Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

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Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts are a delicious appetizer recipe perfect for a holiday or football game day. Sweet, salty, and savory finger food on a stick.
Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts on a white plate on a counter

These Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts, also called a Ramokie, are a mandatory appetizer recipe in our house! Every holiday and football game day these make an appearance on the table.

The crisp and fresh water chestnut is balanced with the savory and salty bacon with a coating of sweet and savory mustard sugar blend. Everyone is sure to love these!

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts on a white plate on a counter

Why You Will Love This Recipe

For most of you, just the word “bacon” alone is probably enough to pull you in to any given recipe.  This one does not disappoint.  

Bacon wrapped water chestnuts is one of the staple appetizers in my family.  It is so simple yet so good and it would not be a holiday without them.

Us kids seriously don’t ever ask for them because we KNOW they will be there at any family event.  Every family has those traditions, right? What is yours?

You can also make these as Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies for a pork focused option!

The Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts being made with a bowl of the sugar mixture on a counter

Instruction Overview

There are two ways to make these: the way I have listed below which will result in better coating and the faster way of just laying out the wrapped water chestnuts and throwing all of the toppings across it.  

Whichever way you prefer, you can expect to be making these on a regular basis.

Traditionally, these are made with pork bacon but can also be made with turkey bacon if preferred.  Because turkey bacon has a lower fat content you will want to watch them because they will likely need a shorter cooking time and will dry out easier.\

A bacon wrapped water chestnut being dredged in a bowl of sugar mustard.

The mixture of mustard and brown sugar gives it a perfect balance of sweet and spicy.  

If you like things on the sweeter side, you can adjust the ratio to 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup dry mustard.

You can also sometimes get 3 pieces out of one slice of bacon instead of 2 depending on its size and your preference of bacon to chestnut ratio. Whatever you want to do will taste great!

The Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts in a pan before baking

FAQs

What is Ramokie?

Ramokie are bacon wrapped water chestnuts in a sweet sticky sauce.

Can Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts be made in advance?

Yes, but they are best served warm. The longer they sit when coated, the more they will absorb the coating.

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Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts are a delicious appetizer recipe perfect for a holiday or football game day. Sweet, salty, and savory finger food on a stick.
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas, Easter, Fall/Thanksgiving, Football, Game Day, Holiday, Pork
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 24 pieces (approx.)
Calories: 99kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat over to 325 ℉.
  • Cut bacon in half. Mix brown sugar and dry mustard in a small bowl.
  • Take one water chestnut at a time and wrap the bacon around it, securing with a toothpick.
  • Drop the wrapped water chestnut into the bowl (you can do several as a time, how ever many will fit with room to move the dry mixture) and use a spoon to coat each piece. Make sure you get all the sides and the ends as well.
  • Transfer the water chestnuts to a baking sheet or dish that is lined with either tin foil or a silicone mat.
  • Once you get through all of them, take each water chestnut and run them through the dredging process a second time. Start on one end and work your way over to make sure you hit them all. (Faster, easier way: wrap them all, throw them on the sheet or in the dish, and throw all the topping across the water chestnuts).
  • Bake for approximately 30 minutes. Cook until the bacon is starting to render but before they are overdone.

Notes

Turkey bacon will cook faster and be a little dry as there is less fat.
If you want them to be sweeter, use 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup dry mustard.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.3mg
By on January 11th, 2016

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