Meat Candy

This is a favorite at family gatherings. Bacon plus sugar plus weenies?  Yes please.

Ingredients:

• 2 packages regular sliced bacon
• 2 packages "Lil smokies" beef weenies
• 1 bag light brown sugar
• Toothpicks

Get out a 9x13 baker. Cut bacon into thirds. 1 piece bacon= 3 smaller pieces. Open weenies. Wrap 1 small piece bacon around each weenie and secure with toothpick. Put in baker. Do not throw out empty weenie packages when done wrapping. Pour all that extra liquid right in the 9x13 baker. Then dump half the entire bag of brown sugar over them and toss to coat. Cover baker and let marinate overnight. 

The next day get out a huge nonstick cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 325*. Line cookie sheet with bacon wrapped weenies, no not overlap. Sprinkle with some more brown sugar.  Bake until bacon is crispy, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool long enough so you can touch them and place in a slow cooker. Don't let weenies cool down for too long on baking sheet because all of that sugar ooze on the sheet will begin to harden and you don't want the weenies sticking to the pan. 

Sprinkle some more sugar on the weenies once they are in the slow cooker. I'll usually just turn my cooker to warm.