Tablespoon For One

August: the month I actually do fun things

You might have noticed I just about never post anymore so believe me when I say that these Bacon Brat Bites are seriously something special!
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This is one of the very few times I’m posting a recipe that isn’t the slightest bit lean or healthy but boy, is this one worth it. Sweet, spicy, salty and delicious, these bites are everything you could ask for in football food!
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Ingredients:

2-3 12 oz cans light beer
4 uncooked bratwurst
8 slices bacon
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Bring beer to a boil in a large pot

Add uncooked bratwurst and boil for 10 minutes

Remove brats from beer and slice each sausage into 4 slices

Cut bacon slices in half

In a small dish, combine brown sugar and cayenne pepper

Wrap each slice of bratwurst with a slice of bacon. Roll in the brown sugar mixture

Line a baking sheet with tin foil. Place a wire cooling rack over prepared sheet

Place prepared brat pieces on the cooling rack and bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until bacon is browned and crisping