Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Meatballs

Yes, yes....aaaaand yes. What’s not to love about all the things in this recipe? Especially when you combine them all into one great little ball of goodness? I wanted to try these because a friend of mine works in the Publix grocery store food prep area and she told me about making these and how good they were and how easy they were to throw together. So I hightailed it to Publix to buy a bag of their Italian meatballs to make this. Of course, you can make your own meatballs or buy a different brand....but I have to say, the ones from Publix are SUPER good. So if you’ve got a Publix grocery store near you, it’s worth the trip. IT Guy and I had these for dinner with some roasted veggies and I finished them off for lunch the next day. But of course serving at a party would be ideal! Super good, guys!!

Brown Sugar Bacon 

Wrapped Meatballs

 

1 bag frozen meatballs (or you can make your own)

1 pound bacon

1 cup brown sugar

1 - 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper (optional but recommended)

 

Preheat your oven to temperature instructed on the bag of meatballs. Spray a rimmed cookie sheet with cooking spray.

 

Cut bacon in half across.

 

In a shallow dish, combine the brown sugar and cayenne pepper.

 

Start wrapping the meatballs in a bacon half.

 

Roll each bacon wrapped meatball in the brown sugar mixture making sure the brown sugar gets pack around on all sides.

 

Place seam side down on the baking sheet.

 

Repeat until desired number of meatballs are used or you run out of bacon.

 

Bake for the time listed on the package and/or the bacon has crisped.

 

Remove to a plate, cool for a few minutes...then eat!

Let's go!

Cut the bacon in half then mix together the brown sugar and the cayenne.

Roll each meatball in a half piece of bacon the roll in the brown sugar mixture.

Bake!

Serve!

Kielbasa Bacon Bites

I haven't been able to for a couple of years now, but I love having an open house at Christmas. I love inviting our friends over and serving them yummy food. So I'm always looking to see what I can come up with that I haven't done before. These little nuggets of awesomeness are going to make an appearance at my next gathering! These are really simple to make...and you can make a little or a lot! We downed them pretty fast and it's not even Christmas yet!

Kielbasa Bacon Bites




1 package bacon
1 package kielbasa sausage
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a rimmed cookie sheet with cooking spray.

Slice kielbasa into 1" pieces...about 24 chunks.

Cut bacon in half.

Combine brown sugar and cayenne pepper (if using) in a shallow bowl and stir to combine.

Wrap a half piece of bacon around each chunk of kielbasa. (You may have a piece or two of bacon left over)

Roll in the brown sugar mixture, making sure all sides are coated.

Secure with a toothpick and set on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake for 20 - 30 minutes or until bacon is slightly crispy and done.

Cool for 5 minutes then arrange on a platter.

 
Here we go!

 
Cut the bacon in half then slice the kielbasa.

 
Mix the brown sugar and the cayenne pepper.

 
Start wrapping and rolling!

 
Secure with a toothpick.

 
Then bake!

 
Serve to hungry people!

Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots

Bacon and potatoes.....potatoes and bacon! These little guys are stinkin' good! Who doesn't love a tot wrapped in sweet and spicy bacon? These are super fast to put together and you can make as many or as little as you like! They reheat great in the microwave because the bacon gets a little more crispy. Not sure it gets more delicious, though!

Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots



1 package bacon ~ cut in half
Tator tots to equal bacon pieces
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper ~ more or less to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place a cookie cooling rack on top of a baking sheet. Spray with cooking spray.

In a shallow bowl, combine the brown sugar and the cayenne pepper.

Lay a bacon half on top of the sugar mixture then roll a tot up inside.

Secure with a toothpick. Place on rack.

Continue until all bacon and tots are used.

Bake for 20 minutes or until bacon is crispy.

 
This is it! All you need 
for these fun little bites!

 
Combine the brown sugar 
and the cayenne pepper.

 
Cut the bacon in half then place it 
in the brown sugar mixture. 
Add a tot and roll!

 
Secure with a toothpick and place 
on a rack with a baking sheet underneath.

 
Bake 'em up!

 
Serve at your next party or family fun night!

