A tube pan is a round baking pan with tall sides and a central “tube.” Some tube pans have straight sides and a removeable bottom for baking angel food and chiffon cakes, while some have decorative or fluted sides like the one we’ve used here. You can use any type of tube pan for this recipe.

Pull-Apart Pigs in a Blanket Ring

Name: Pull-Apart Pigs in a Blanket Ring
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cans (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count); 6 slices (3/4 oz each) Cheddar cheese, each cut in 8 pieces; 48 cocktail-size smoked link sausages (from two 14-oz packages); 2 tablespoons ketchup, optional; 2 tablespoons yellow mustard, optional

Prep time:30 min
Total time:1 hr 35 min
Ingredients:5
Servings:12

Edited by MandyUpdated 06/30/2026

Pull-Apart Pigs in a Blanket Ring

Prep time:30 min
Total time:1 hr 35 min
Ingredients:5
Servings:12
Calories per serving:

This easy but elegant-looking pull-apart pigs in a blanket ring is the perfect shareable snack for game day and beyond. It will truly shine among the sea of typical tailgating foods, and your guests will keep coming back for another mini crescent dog made with a cocktail sausage wrapped in flaky crescent dough and melty cheddar cheese. If you prefer a more classic pigs in a blanket, simply leave out the cheese. Add flair with dipping sauces like ketchup, mustard, ranch, barbecue sauce, or whatever your favorites are.

Recipe Ingredients

Look here for a sneak peek of what you’ll need to create this show-stopping appetizer.

Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Rolls (8 Count): You’ll need 2 cans!

Pre-Sliced Cheddar Cheese: For this recipe we strongly encourage buying pre-sliced cheese. This way you’re guaranteed to have consistently-sized slices when you cut each slice into 8 smaller, equal-sized pieces. Switch it up and use another cheese with a similar texture to cheddar—try Jack, Colby, or Gouda.

Cocktail-Sized Smoked Sausages: You’ll need 2 packages of mini smoked sausages, but you will have a few extra for snacking.

Other Ingredients You’ll Need: Ketchup and/or mustard (optional).

How to Make Pull-Apart Pigs in a Blanket Ring

1. Slice the Crescents

Pop open and unroll both cans of crescent dough. Carefully separate the triangles and pat or stretch them into an even triangle shape, so you can easily slice each one into 3 long, skinny triangles. You’ll have 48 skinny triangles when you finish slicing.

2. Roll and Arrange

Roll up each crescent with a sausage and a piece of cheese. Haphazardly arrange the crescent-wrapped mini dogs in the prepared pan to create the signature look of this pull-apart ring.

3. Bake and Unmold

Bake the pull-apart ring until golden brown and cooked through. Cool slightly, then invert the tube pan to release the ring.

4. Serve

Just pull apart and dip in ketchup, mustard, or your sauce of choice!

How to Store (and Reheat) Pull-Apart Pigs in a Blanket Ring

Refrigerator

Let any leftover pigs in a blanket cool completely before transferring them to an airtight food storage container or resealable food-storage plastic bag. Store them in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Freezer

To store in the freezer, separate the pigs in a blanket from the ring and let cool completely. Place a single layer of pigs in a blanket into a resealable freezer plastic bag. Seal the bag shut and lay flat in the freezer.

Reheating

Reheating from Fridge: Arrange the pigs in a blanket on a lined baking sheet, and heat in a 350°F oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until they’re heated through, the cheese is melted, and the crescent dough starts to re-crisp slightly.
Reheating from Freezer: Place the frozen pigs in a blanket on large ungreased baking sheet and loosely cover them with foil. Heat in a 325°F oven for 14 to 16 minutes or until heated through.

More Pigs in a Blanket and Crescent Dog Recipes

Whether you're wrapping cocktail sausages, hot dogs, breakfast sausage, or bratwurst in flaky crescent dough, these easy recipes are always a crowd-pleaser. Try classic Pigs in a Blanket, Air Fryer Pigs in a Blanket, or a festive Pigs in a Blanket Christmas Tree for appetizers, or make Crescent Dogs, Breakfast Crescent Dogs, Everything Bagel Crescent Dogs, Crescent Mummy Dogs, or Grilled Crescent Dogs for fun meals everyone will love.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pigs in a blanket are typically made by wrapping cocktail sausages or mini hot dogs in small pieces of dough, making them a popular party appetizer. Crescent dogs usually feature full-size hot dogs wrapped in whole crescent roll triangles and are often served as a meal. The main difference is the size of the sausage and the amount of dough used—in recipes with smaller sausages, the crescent dough is cut into narrower strips or smaller pieces to match. Both use the same basic technique, and the names are sometimes used interchangeably.