Pull apart pigs in a blanket appetizer is great for Super Bowl parties or just a fun dinner idea! Using refrigerated dough baked in the oven with refrigerated pizza dough or made as our air fryer pigs in a blanket, it is an easy cheap snack.
Pull apart pigs in a blanket with pizza dough bread is so fun! It is so easy to use pizza or biscuit dough and smokies that your kids can even do it. Sprinkle with cheese at the end or serve with dip and done! (affiliate links present)
Lil Smokies Pigs in a Blanket
If you love wieners in biscuits these will be a hit! You can really use whatever type of weiners you want for this. Cutting hot dogs into thirds is fine too. Smokies however do have a bit thicker outer skin with a stronger flavor already so they’re great.
Seen below is Pillsbury refrigerated pizza dough. Biscuits would be okay too, flattened and sliced into strips so it can be wrapped around each one. All basically take the same about of time, we discuss How Long to Cook Pigs in a Blanket of all kinds right here for you.
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- Lil Smokies Pigs in a Blanket
- How to Make Pigs in a Blanket with Biscuits
- Pigs in a Blanket with Pizza Dough
- What does pigs in a blanket mean?
- How do you keep pigs in a blanket from getting soggy?
- Sausage Roll Ring Ingredients
- Can you make pigs in a blanket with crescent rolls?
- How do you keep pigs in a blanket warm for a party?
- How to Make Pull Apart Pigs in a Blanket in the Oven
- Other Recipes Made with Pillsbury pizza dough
How to Make Pigs in a Blanket with Biscuits
Most important part of that is to make sure the thickness of the dough is the same all the way across so it bakes evenly. Nobody wants to bite into raw dough. You could use a variety of doughs really. I have used flattened defrosted frozen rolls when that was all I had on hand.
Pigs in a Blanket with Pizza Dough
It is nice to use a roll of this usually used to make pizza though because it is already thinner than roll style. It’s long that you can slice with a pizza cutter into strips to wrap around each dog so super easy.
What does pigs in a blanket mean?
It’s basically a hot dog product with dough wrapped around it and cooked. There are many ways to bake, air fry, or you could even deep fry them. Typically you use your oven just long enough for dough to brown.
How do you keep pigs in a blanket from getting soggy?
Make sure before you wrap them up you blot the smokies with paper towels. You want to ensure there is no moisture on the outside or else it may not turn out as crispy as you’d like.
If you use a round cake pan it will turn out best, and prettiest for serving purposes. Of course you could use a spring form pan square one if that is all you have. If you want to lift the whole thing out you may want to use 9″ parchment paper sheets. They have handles on the sides so when done you just grab the sides, lift out, and slide on to your serving platter!!
Sausage Roll Ring Ingredients
- Package of smokies
- Refrigerated pizza dough roll
- Melted butter
- Garlic powder
- You could even sprinkle everything bagel seasoning all over the top so it sticks if you wanted more flair and flavor. OR Italian seasoning or red pepper flakes would add heat.
You’ll want a wad of foil to place into the middle too. Then once removed and put on to a platter you can slide a ramekin full of bbq sauce or ketchup in the center.
Can you make pigs in a blanket with crescent rolls?
You can but the texture and cook time will be different. Instead of a firmer heartier outside it will be more flaky, which is nice, but won’t take as long to bake so stay close. You would just roll it out and slice with a pizza cutter into strips, wide enough to roll each dog up.
How do you keep pigs in a blanket warm for a party?
If you prep this ahead of time make sure you dry hot dogs before wrapping. Do not pour on butter until right before baking so they don’t get soft and icky. Bake just as the party begins so they’re fresh.
You could turn off when done and place them into the microwave on the warm setting. Or remove, lower temp. to 225 F and put inside but I wouldn’t leave them in for long or they’ll dry out.
Perfectly easy appetizer for game days, a rainy weekend, or summertime treat. Serve with dipping sauces like bang bang sauce, fry sauce, ketchup and mustard.
Here’s how you do it. There is a printable recipe card at the bottom for you too. It will take under 30 minutes to preheat oven, and prepare these, add foil and bake these in your oven.
How to Make Pull Apart Pigs in a Blanket in the Oven
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray 9″ cake pan with non stick spray.
- Open refrigerated pizza dough and roll out on to a lightly floured surface or non stick cutting board
- Use a pizza cutter to slice dough into 1×2″ pieces
- Lay smokies on paper towels and roll up to remove moisture on the outside. Wrap each small smokie in dough and seal on the ends.
- Place pig in blanket standing upwards in the cake pan starting at the outer rim going all the way around.
- Do not overcrowd each piece knowing the dough will spread.
- Pour this over the top of all of the wrapped sausages.
- Bake at 375 for 30 minutes and then check to see if dough is lightly browned and not sticky anymore. If not bake for additional 5 minutes and check again.
Other Recipes Made with Pillsbury pizza dough
Take out and allow to cool for 10 minutes. If you want to transfer to a plate put one on top and gently flip over, then put another plate on the top of that and flip it upright. Remove foil and add a small dish with butter mixture dip in the middle and serve! Want a few more options, serve with our cheese bacon pull aparts too.
For another great appetizer like this, try our pull apart pizza bread and other Traeger appetizers too. Want to make something equally as delicious in your air fryer? Try these air fryer smokies or Crockpot little smokies too!
Pull Apart Pigs in a Blanket
Equipment
- 1 pie pan 9" round
Ingredients
- 1-2 pkg pizza dough, tubes, refrigerated
- 28 oz smokies, or cocktail sausages / hot dogs
- 1/2 c butter, melted
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray 9" cake pan with non stick spray.
- Open refrigerated pizza dough and roll out on to a non stick cutting board
- Use a pizza cutter to slice dough into 1×2" pieces
- Lay smokies on paper towels and roll up to remove moisture on the outside. Wrap each small smokie in dough and seal on the ends, then place facing upwards in the cake pan starting at the outer rim going all the way around, not overcrowding each piece (dough will spread)
- Once you have 3 rows all the way around (about how many will fit with 1 package of weiners) there will be space in the middle probably. You can wad up a piece of aluminum foil and place it in the center so they don't fall over.
- Mix together melted butter and garlic (and/or any other dry seasonings you want)
- Pour this over the top of all of the wrapped sausages.
- Bake at 375 for 30 minutes and then check to see if dough is lightly browned and not sticky anymore. If not bake for additional 5 minutes and check again.
- Take out and allow to cool for 10 minutes. If you want to transfer to a plate put one on top and gently flip over, then put another plate on the top of that and flip it upright. Remove foil and add a small dish with dip in the middle and serve!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This was such a fun appetizer to make when we had friends over for a summer backyard bbq today!! Everyone loved it!
This recipe is perfect, I love this, my family love this! Thanks for sharing!
This is such a fun idea and when I saw this recipe, I had to try it for a kid’s birthday party last week. Total success, the whole thing went in under 5 minutes! Thanks for the recipe.