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For the chicken bites:
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Finely chop the cooked bacon and chicken.
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Place them in a medium size bowl.
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Add shredded cheese, mayonnaise, maple syrup and barbecue sauce.
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Mix by hand until well blended.
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Open the cans of crescent roll dough and separate the triangles of dough.
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On a round pizza stone or pizza pan, arrange crescent triangles in a circle with wide ends overlapping in the center and points toward the outside.
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With a small roller, or by hand, gently flatten out the wide ends and seal the overlapping pieces together.
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See related blog link for step-by-step photos.
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Spoon the chicken mixture onto the widest end of each of the triangles and spread evenly with a spatula.
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Bring points of the triangles up over the filling and tuck the ends under the wide ends of the dough at the center of the ring.
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Filling will not be all covered.
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Place pan in oven and bake for 15 minutes or until crescents are golden brown.
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Remove from oven and let it cool a few minutes before cutting into appetizer sized pieces.
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Serve warm.
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For the dipping sauce: Whisk together the barbecue sauce and maple syrup until well blended.
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Serve room temperature or slightly warm with the dipping sauce on the side.
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Recipe adapted from Lemon Herb Chicken Ring, from The Pampered Chef Seasons Best Recipes 2002.