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It’s no secret that I love Christmas and for me one of the big parts of Christmas is the food. It’s the one time of year you can eat all day without anyone questioning it. Plus, you can have all your favourite things on one very full dinner plate!
What are your favourite Christmas food traditions?
We start buying mince pies as soon as they appear in the shops and in the run up to Christmas we buy everything that’s on offer – a big box of chocolates, nibbles and the obligatory Chocolate Orange.
But when it comes to Christmas it just wouldn’t be the same without turkey and all the trimmings. In our house that means roast potatoes and parsnips, lots of different steamed veg, sprouts, red cabbage, stuffing, yorkshire puddings, really thick gravy and not forgetting the pigs in blankets.
For me, the one thing we save just for Christmas is pigs in blankets – they are the ultimate comfort food and my favourite sausage recipes. We don’t have them any other time of the year and it makes having them at Christmas just that little bit more special.For me, the one thing we save just for Christmas is pigs in blankets.
We don’t have them any other time of the year and it makes having them at Christmas just that little bit more special. We enjoy them throughout the festive period, having them at any party or social gathering, as a buffet snack or side dish.
They really one of our favourite British traditions – you cannot beat the taste of these little bacon wrapped sausages. They may not be that healthy but they’re quick and delicious!
What sausages should we use for pigs in blankets?
We use pretty standard pork co*cktail sausages for this recipe but you could use chicken or beef sausages or even vegetarian sausages and a bacon alternative for a meat free option. Plus, you can cook pigs in blankets in the air fryer too.
We also love Honey and Mustard Pigs in Blankets and Caramelised Onion Pigs in Blankets if you’d like to try those recipes too. You can see our other pigs in blanket recipe variations hereand all our other Christmas recipes too!
Here’s our easy Maple Glazed Pigs in Blankets Recipe
Preheat oven to 180C and line an oven dish or deep baking tray with foil
Cut each rasher of streaky bacon in half and wrap around a sausage, securing with a co*cktail stick. Repeat, placing them in the oven dish.
Bake the pigs in blankets for 20 minutes before pouring away the excess fat from the dish. Drizzle the sausages with the maple syrup and place back in the oven to continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes until the sausages are nicely golden browned.
Remove the sausages from the dish, giving them one last coat in the sweet sticky maple syrup sauce.
So that is our Christmas tradition. Lovely, sticky pigs in blankets. They will be served on Christmas day alongside the honey roast parsnips and eaten surrounded by family. For me Christmas dinner is my favourite meal of the year.
If you’d like to print or pin the Maple Glazed Pigs in Blankets Recipe for later you can do so below. Enjoy!
For me, the one thing we save just for Christmas is pigs in blankets. We don’t have them any other time of the year and it makes having them at Christmas just that little bit more special.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine British
Keyword christmas
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 18sausages
Calories 90kcal
Ingredients
18co*cktail Sausages
9Smoked Streaky Bacon Rashers
150mlMaple Syrup
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C and line an oven dish with foil
Cut each rasher of streaky bacon in half and wrap around a sausage, securing with a co*cktail stick. Repeat, placing them in the oven dish.
Bake the pigs in blankets for 20 minutes before pouring away the excess fat from the dish. Drizzle the sausages with the maple syrup and place back in the oven for another 15-20 minutes until the sausages are nicely browned.
Remove the sausages from the dish, giving them one last coat in the maple syrup.
*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.
"These quirkily named "Pigs in Blankets" are the traditional British accompaniment to the Christmas roast turkey dinner - we call them "Trimmings". You will often see pubs, restaurants and hotels advertising Christmas Dinner with ALL the trimmings - these will be part of those trimmings that they mention!
Given the name, it's safe to assume that the earliest renditions of pigs in a blanket utilized pork sausage. These days, many iterations of pigs in blanket are made with kosher, all-beef hot dogs, particularly those served at bar and bat mitzvahs.
Pigs in blankets, kilted sausages or kilted soldiers is a dish served in the United Kingdom and Ireland consisting of small sausages (usually chipolatas) wrapped in bacon. They are a popular and traditional accompaniment to roast turkey in a Christmas dinner and are served as a side dish.
Pigs in a blanket in the United States is a small hot dog or other sausage wrapped in pastry similar to a sausage roll in the UK, it is commonly served as an appetizer in the United States. The similarity in name with that of the UK dish pigs in blankets, which is a sausage wrapped in bacon, sometimes causes confusion.
Pigs in a blanket is actually a food, more like an appetizer. The 'pig' part is any kind of pork (sausage, hot dog) and the 'blanket' part is anything to wrap the meat in. Like a crescent roll (the dough in a can) or phyllo dough, or even sometimes bacon.
kolaches resemble the Texas kolaches of my youth—a small pastry square, corners folded in, with a swab of a fruit filling. But now I see gas stations in Texas selling enormous pigs in a blanket and advertising them as kolaches. What gives? A: The Texanist loves kolaches.
Pigs in blankets are so called because they are made from pigs (sausages) and wrapped up in a 'blanket'. It's worth noting that 'pig in a blanket' means something different in the US, where it refers to a co*cktail sausage wrapped in croissant-style pastry.
Why not add a bit of stuffing or cranberry sauce to go with it? Turkey is definitely the most traditional meat for Christmas dinner and you can take a look at our wide selection of whole, rolled and diced turkeys here – perfect for your traditional Christmas dinner!
All leftover pigs in blankets should be wrapped in foil or cling film after cooling and kept in the fridge (this should be done in the shortest time possible). This stops them from being contaminated by other food, and is a good food safety rule to apply to any cooked leftovers.
Saucijzebroodjes (Dutch Pigs in a Blanket)- Lisa Burg Orange City by KCAU 9 News. It may be a bit tough to pronounce, but these little pigs in a blanket are a delicious Dutch treat to eat! These Saucijzebroodjes are the perfect way to get a taste of the Tulip Festival in your own home all year round.
Place a pinch of shredded cheese on the larger side of each crescent roll triangle. Place a small amount of the Keystone BBQ pork on top of the shredded cheese, then one piece of bacon, then finally one mini smoked sausage. Carefully roll up each crescent roll, starting from the larger end.
Owning a pig meant wealth and prosperity and this belief goes back as far as the Middle Ages. In Central Europe the traditional slaughter of a pig often took place at the beginning of December, at the start of the Advent period, the period that counts the four Sundays preceding Christmas.
Rumor has it that way back then manual laborers in England put meat inside of dough for a quick meal on the go. In the United Kingdom these days, “pigs in blankets” refers to small sausages wrapped in bacon which are traditionally served with roast turkey at Christmas dinner.
The flying pig symbolizes an openness to new ideas, possibilities, and avenues. These mythical creatures represent an upbeat “never say never” attitude—like when a latchkey kid like me grows up to create a life that's rich, full, and blessed. Despite the odds.
It's the story of a little boy called Jack, and his beloved toy, Dur Pig, and the toy that replaces Dur Pig when he's lost on Christmas Eve – the Christmas Pig. Although the story is invented, the initial inspiration came from a real toy, or rather, pair of toys, which belonged to my son.
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