Description
Delicious and easy-to-make Pigs in a Blanket featuring hot dogs wrapped in crescent roll dough with melted cheese, brushed with a flavorful garlic and onion butter, perfect for snacks or appetizers.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 4 hot dogs
- 2 slices American cheese
- 1 package crescent roll triangle dough
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Butter Mixture
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
For Serving
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Maldon salt
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Dough: Remove the crescent roll dough from the can and keep it intact. Gently pull the dough into four rectangles, pinching the middle where two triangles meet to prevent separation when cutting.
- Cut Dough: Using a pizza cutter, slice each rectangle into three long strips about 3/4-inch by 4-inches, totaling twelve strips.
- Prepare Hot Dogs and Cheese: Cut the four hot dogs into thirds to get twelve pieces. Cut each of the two slices of American cheese in half, then into thirds, resulting in six small cheese pieces.
- Assemble Pigs in a Blanket: Optionally brush each dough strip with a little Dijon mustard. Place a piece of cheese at the bottom of each strip, add a piece of hot dog on top, then roll up the dough around the hot dog. Place each rolled piece on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes until the dough is golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- Prepare Butter Mixture: While baking, melt the salted butter in a small saucepan and stir in the garlic and onion powders.
- Finish and Serve: Once baked, brush the pigs in a blanket with the garlic-onion butter mixture. Sprinkle with Maldon salt and serve immediately with ketchup and mustard for dipping.
Notes
- For a more flavorful twist, try substituting American cheese with cheddar or pepper jack.
- Use low-sodium hot dogs to reduce salt content.
- You can prepare these ahead and bake fresh when ready to serve.
- If crescent roll dough is unavailable, puff pastry can be a good substitute.
- Brush the dough with Dijon mustard for a tangy flavor, or omit for a milder taste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pig in a blanket
- Calories: 160 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
