Description
Mouthwatering sausage cream cheese crescent rolls bring comfort and flavor to your table in minutes. Creamy, savory filling nestled in flaky golden pastry creates an irresistible appetizer you’ll crave at every gathering.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound breakfast sausage (cooked and crumbled)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
Pastry Ingredients:
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF, preparing a baking sheet for the delicate crescent rolls.
- Thoroughly blend the cooked, crumbled sausage with softened cream cheese until the mixture becomes a smooth, uniform filling.
- Carefully unroll the crescent roll dough and slice each triangle in half lengthwise, creating smaller, more manageable triangular pieces.
- Distribute a precise amount of the sausage-cream cheese mixture along the wider base of each triangular dough section.
- Gently roll each triangle from the wide end toward the pointed tip, ensuring the filling remains securely enclosed within the dough.
- Arrange the rolled crescents on the prepared baking sheet with the seam facing downward to prevent unraveling during baking.
- Slide the baking sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes, watching for a golden-brown transformation of the pastry.
- Once baked, remove the crescent rolls from the oven and allow them to cool briefly before serving warm, revealing their savory, creamy interior.
Notes
- Adjust sausage type to match personal taste preferences, like spicy Italian or mild breakfast sausage for varied flavor profiles.
- Swap cream cheese with dairy-free alternatives like cashew cream cheese for lactose-intolerant or vegan dietary needs.
- Control portion sizes by using smaller dough triangles or mini crescent rolls for bite-sized appetizers perfect for gatherings.
- Add extra herbs like chopped chives or dried thyme into the sausage mixture to enhance overall taste complexity and depth.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 247 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg