Description
Delicious candied kielbasa bites featuring sweet and tangy flavors from brown sugar, ketchup, and horseradish, baked to caramelized perfection. Perfect as an appetizer or party snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 2 lbs kielbasa sausage
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup prepared horseradish
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F to prepare for baking the kielbasa bites.
- Slice Kielbasa: Slice the kielbasa into 1-inch pieces for manageable bite-sized portions.
- Hasselback Cutting: Place each 1-inch kielbasa piece between two chopsticks or skewers. Carefully slice vertically into 1/4-inch thick slices without cutting all the way through, creating three hasselback sections per piece.
- Prepare Baking Dish: Arrange the hasselbacked kielbasa pieces evenly in a baking dish.
- Add Sauce Ingredients: Combine brown sugar, ketchup, and prepared horseradish in the baking dish with the kielbasa. Stir gently to coat all pieces in the sauce.
- Bake: Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 60 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes to evenly caramelize the sauce and brown the edges.
- Check for Crispiness: Continue baking up to a total of 90 minutes if you prefer a crispier texture on the sausage edges.
- Serve: Remove from oven once caramelized and browned. Allow to cool slightly and serve warm as appetizers or snacks.
Notes
- Using chopsticks or skewers as stops helps create the perfect hasselback slices without cutting through the sausage completely.
- Stirring every 20 minutes prevents burning and ensures even caramelization.
- Adjust baking time for desired crispiness—longer for crunchier bites.
- You can substitute prepared horseradish with a spicy mustard for a different flavor profile.
- Serve with toothpicks for easy snacking at parties.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 330 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
