Game Day Pigs in a Blanket (5 Easy Variations)
These easy game day pigs in a blanket start with refrigerated crescent dough cut into strips, then rolled around cocktail sausages for the perfect dough-to-sausage ratio. Simple to prep, easy to customize, and always a crowd favorite for parties, potlucks, and game day spreads.
Servings 24 servings
Equipment
- Cookie Sheet
- Parchment paper
- Pastry Brush
- 3 Small Bowls
Ingredients
Classic
- 1 8 oz Refrigerated Crescent Roll Tube I like Pillsbury
- 1 14 oz Lit'l Smokies Sausages I prefer Hillshire Farms
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Water
Everything Bagel
- 1 Shaker Everything Bagel Seasoning
Jalapeno Popper
- 4 oz Cream Cheese
- 1 Jalapeno, thinly sliced
- Bacon Bits
Pretzel Style
- 1/2 cup Warm Water
- 1 tbsp Baking Soda
- Coarse Salt
Garlic Butter Parmesan
- 3 tbsp Melted Butter
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tbsp Grated Parmesan
Instructions
Classic
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll crescent dough and roll the dough slightly thinner.
- Cut each perforated triangle lengthwise into 3 narrow strips.
- Remove any excess moisture and place one Lit'l Smokies at the wide end of each strip and roll up snugly.
- Arrange seam-side down on the baking sheet, leaving a little space between each one.
- Brush lightly with egg wash.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown.
Everything Bagel
- After wrapping the sausages, brush the dough with egg wash and sprinkle generously with Everything Bagel seasoning. Bake as directed.
Jalapeno Popper
- Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on the end of each dough strip. Place a diced jalapeño on the cream cheese and then wrap around the sausage. Add the egg wash and then sprinkle with bacon bits. Bake as directed.
Pretzel Style
- Omit the egg wash from the classic recipe. Instead, whisk baking soda into warm water. Brush lightly over the wrapped pigs, sprinkle with coarse salt, and bake as directed.
Garlic Butter Parmesan
- Add parmesan and garlic powder to a small bowl and mix together. Instead of egg wash, brush wrapped pigs with butter and then sprinkle with the garlic parmesan mix. Bake pigs as usual.