Mom’s Little Smokies

Recipe By NATTUMS
Rating
Published Mar 5th
Prep 5m Cook 20m Additional - Ready In 25m
Servings 8 servings Calories 403.9

These are great for the holidays or special occasions. I am always asked to bring these for our office parties and they are the first to go.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) bottle ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard (such as French's®)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅓ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 (16 ounce) packages cocktail-size smoked link sausages (such as Hillshire Farm Lit'l Smokies ®)

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Stir the ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, cinnamon, and cloves together in a saucepan over low heat; cook until completely warmed, about 5 minutes. Add the sausages and continue cooking until the sausages are heated through, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 403.9
  • Carbohydrate 19.8 g
  • Cholesterol 70.4 mg
  • Fat 30.4 g
  • Fiber 0.2 g
  • Protein 14.8 g
  • Saturated Fat 12.8 g
  • Sodium 1652.7 mg
  • Sugar 17.8 g

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Reviews

  1. beckyp382 Feb 7, 2011 01:01 AM
    Delicious! I was skeptical of the cinnamon and cloves but they really made the sauce tasty. I doubled all the ingredients except for the ketchup and it wasn't too ketchupy tasting. My husband (a huge little smokie fan) loved it!
  2. darthotto Jan 19, 2011 04:54 PM
    I did not care for this at all. Too much katchup flavor. I ended up putting more brown sugar in to it and reheated it. This was very salty so I feel I need to balance out the salt with more sugar. I do like the cinnamon and cloves but I'll have to find another - Read more ...
  3. jenna r Jul 30, 2010 04:56 PM
    Yum! I made it exactly how stated and love the taste. It's different than the typical bbq sauce & jelly recipe that people tend to do but in a very good way. Everything blends together nicely and it's not ketchupy at all. I always make this in a crock-pot since I bring this to my - Read more ...
  4. Sarah Keller Apr 7, 2010 02:38 PM
    If you like ketchup these are a winner. I followed the recipe exactly and think it is a winner just like this!
  5. amandak23k Apr 6, 2010 03:52 PM
    I have always used bottled bbq sauce to make lil smokies but these were really good and very easy. I added some garlic and onion powders. I will probably make them like this from now on! Thanks.
  6. Sonya Bernhart Feb 5, 2010 04:27 PM
    Delicious and very easy to make! Used 1 cup of ketchup and 3/4 a cup of Barbecue Sauce.
  7. Jane Melbourne Bailey Dec 28, 2009 08:08 PM
    I got the courage to go with this recipe with the unusual ingredients of cinnamon and cloves.... glad I did. This is slightly different from your typical BBQ sauce type dish - and certainly not Italian. Rather a tangy/sweet flavor. Since this was an appetizer for a pot luck party - wasn't looking for a - Read more ...
  8. NancyM Dec 9, 2009 10:59 PM
    I exchanged 5 oz of the ketchup for bbq sauce and added 5 drops of tabasco sauce. I had read that someone thought it was to ketchupy and what I did corrected that. They went fast!
  9. Shirley Nov 24, 2009 07:41 PM
    It was okay. Better after many hours of soaking in the sauce. It still carried that ketchup taste. Not sure what I'd do differently. Great in a pinch since most of the ingredients are in your kitchen.
  10. Recordsmom Oct 30, 2009 07:43 PM
    This sauce is so good! I love the cinnamon and clove addition. Adds just the right amount of spice.
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