Sweet & Spicy Smoked Little Smokies

3.91 from 11 votes

With a sweet and spicy sauce and a kiss of smoke, these Sweet & Spicy Smoked Little Smokies are the perfect appetizer and party dish!

Prep Time5

Cook Time2 30

Total Time2 35

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: American

Keyword: finger food, lit'l smokies, little smokies, party food, smoker, smoker appetizers, sweet and spicy little smokies, traeger

Servings: servings

Calories: 726kcal

Preheat your Traeger pellet smoker or another smoker to 250-F.
Combine the lil smokies with the BBQ sauce, raspberry jam, and Worcestershire sauce.
Toss everything together well and pop it into a cast iron pan.
Try to keep the lil smokies in a single layer, or plan on stirring them often because the ones on top will dry out if you don't stir them.
Smoke them at a low heat uncovered for 2-2.5 hours, stirring them every 30-40 minutes.
Remove them from the pan, set out a stack of napkins and cocktail toothpicks, and have at 'em!

Chef Jenn's Tips

Skip the slow cooker and make this little smokies recipe in your Traeger for an extra burst of flavor!
While these little smokies are the perfect finger food, they are messy so I'd advise putting out cute cocktail toothpicks.
Raspberry jelly/jam has the perfect combination of sweet/tart flavor that really makes these delicious, but you can use grape jelly if you're looking for a sweeter flavor.
Thicker barbecue sauce works better in this recipe - pick something that's got a bit of spice to it for the perfect sweet-spicy cocktail sausages.
No cast iron? You can use a disposable aluminum pan for this recipe.
Don't add any brown sugar! You'll find that the jam adds plenty of sweetness.