King's Hawaiian Mini Hot Dogs by Cleo Coyle

Bring smiles to your summer cookout with these cute mini hot dogs. Pair them with sliders for a main course or serve them as whimsical appetizers. (They’re the perfect size for children’s parties, too.) 

Any dinner roll can be used for this recipe, though we especially love the sweet, soft rolls that King’s Hawaiian makes. Simply slice the top of the roll to mimic a mini hot dog bun. Cut your hot dogs into thirds and sauté in our pineapple-based glaze...

Cleo Coyle has a partner in

crime-writing—her husband.

Learn about their books

by clicking here and here.

* A Note from Cleo...

To create the delicious pineapple-based glaze for this recipe, we adapted one of our favorite recipes from our 15th Coffeehouse Mystery Dead to the Last Drop. That version is spiked with bourbon and cuts the hot dogs into bites small enough to spear with a pretzel stick. To get that recipe, click here or on the photo below...

Whether you try our happy-hour bourbon version or this fantastic (virgin) “Hawaiian” mini dog, we certainly hope you will eat with joy. Aloha!
  

~ Cleo

Dead to the Last Drop:
A Coffeehouse Mystery -
Click here to learn more.

Bourbon Hot Dog Bites
For the recipe click here.

King's Hawaiian
Mini Hot Dogs by
Cleo Coyle

Makes 24 mini hot dogs

Ingredients:

24 dinner rolls (We use King’s Hawaiian, 2 packs of 12 each)
1 package of hot dogs (8 count, regular “bun size”)
1 cup ketchup (we use Simply Heinz)
1 cup pineapple juice (use 100%, no sugar added or purée your own)
1 teaspoon dry mustard (do not skip, this balances the sweetness)
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed

Note: Regular “bun size” hot dogs should be about 6-inches in length. Packages range in weight. Look for 14 to 16 ounce packages. Either weight will work with this recipe, as long as you have 8 hot dogs.

Directions:

Step 1 – Cut your 6-inch hot dogs into thirds. You should end up with 24 mini dogs of roughly 2-inches each. Set these aside.

Step 2 – The ideal pan for this recipe is a 10-inch, non-stick skillet or sauté pan. Over medium heat, stir together the ketchup, pineapple juice, and dry mustard. Bring to a boil and stir in the dark brown sugar. 

Turn down the heat to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then…

Step 3 - Add your 24 hot dog pieces. Slowly stir and turn the dogs to coat them completely in the liquid. 

Continue simmering and occasionally stirring to prevent scorching of the sugar in the glaze. After about 12 to 15 minutes, the mini dogs will plump up and the liquid will thicken into a shiny, sweet-and-tangy glaze. If the mixture is still loose after 15 minutes, simply turn up the heat and continue cooking it down and stirring until it does thicken and coat the mini dogs (as you see in my photo below). The final glaze should be the consistency of a thick barbecue sauce...

Step 4 – When ready to serve, prepare the dinner rolls. Place a slice in the top half of each roll. (Quick tip: rolls are often slightly more rectangular than square. Put the slice down the long half of the rectangle to better mimic a hot dog bun.) 

Then nestle each Hawaiian-glazed mini dog into its own little dinner roll bun and spoon on extra glaze if you like. We use the King’s Hawaiian “original” rolls for this recipe, but you can use any roll. Serve warm... 

🍴

To download this recipe in a 

free PDF document that you
can print, save, or share,
click here.

Click for Free Recipe PDF.

Eat (and read) with joy!

~ Cleo Coyle

New York Times bestselling author

of The Coffeehouse Mysteries and

Haunted Bookshop Mysteries

Cleo (Alice) with her husband Marc

Visit Cleo's online coffeehouse here.

And follow her at these links...

Facebook - Twitter - Bluesky

Instagram - Newsletter

Pinterest - Bookbub - Goodreads

Coming Soon!

Our brand-new
Coffeehouse Mystery:
No Roast for the Weary

 Pre-Order at: 

Amazon 

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.org

+ More Buy Links

No Roast for the Weary
includes a killer menu of
tasty recipes. Get Cleo's

Free Recipe Guide below...

Click here or the image above for
Cleo's Free Illustrated Recipe Guide
to No Roast for the Weary.

"WILDLY ENTERTAINING"

~ Criminal Element

New Paperback Edition!

National Mystery Bestseller
#1 Amazon Category Best Seller

Fresh Fiction Readers' Selection
& 2 Best of Year Lists!

To Buy:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.org

+ More Buy Links

Click here or the image above for
Cleo's Free Illustrated Recipe Guide
to Bulletproof Barista.

🔎 KIRKUS REVIEWS

"Scads of red herrings, peeks behind the show-biz curtain, and bountiful appended recipes will leave fans smiling contentedly."

📚 BOOKLIST

"This twentieth Coffeehouse mystery (after Honey Roasted) brings together the history of the shop, ripped-from-the-headlines plot elements, [and] the drama of on-site filming."

☕ FRESH FICTION

"This book has amazing pacing, excellent dialogue and a FANTASTIC MYSTERY!" Fresh Pick Readers' Selection

The Coffeehouse Mysteries are bestselling works
of amateur sleuth fiction set in a landmark 
Greenwich Village coffeehouse, and each of the 
21 titles includes the added bonus of recipes.  

Get a free Title Checklist of
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.

Click here for Free
Title Checklist of Cleo Coyle's
Books in Order

Don't Miss Our Latest
Haunted Bookshop
Mystery...

  

Jack & Pen 

Together Again!

"Amazing and Unique" 

~ Fresh Fiction

"DELIGHTFUL" ~ Kirkus Reviews

To Buy:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.org

+ More Buy Links

👇

Cleo is now working on her 
next book and Newsletter!

Don't miss her book news, 
bonus recipes, and fun 

prize package giveaways!

TO SIGN UP...

Click for Free Recipe PDF.