Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Bites

These little bites are sweet, tangy, and just a little smoky thanksto a pop of paprika. They're the perfect appetizer for any holiday party, orheck, any weekend afternoon for that matter.

Course Appetizers

Cuisine Appetizer

Keyword appetizers, bacon recipes, hors d'oeuvres, party appetizers, party food

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings pieces

Calories 89kcal

Author Shannah Coe

Ingredients

1 pound thick cut bacon
36 cubes of pineapple roughly 1-inch wide
1 cup light or dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons smoked Paprika
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment, and place a wire baking or oven safe cooling rack over top.
Slice each of the pieces of bacon into three equal sized strips.
1 pound thick cut bacon
Place a a piece of pineapple at one end of a piece of bacon, then roll upward toward the other end and tuck the end under.
36 cubes of pineapple
Roll the bacon wrapped pineapple in brown sugar to coat generously on all sides.
1 cup light or dark brown sugar
Place the brown sugar coated bacon wrapped pineapple onto the wire rack, seam-side down.
Repeat steps 4-6 until all of your pineapple pieces are wrapped and coated in brown sugar.
Sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika over the pineapple bites, then season with salt and pepper.
2 teaspoons smoked Paprika, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Place the pineapple bites into the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp and caramelized.
Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes, then serve on a platter with toothpicks.

Notes

Thick cut bacon works best with this recipe. If you substitute regular bacon, the baking times will need to be adjusted.
Fresh pineapple works best in this recipe. Canned pineapple can be used but will need to be drained and patted dry with paper towels.

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