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Easy Air fryer pigs in a blanket are filling, flavorful and a quick and easy snack, dinner or last minute game day appetizer idea.

Making air fryer pigs in a blanket with a hot dog or mini sausage couldn’t easier! You can also make them in the oven too.

Air Fryer Pigs In A Blanket

Why You’ll Love Air Fryer Pigs In A Blanket

  • Ready Fast: Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket crescent rolls are ready to serve in less than 15 minutes and make for a easy snack or quick dinner idea.
  • Easy Air Fryer: Air fryers are not only fast cooking but are easy to clean-up and cook evenly. Ninja Foodi, Vortex, Instant Pot and many other air fryer brands will work perfect.
  • Versatile: Any pre-cooked sausage or hot dog of any size can be used for pigs in a blanket.
  • Fun for Kids: Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket are a great introduction to cooking for kids. Crescent roll dough is fun to work with and working with an air fryer is incredibly easy.
  • Last Minute Appetizer Idea: Two ingredients, ready in 15 minutes and any party crowd will love them!

How To Cook Air Fryer Mini Pigs In A Blanket

Ingredients

  • Cocktail sausage aka little smokies: Lit’l Smokies are also available in beef and turkey.
  • Crescent rolls: Use your favorite crescent roll dough, I used Original Pillsbury Crescent Dough.

Instructions

  1. Cut: Cut each crescent roll triangle in thirds.
  2. Wrap: Wrap the crescent sausages in the crescent roll thirds.
  3. Air Fry: Bake the crescent rolls until they are golden brown
  4. Enjoy: Serve and enjoy with your favorite dipping sauces.

(Scroll down to the bottom for the printable recipe card with exact measurements and recipe instructions.)

Air Fryer Pigs In A Blanket Step 1
Air Fryer Pigs In A Blanket Step 2

How To Cook Air Fry Hot Dog Pigs in a Blanket

Air Fryer Hot Dogs wrapped in crescent rolls are even easier to make because you only need to wrap 8 hot dogs instead of 24.

Ingredients

  • Hot dogs (standard size): Use your favorite hot dog.
  • Crescent rolls: Use your favorite crescent roll dough, I used Original Pillsbury Crescent Dough.

Instructions

  1. Wrap: Wrap the hot dogs in the crescent rolls.
  2. Air Fry: Bake the crescent rolls until they are golden brown
  3. Enjoy: Serve and enjoy with your favorite dipping sauces.
Air Fryer Hot Dogs In A Blanket Step 1
Air Fryer Hot Dogs In A Blanket Step 2

Air Fryer Pigs In A Blanket Substitutions & Tips

  • Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket with Cheese: Add your favorite cheese. I have used cheddar, parmesan, mozzarella, cream cheese, Velveeta and Pepper Jack. Cut a cheese strip, and use one half to tuck in next to the hot dog as you wrap it in dough. Make sure the dough covers up the cheese to prevent a mess.
  • Dippers: Dip these in your favorite sauce including ketchup, mustard, cheese sauce, buffalo wing sauce, BBQ sauce, maple syrup (with breakfast sausage) and more.
  • Sausage: You can use any pre-cooked sausage that you prefer including Vienna sausage. Lit’l Smokies also makes a beef or turkey sausage. If you use anything other than a mini sausage simply cut sausage down to a mini size or follow the full sized hot dog instructions. You can do the same with a regular sized hot dog as well.
  • Hot Dog: A regular sized hot dog works and for larger dogs you can always use more than one crescent roll on a hot dog or leave the hot dog ends exposed with one crescent roll.
  • Hot Dog Varieties: The list of hot dog flavors you can use is endless including cheese dogs, beef, angus, steak, wagyu, pork turkey, chicken, vegan, smoked, jumbo, bun length, kosher, halal and more.
  • Spicy Pigs in a Blanket: Add some heat with a hot pepper of your choice.
  • Bacon Pigs in a Blanket: Change things up and wrap them in cooked bacon. Thin, not too crispy bacon wraps best.
  • Butter: After baking, brush the pigs in a blanket with butter.
  • Toppings: Poppy or sesame seeds are a nice addition, or try Everything Bagel seasoning. Apply butter before seasoning.
  • Use these air fryer parchment sheet liners or reusable air fryer silicone liner mats. The holes allow for hot air to circulate and cook the food evenly.

Make Ahead

Crescent roll pigs in the blanket can be made two ways but keep in mind that opening the can of dough activates the leavening that causes it to rise.

Refrigerate Ahead: Crescent dogs can be made ahead and stored in the fridge up to several hours before. Simply assemble the pigs in a blanket, place on parchment paper and cover in plastic wrap. When ready to serve air fry according to the instructions.

Freeze Ahead: Assemble and air fry the pigs in a blanket according to instructions. Allow them to cool 10 minutes, place in a single layer in a sealed Ziploc freezer bag and freeze up to 1 month. To Reheat, place the frozen pigs in a blanket on parchment paper in the air fryer at 300°F and heat for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.

Easy Air Fryer Pigs In A Blanket

Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket

Yield: 24 Pigs in a Blanket
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 8 minutes

Easy Air fryer pigs in a blanket are filling, flavorful and a quick and easy snack, dinner or last minute game day appetizer idea.

Ingredients

Air Fryer Mini Pigs in a Blanket

  • 24 Cocktail sausage aka little smokies
  • 8 Crescent rolls; Use your favorite crescent roll dough, I used Original Pillsbury Crescent Dough.

Air Fry Hot Dog Pigs in a Blanket

  • 8 hot dogs (standard size): Use your favorite hot dog.
  • 8 Crescent rolls; Use your favorite crescent roll dough, I used Original Pillsbury Crescent Dough.

Instructions

Air Fryer Mini Pigs in a Blanket

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 350°F. Prepare the air fryer basket with nonstick cooking spray, or add parchment paper prior to placing the crescent dogs in the basket.
  2. Slice each crescent dough sheet into thirds and wrap the crescent dough thirds around each sausage.
  3. Transfer the crescent dogs into the air fryer basket in a single layer with an inch or two spacing between each crescent sausage. You may need to cook in batches.
  4. Air fry for 3-4 minutes, flip, and then air fry for an additional 3-4 minutes, or until the crescents are golden brown.
    Carefully remove from the air fryer basket and serve with your favorite dipping sauces.

Air Fry Hot Dog Pigs in a Blanket

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 350°F. Prepare the air fryer basket with nonstick cooking spray, or add parchment paper prior to placing the crescent dogs in the basket.
  2. Slice each crescent dough sheet into thirds and wrap the crescent dough thirds around each sausage.
  3. Transfer the crescent dogs into the air fryer basket in a single layer with an inch or two spacing between each crescent sausage. You may need to cook in batches.
  4. Air fry for 3-4 minutes, flip, and then air fry for an additional 3-4 minutes, or until the crescents are golden brown.
  5. Carefully remove from the air fryer basket and serve with your favorite dipping sauces.

Notes

Cook time may need to be adjusted up or down depending on the brand, wattage and power of the air fryer.

To add cheese cut a cheese strip, and use one half to tuck in next to the hot dog as you wrap it in dough. Make sure the dough covers up the cheese to prevent a mess.

© Kristy Bernardo
Cuisine: American / Category: Appetizers
Easy Air Fryer Pigs In A Blanket

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