Bacon Wrapped Pretzel Sticks
Cook Time
30
mins
Calories
688
Serving Size
8
Carbs
82
Fat
26
Protein
27
Photo by:
creative-culinary
description
If you're looking for a low calorie snack... this isn't it... but it's delicious!!
ingredients
1 Package Pretzel Rods
1 pound of regular bacon - regular cut, NOT thick cut
2 cups Brown Sugar
3-4 Tbsp Red Chili Powder (or most to taste if you want them real spicy)
Dash or two (or three!) Cayenne Pepper
directions
Break the pretzels in half; I actually have the best luck if I cut them with a very sharp knife.
Cut the bacon slices into half.
Mix the sugar, chili powder and cayenne in a medium size bowl and then spread it out on a large flat dish.
Coat each strip of bacon on both sides with the brown sugar mixture.Press firmly to make sure a lot of it adheres to the bacon.
Wrap the bacon around the pretzel.
Place the delicious treat on a wire rack placed on top of a baking sheet or roasting pan; I try to make sure that the tail end of the bacon I just wrapped is on the bottom to try and avoid having it 'unwrap' during cooking.
Bake at 375 for about 10 minutes or until bacon cooks and appears crisp.
IMPORTANT: Let cool on wire rack and rearrange occasionally while cooling so they don't stick to rack. Do not put these on paper towels; they are sticky!
NOTES
Thicker cut is not better. You need the bacon to cook without burning the pretzels...so regular bacon is best. I know...I tested this theory once. Trust me.