Description
Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents deliver pure comfort on your plate, wrapping savory warmth into flaky, golden packages that disappear faster than you can set them down. Grab these quick party favorites when friends arrive and watch them vanish within moments of hitting the serving tray.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground sausage
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 cans crescent roll dough
Supporting Ingredients:
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Topping/Optional Ingredients:
- ¼ cup cheddar cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- Brown 1 lb ground sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat for 8-10 minutes, thoroughly breaking apart the meat and ensuring no pink remains.
- Drain excess grease from the cooked sausage using a colander or paper towels.
- Transfer sausage to a mixing bowl and blend in 8 oz softened cream cheese, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp onion powder, and ¼ tsp black pepper until completely combined.
- Optional: Fold in ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese for extra richness.
- Unroll 2 cans of crescent roll dough and separate into individual triangles on a clean surface.
- Spread approximately 2 tablespoons of sausage mixture onto the wider end of each crescent triangle.
- Roll each triangle from the wide end to the point, tucking sides slightly to prevent filling from leaking.
- Arrange rolled crescents on a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them 1 inch apart.
- Brush the top of each crescent with 1 beaten egg for a golden shine.
- Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 12-15 minutes until the crescents turn a deep golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 3-5 minutes before serving warm.
Notes
- Use room temperature cream cheese for easier mixing and a smoother filling texture.
- Choose mild or spicy sausage based on your flavor preference, but always ensure it’s fully cooked before mixing.
- For a gluten-free version, swap crescent roll dough with gluten-free puff pastry or low-carb wraps.
- Keep extra crescents refrigerated and unbaked, then bake fresh batches as needed for the best crispy texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Baked
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 550 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg