Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Bites

Fresh pineapple chunks are wrapped in crisp bacon and basted with a slightly spicy, tangy sweet sauce. They are perfect for game day, cocktail night, and baby and bridal showers. Your guests will absolutely love them!

Course appetizers

Cuisine Southern

Keyword pinapple wrapped with bacon, pineapple wrapped in bacon. how to make bacon wrapped pineapple

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Servings bites

Calories 109kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

1 lb bacon not too thin nor too thick
1 pineapple peeled cored and cut in chunks see notes
Toothpicks
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
1/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons pineapple juice. buy a precut pineapple and use that juice
1 teaspoon sriracha sauce hot chili sauce

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut raw bacon in half and place on a baking sheet covered with aluminum foil in a single layer. Bake for 3 minutes, flip and bake for another 3 minutes. Let cool for 5-10 minutes. Wrap each piece of bacon around a pineapple chunk. Secure with a toothpick and place back on the lined baking sheet. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Combine honey, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, ginger, ketchup, pineapple juice, and sriracha in a small saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring several times.
Using a brush, baste with sauce after they have cooked for 20 minutes. Bake for 10 additional minutes or until the bacon is crispy and the pineapple is heated. Serve promptly with any remaining sauce.

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Notes

You can use fresh or canned pineapple for this recipe. Fresh pineapple is more acidic, so always precook your bacon for the best results.
Choose bacon that is not too thin or too thick. You want it slightly on the thick side, but I have cooked bacon that is almost 1/4 inch thick, and that is too thick for it to be easily pliable.
For best results, baste after the bacon has lightly browned. The sauce is somewhat acidic, and you don't want it breaking down the bacon, so don't start too early!
This appetizer is best assembled right before baking. If you start too soon, the acid in the pineapple will break down the bacon, and it will split.
Serve the remaining sauce in a bowl for dipping. It is absolutely delicious and perfect for dipping.

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