Whiskey Wieners Recipe

Updated October 11, 2018

This recipe comes from our own Meredith Smith, who once made them at a hot dog party of mine (not to be confused with a sausage party). They were by far the most popular snack of the evening, and also by far the easiest to make.

They've got whiskey and wieners, they take two minutes to put together, they're eaten with toothpicks, and everybody except the snootiest of the snoots loves them.

By the way, even after several hours of slow-cooking, the whiskey aroma can still be quite powerful. And of course, the best thing to pair whiskey wieners with is... whiskey.

I've heard that some people choose to throw alliteration to the wind and serve Tequila Wieners, but that sounds just a bit too wild for me.

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Recipe Details

Whiskey Wieners Recipe

Active 2 mins

Total 6 hrs

Serves 15 to 20 servings

Ingredients

1 cup ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup bourbon
3 pounds cocktail wieners (or you can use hot dogs cut into bite-sized pieces)

Directions

Add ketchup, brown sugar, and bourbon to slow cooker and stir to combine. Add wieners and cook on low for 6 hours. Serve straight out of the cooker with toothpicks. Wieners can also be cooked on the stovetop. Combine the ingredients in a large saucepan, then place it on top of a large skillet over low heat and cook at below a simmer for 6 hours.

Special equipment

Slow cooker

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
253	Calories
21g	Fat
8g	Carbs
8g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 15 to 20
Amount per serving
Calories	253
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21g	27%
Saturated Fat 8g	41%
Cholesterol 42mg	14%
Sodium 664mg	29%
Total Carbohydrate 8g	3%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Total Sugars 7g
Protein 8g
Vitamin C 0mg	1%
Calcium 13mg	1%
Iron 1mg	5%
Potassium 211mg	4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.