Air-Fryer Sausage Bacon Bites

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Cook: 15 min./batch

Makes

about 3-1/2 dozen

Updated: Nov. 08, 2023
Try surprising your family on Sunday morning by pulling these bites out of the air fryer as they head to breakfast, and get ready for the oohs and aahs of delight. They're equally delicious as a party appetizer. —Pat Waymire, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Air-Fryer Sausage Bacon Bites Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound bacon strips
  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) frozen fully cooked breakfast sausage links, thawed
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar, divided

Directions

  1. Cut bacon strips widthwise in half; cut sausage links in half. Wrap a piece of bacon around each piece of sausage. Place 1/2 cup brown sugar in a shallow bowl; roll sausages in sugar. Secure each with a toothpick. Place in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
  2. Preheat air fryer to 325°. Sprinkle wrapped sausages with 1 tablespoon brown sugar. In batches, arrange sausages in a single layer on a greased tray in air-fryer basket. Cook until bacon is crisp, 15-20 minutes, turning once. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
Air Fryer Cook Times
Cook times vary dramatically among brands of air fryers. Refer to your air fryer manual for general cook times and adjust if necessary.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 74 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 154mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.