Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Air Fryer, Oven, Grill)

Bacon and hot dogs… a match made in foodie heaven! They cook in 20 minutes or less… See how to cook them in the air fryer, oven, and grill…

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Ingredients

You just need a few ingredients…

• Hot dogs – 5 standard size hot dogs (~15 mini hot dogs).
• Bacon – 1 or 2 slices for standard hot dogs (½ a slice for mini hot dogs)
• Hotdog buns.
• Condiments.
• Optional – add a sprinkle of brown sugar to bacon before wrapping the hot dogs to add a little sweetness.

How To Assemble

1. Prepare a work space with 2-3 toothpicks per hot dog.
2. Take one piece of bacon at a time and wrap bacon tightly around each hot dog so the edges of the bacon touch, but do not overlap. This will help the bacon cook evenly. For a long hot dog, you’ll need about 2 pieces of bacon. For a standard size hot dog you will probably only need one piece of bacon. For mini hot dogs, you will probably want to cut bacon in half so the bacon wraps around the cocktail-sized dogs without overlapping.
3. Secure ends of bacon with toothpicks.

AIR FRYER recipe

Cooking air fryer bacon wrapped hot dogs couldn’t be any easier!

1. Preheat air fryer to 400° F for 5 minutes.
2. Spray air fryer basket with cooking spray if desired. Add bacon wrapped hotdogs in air fryer basket. Air fry bacon hot dogs for 8 minutes. Flip hot dogs (so the bacon cooks evenly) and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the bacon is fully cooked to your desired level of crispness.

OVEN BAKED recipe

1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. Add bacon wrapped hotdogs to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake bacon hot dogs for ~13-16 minutes or until the bacon cooks evenly. (I don’t usually find it necessary to flip the hot dogs, but you can flip and cook them a few more minutes if the bacon isn’t cooked to your liking).

GRILL recipe

1. Preheat grill to high, about 400-425° F (I provide a range because exact grill temperatures can vary quite a bit).
2. Spray grill with cooking spray or brush a little olive oil on grates so the hot dogs won’t still. Add bacon wrapped hot dogs to the grill and bake for 8-12 minutes, with the cover closed, rotating every 2-3 minutes or until bacon is cooked to desired crispness. Some hot dogs may finish cooking early, so remove them from the grill or away from the direct flame once done, while the others finish cooking.

Finishing and serving

1. Remove hot dogs from heat and let them cool 1-2 minutes or until they’re easy to touch with your fingers.
2. Remove toothpicks before serving in hotdog buns with condiments. In the photo demonstration I used a delicious combination of cheddar cheese and bbq sauce.
3. Serve and enjoy!

Love bacon? Check out these recipes for smoked bacon, bacon wrapped onion rings and smoked jalapeno poppers.

What are bacon wrapped hot dogs called?

Bacon wrapped hot dogs actually have a name all of their own—danger dogs! Don’t ask me how they earned this title.

Danger dogs were made popular by street sellers in Mexico, but now they’re popular all over.

In fact, the city of Los Angeles declared bacon wrapped hot dogs to be the official hot dog of LA.

Also try this BBQ Twisted Bacon in the Oven for a fun twist on a classic.

The best hot dog recipes from Sip Bite Go

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• Hot dogs and eggs
• Air fryer hot dogs
• Gourmet hot dogs
• Hot dog tortilla “taquitos”
• Smoked hot dogs
• Puff pastry hot dogs
• Sausage pork roll
• Viral chickle

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– Jenna

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