Description
Indulgent sausage cream cheese crescents deliver comfort wrapped in golden, flaky pastry. Buttery layers cradle savory sausage and creamy cheese, promising a delightful bite that satisfies your craving for warmth and flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 1 pound breakfast sausage, cooked and crumbled
Dairy Components:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (113 grams) shredded cheddar cheese
Pastry and Seasonings:
- 2 cans (8 ounces/226 grams each) refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375°F, preparing a parchment-lined baking sheet for the crescents.
- Thoroughly blend cooked sausage with cream cheese, ensuring a smooth, well-mixed filling that incorporates all seasonings like garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Gently unroll crescent roll dough, separating each triangle with careful precision.
- Distribute the sausage-cream cheese mixture along the wider section of each triangular dough piece, leaving a small margin at the edges.
- Carefully roll each triangle from the wide end toward the point, tucking and sealing the filling inside to prevent leakage during baking.
- Arrange the filled crescents on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them slightly apart to allow even browning.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until the pastry turns a rich golden brown and achieves a delicate, flaky texture.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before serving to allow the filling to set and prevent burning.
Notes
- Ensure sausage is fully cooked and cooled before mixing with cream cheese to prevent soggy dough and maintain food safety.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for smoother, easier blending with sausage and seasonings.
- Experiment with different sausage types like spicy Italian, breakfast, or turkey sausage to create unique flavor variations.
- For a low-carb option, substitute crescent rolls with thin omelet or lettuce wraps, keeping the delicious filling intact.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 257
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 610 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg