Spicy Chipotle Barbecue Sausage Bites

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Prep Time
5 Mins
Cook Time
20 Mins
Yield
Makes 12 to 14 servings
February 2007
RECIPE BY Southern Living

Coat cocktail-sized smoked sausages with a homemade glaze featuring barbecue sauce, cherry preserves, chipotle peppers, and adobo sauce for an easy party appetizer that's sure to be gobbled up in no time.

Ingredients

  • 1 (28-oz.) bottle barbecue sauce
  • 1 (18-oz.) jar cherry preserves
  • 3 chopped canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from can
  • 2 (16-oz.) packages cocktail-size smoked sausages

How to Make It

Step 1

Whisk together barbecue sauce, cherry preserves, and next 3 ingredients in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Add smoked sausages, and return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.

Step 2

Note: To serve, keep warm in a slow cooker on LOW, if desired. Serve with miniature rolls, if desired.

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Ratings & Reviews

conbaj's Review

PooshkaP
December 09, 2011
I have made this recipe every year since it was published - a family favorite!

shruti124's Review

adl880
October 25, 2011
N/A

ShwethaRishu's Review

Manderin
October 21, 2011
Good one..

ufcozzi's Review

BeckMorris
December 20, 2010
Excellent recipe--couldn't be easier, and it disappears quickly! We make it often for winter parties. I've used sugar-free cherry preserves on occasion. It is definitely spicy, so not for wimpy palates.

adl880's Review

JoeRecipeBox
January 03, 2010
I could not find cherry preserves and used raspberry instead. I followed the directions on for the rest of the recipe. It's possible the cherry preserves could have added to the taste, but it tasted more like the chipotle peppers than anything. It was a pretty good recipe, but I would probably try a different one next time.

JoeRecipeBox's Review

ShwethaRishu
April 26, 2009
I adjusted the amount of the ingredients down using one package of sausages, a 19oz bottle of Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce, a 10 OZ jar of cherry preservies, 1/4 cup of water, 2 chopped adobe peppers and 1 tbs of its sauce but also ADDING 1/4 tsp chipotle red pepper flakes. It came out really tasty with a nice hint of heat on the finish. I also did this in a slow cooker (small) for about 3 hours. Great appetizer for any occasion!

BeckMorris's Review

renee3758
March 09, 2009
We really enjoyed these! We did not alter the ingredients but we did cook it in a crockpot for about 3 hours instead of stovetop. The smokiness of the chipotle peppers added such a nice flavor. Like the previous reviewer, we were hoping they would have more heat. So we will likely add either red pepper flakes or a bit of hot sauce next time.

Manderin's Review

conbaj
January 02, 2009
Great flavor. Different twist from the traditional chile sauce/grape jelly. Got rave reviews on this one!

PooshkaP's Review

shruti124
December 31, 2008
I made this for New Years exactly to the recipe. Easy, tasty, but not a "wow". I like the earlier reviewer's idea to add cranberry - would have added some tang. If I make again, I'll try red pepper flakes to add some spice without even more smokiness of the adobo and chipotles.

renee3758's Review

ufcozzi
November 19, 2008
I have made this multiple times, at different parties. Depending on the group sometimes I add more adobo sauce. I use Jack Daniels BBQ sauce, 2/3 amount of cherry preserves and 1/3 cherry, cranberry mix. I always have to double it!