Baked Brown Sugar Chicken Wings

These are awesome! I love me a good chicken wing and really prefer them fried but baking them with the brown sugar glaze on them then smothering them in more glaze...pretty stinkin' good! And so easy! I sent the leftovers home with my daughter for her hubby who is a chicken wing maniac...and I have to say...I'm regretting that decision because I loved them so much. I guess that's a good excuse to make more, right? 

Baked Brown Sugar Chicken Wings



1 1/2 cups ketchup
3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 1/2  tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Coarse salt
Ground pepper
4 pounds chicken chicken wings, patted dry

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray or cover with foil.

In a medium bowl, whisk together ketchup, sugar, Worcestershire, vinegar, salt and pepper.

Cut wing tips off of chicken wings, then divide the remaining wings in half at the joint.

In large bowl, toss wings with half of the sauce. (Reserve the rest of the sauce for cooked chicken.)

Place chicken wings on the prepared cookie sheet. I like to put the "drumettes" along the outside edge of the pan and the smaller wing portion to the inside for more even cooking. 

Bake wings for 20 minutes. Toss then continue baking for another 10 - 15 minutes. I even set mine under the broiler for about 5 minutes to crisp the skin a little bit.

Place cooked chicken into a large clean bowl and toss with remaining sauce.  
Here we go!

 
Mix up the ingredients for the sauce.

 
Cut up the wings then toss them in half of the sauce.

 
Place them on a greased cookie sheet.

 
Bake 'em up turning half way through.

 
Toss with remaining sauce.

 
Share the love....or not. ;-)

Brown Sugar Chewies

This recipe came from my mom YEARS ago. I think she was making this recipe before I was even married so of course it went right into the recipe file of simple things to cook for my husband. Being a new bride, I wasn't the best cook in the world and "came into my own" years later when I discovered how fun cooking can be. But...I digress. This bar cookie recipe is so easy and SO good. The last pan I made disappeared in no time flat. It would be great served with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Plain is good too. Oh, so good.  

Brown Sugar Chewies






Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line 1 rimmed 12x15 inch cookie sheet with parchment paper

4 eggs – beaten
2 ¼ cups brown sugar
2 cups flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Dash salt

Beat the eggs and brown sugar together until creamy. Add the vanilla. Stir in the flour, cinnamon and salt. Add chopped nuts.

Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for about 20 minutes. Glaze.

Glaze:

2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all together and pour over warm cookies. Let icing cool and harden then cut into bars.

Makes about 24 bars.

Simple ingredients for a simple recipe.

Mix it all up....

...throw it in the pan.

Frosting stuff....another easy thing.

Mix it up....

...and this is what happens. 

Can you see the yumminess??

I'm not much of a breakfast person...but if I DO eat it, I tend to gravitate to pancakes or french toast...muffins or bagels...that sort of thing. Most of the time when I cook breakfast, it's for dinner. So the other night when I couldn't think of anything else to make for dinner, I decided to make french toast. On a whim, I added some brown sugar. I've added granulated sugar from time to time but adding the brown sugar was the way to go! I told IT Guy that this was the best french toast I'd ever had in my life. It didn't need any syrup...but I'm nobody's fool...I added it anyway. But man-oh-man...was this ever tasty!!!

Brown Sugar French Toast

 

3 eggs
1/2 cup to 3/4 cup half and half
1 teaspoon vanilla
dash salt
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 loaf french bread, sliced 1/2 thick
butter for the pan

In a baking dish, beat the eggs with the half and half, vanilla and salt. Stir in the brown sugar.

Lay a few slices of bread in the egg mixture and allow it to soak for 3 - 5 minutes, flipping once halfway through.

Heat a large skillet on medium heat and melt some butter in the hot skillet.

Add the soaked bread and cook until golden brown. Flip to brown the other side.

Place on a cookie sheet and keep in a warm oven until all the bread is cooked.

Serve with maple syrup.

Here's the stuff for the yummiest 

french toast on the planet.

Mix the eggs, half and half, vanilla and salt.

Then add the brown sugar.

Let the bread soak for a few minutes.

 Both sides.

Then toss in a pan to cook.

Flip once to reveal the golden 

brown puffed up deliciousness.

Serve with maple syrup 

or whatever makes you smile.