Shrimp Pesto Shooters - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 10 small glasses
• 10 toothpicks
• 20 shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tbsp olive oil
• 3 ½ ounces bacon bits
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 jar (6.7 ounces/190 g) red pesto (¾ cup homemade)
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• freshly ground black pepper (for serving)
• chili flakes (for serving)
• parsley leaves (for serving)