Description
Effortless 3-ingredient crescent sausage bites combine breakfast sausage, cream cheese, and crescent roll dough for a quick appetizer. Savory morsels deliver crowd-pleasing flavor you’ll devour in moments.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) sausage (mild or spicy)
- 8 oz (227 g) cream cheese
- 2 packages refrigerated crescent roll dough
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C), lightly grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
- Sausage Cooking: In a skillet over medium heat, thoroughly brown ground sausage, breaking into fine crumbles until no pink remains.
- Filling Creation: Lower skillet heat, incorporate softened cream cheese into sausage, stirring until smooth and well-blended. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
- Dough Assembly: Carefully unroll first crescent roll dough package onto prepared baking sheet, ensuring complete surface coverage.
- Layering: Spread sausage-cream cheese mixture evenly across dough, then top with second crescent roll dough layer. Gently seal edges using fingertips to prevent filling leakage.
- Baking: Place in preheated oven, bake 16-19 minutes until surface turns golden-brown and edges become slightly bubbly.
- Finishing: Remove from oven, allow 4-5 minutes resting time for filling to set. Slice into bite-sized portions and serve warm for maximum flavor and enjoyment.
Notes
- Precise Sausage Browning: Completely cook ground sausage until no pink remains for food safety and rich flavor development.
- Cream Cheese Smooth Mixing: Stir on low heat to create a uniform, creamy consistency without burning or separating ingredients.
- Seal Edges Carefully: Press dough edges firmly to prevent filling leakage and ensure a neat, professional-looking appetizer.
- Cooling Crucial: Allow 4-5 minutes resting time after baking to set filling and prevent burning tongues while maintaining optimal taste and texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 188
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 482 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg