These bacon wrapped pickles are pickle spears wrapped in smoky bacon, then baked to crispy perfection. Serve with ranch for the ultimate low carb keto snack!
Pickle fries are a unique appetizer, they’re always the first food to disappear at any party. Best of all, this recipe only contains 3 ingredients with 5 minutes of prep time! These pickles are some of my favorite bacon wrapped appetizers along with bacon wrapped scallops and bacon wrapped dates!
Who knew that pickles could be such an awesome appetizer when paired with something such as bacon? These bacon wrapped pickles are a great snack and are quickly prepared in just minutes. Not to mention, they’re low carb and keto-friendly!
If you are looking for more appetizers for your party or get-together you should check out my smoked chicken wings, buffalo cauliflower and bacon wrapped water chestnuts. They are sure to be the hits of your next party. These are just a few of my amazing appetizer recipes.
HOW DO YOU MAKE BACON WRAPPED PICKLES?
These pickle fries are one of the easiest yet most satisfying snacks or appetizers you’ll ever eat. This snack is made with pickle spears wrapped in smoky bacon, then baked to crispy perfection. Serve them with ranch and watch them disappear!
You have a few options when it comes to the pickle portion of this snack. For your pickle fries, you can either buy the pre-cut pickle spears or you can buy whole pickles and quarter them. I like buying the pre-cut spears because it makes the snack that much quicker with one less prep step.
For these bacon wrapped pickles, thick cut bacon is not a good idea. You don’t want to overcook the pickle but you have to get the bacon crispy for the snack to be the right texture. So, go with the regular cut bacon for best results.
WHAT MAKES BACON WRAPPED PICKLES KETO-FRIENDLY?
The keto diet goes for a low carb, high fat sort of scenario in order to get your body to burn fat and not carbohydrates. The ingredients used in this recipe are on the keto-friendly list and cover the the low carb and high fat route the keto diet likes to take.
IS RANCH DRESSING KETO-FRIENDLY?
There are some ranch dressings you can purchase at the store that are already keto-friendly. However, many people like to make their own ranch dressing which is quite easy. This allows them to make it as keto-friendly as possible. I have my own version of homemade ranch HERE.
My family is head over heels when it comes to pickles. Who am I kidding, they’re head over heels for bacon as well. So, it’s always a hit when I whip these pickle fries up as a snack or appetizer before dinner. I’m sure I’ll be making them often for years to come!
MORE BACON RECIPES YOU’LL LOVE
- Bacon Wrapped Chicken
- Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
- Bacon Deviled Eggs
- Bacon Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Breakfast Casserole with Bacon
Bacon Wrapped Pickles
Ingredients
- 12 pickle spears
- 12 slices bacon
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- chopped parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Wrap each pickle spear in a slice of bacon. Place each pickle spear on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until bacon is crispy.
- Serve with a side of ranch for dipping. Garnish with chopped parsley if desired.
These are the best! I’ve tried them with different brands of pickles and Claussen pickles are the BEST for this!!
Can these been done in electric smoker?
I haven’t tried it this way, you’d have to cook at a high enough temperature for the bacon to be able to get crisp!
Can these be done in air fryer? If so, how?
Yes, cook at 370 for 8-10 minutes, flipping the pickles halfway through.
can you deep fry it???
I wouldn’t recommend deep frying this recipe!
Ok, so I am not sure what went wrong … but I about caught my house on fire. 🤠Ok, well the oven was quickly releasing smoke everywhere. I even had a pan under the pan I was using. I currently have allll my windows and doors open airing out. But I have made these before and they were awesome. 😀
Our electric oven can’t be heated to more than 390 °F (395 °F if we’re careful), or it will smoke like crazy and set off the smoke alarm (which then sounds off in the whole residential building!). I’m sure there’s something wrong with it. But even at that (low) temperature, all our dishes come out right – although sometimes we have to add a few more minutes to make sure. In the case of this delicious recipe, a few more minutes made sure the bacon was nice and crisp.
For the smoky ovens, have you guys tried easy off inside to see if some kind of residue is causing the smoke?
Wonderful combination, amazing taste!
I wasn’t sure about this combo but had left over bacon s gave it a try. It was amazing!
Can I prep these the day before and then bake the day if my party? I’m having a party tomorrow. Thanks, Tina
Yes that’s fine!
Are they good cold? Stay crisp?
These are best served warm!
The recipe doesn’t specify dill or sweet pickles. Please clarify. Thanks
Dill Pickles!
should a rack be used on the baking sheet so the pickle doesn’t lay in the grease?
I haven’t done it with a rack but you definitely can, it would help to crisp up the bacon faster!
I’ve passed this on to a friend on the Keto diet. They look yummy!
I think I’m in love. I’m a pickle addict – I’ve only recently discovered fried pickles, but wrapped in bacon?!!! oh my yes!
Wow! What a great way to enjoy two great foods! Put them together! Genius!
Sour and salty! I love pickles and I love bacon! Right up my alley… making this for our next gameday party!
Such a great party food idea! Love these!
My son will love these!
Two of my favorite things in one bite! I have never thought to have the two together! Sounds tasty!
Seriously amazing! Everything is better with bacon!