BBQ Sausage Bites
BBQ Sausage Bites are an easy appetizer made with smoked sausage, BBQ sauce, brown sugar, and simple seasonings. Perfect for parties, game day, or summer gatherings.
Equipment
- Baking dish or sheet pan
- Spoon
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Ingredients
- 2 packages smoked sausage such as Hillshire Farm, sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard optional
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and lightly grease a baking dish or line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Slice the smoked sausage into bite-sized pieces, about 1 inch thick.
- Add the sausage to a large bowl and pour in the BBQ sauce, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Stir until all the sausage pieces are well coated.
- Spread the sausage evenly in the baking dish or on the sheet pan in a single layer.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes, stirring halfway through, until the sauce is thickened and the edges are slightly caramelized.
- Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
Don’t overcrowd the pan: Give the sausage a bit of space so it can caramelize instead of steaming. This is what gives you those slightly crisp edges.
Use a thicker BBQ sauce: Thinner sauces won’t cling as well and won’t reduce the same way in the oven.
Stir halfway through: This helps everything cook evenly and keeps the sauce from pooling in one spot.
Cut evenly sized pieces: This helps them cook at the same rate so you don’t end up with some overdone and some underdone.
Let the sauce thicken fully: If it still looks runny at the end, give it a few more minutes. The glaze should coat the sausage, not sit underneath it.
Nutrition
Calories: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 532mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 205IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
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