I Turned $1 Hot Dogs into $100

bbq sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup + vinegar

Homemade sauce can reduce sugar and preservatives.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

apple wood chips

💰Cheaper: hickory wood chips

Hickory is often more readily available and less expensive.

hot dogs

🥗Healthier: turkey hot dogs

💰Cheaper: pork hot dogs

Turkey hot dogs are lower in fat, while pork is often cheaper.

Preheat the smoker to 250°F.

Score the hot dogs in a crosshatch pattern, about a quarter of an inch deep.

Add a binder of mustard to the scored hot dogs.

Coat the hot dogs heavily with cowboy candy seasoning.

Place the hot dogs in the smoker and smoke for about an hour.

Remove the hot dogs from the smoker and slice them into quarters.

Add the sliced hot dogs back into a foil pan.

Add more cowboy candy seasoning to the hot dogs in the pan.

Drizzle Honey Fire barbecue sauce over the hot dogs.

Add pads of unsalted butter to the pan.

Add local honey to the mixture.

Sprinkle a heavy handful of brown sugar over the top.

Leave the pan uncovered and return it to the smoker for an additional 30 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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