the crescent roll and roll until you reach the point. If you’re using a biscuit roll, put a cocktail wiener in the center and fold over the sides.
    6. Place them, fold side down, on a silicone baking mat-lined cookie sheet.
    7. Sprinkle the tops with everything bagel seasoning.
    8. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, until the dough is cooked through and becomes golden brown.

Nutrition Information

Yield

32

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 22Total Fat 1gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 3mgSodium 53mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 1g

Have you tried this Pigs In A Blanket recipe? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Jenny

Thursday 5th of January 2017

Invite me and say you have food I will show up!!! I need to make these my kids would devour them!

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