huge hit and a nice change from stuffing them with cheese. I also baked mine in a 350F oven for about 20 mins. they disappear faster than you can get them to the table

I've been in search of a recipe just like this.  They are delicious - the smoked, spicy and sweet mix well.   I did not fry mine, instead I baked them (held together by toothpicks) in a pyrex dish at 350 for about 45 min to an 1 hour - just until the bacon and sausage are cooked through.  Take out of oven and drain on paper towel, then add to a pretty platter.

Taste pretty good, but good luck trying to get the bacon to stay on the date. I tried several cooking methods, all of them fairly unsuccessful.