Description
Savor mouthwatering sausage & cream cheese crescents that blend hearty flavors and flaky pastry. Creamy, zesty filling wrapped in golden crescent dough promises a delightful bite you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 (1-lb) rolls breakfast sausage (cooked and crumbled)
- 2 (8-oz) cream cheese (softened)
Pastry Base:
- 2 (8-oz) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF, ensuring an even heat distribution for perfect golden pastry.
- Sauté sausage in a skillet over medium heat, crumbling into fine pieces until thoroughly cooked, then drain excess grease and allow to cool slightly.
- Blend room-temperature cream cheese with cooked sausage in a mixing bowl, stirring until ingredients are evenly incorporated.
- Carefully unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles, then slice each triangle lengthwise to create smaller, more manageable portions.
- Scoop a precise amount of sausage-cream cheese mixture onto each triangle’s wide end, then gently roll towards the narrow point, ensuring a tight seal.
- Arrange crescents on a baking sheet, spacing them evenly to promote consistent browning, and bake for 12-15 minutes until they transform into a rich, golden-brown color with a delicate, flaky texture.
Notes
- Swap out pork sausage for turkey or chicken sausage to create a leaner protein option that’s lower in fat and calories.
- For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free crescent roll dough or create your own almond flour-based pastry dough.
- Prepare the sausage mixture ahead of time and refrigerate for up to 24 hours, allowing flavors to meld and making party prep easier.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 16
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg