Description
Irresistible sausage cream cheese crescents combine savory sausage with creamy filling inside flaky pastry. Guests will devour these simple yet delightful appetizers, eager to savor each rich, comforting bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb breakfast sausage (regular or your choice of flavor)
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cans (8 oz/226 g each) refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) water (for egg wash, optional)
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preparation: Heat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper for effortless release.
- Sausage Preparation: Sauté sausage in skillet over medium heat, crumbling until fully cooked, then drain excess fat on paper towels.
- Filling Creation: Blend cooled sausage with cream cheese until smooth and thoroughly combined, creating a rich, savory mixture.
- Dough Assembly: Unroll crescent dough, separating triangles, and distribute sausage-cream cheese filling along wider edge of each triangle.
- Rolling Technique: Carefully roll triangles from wide end, tucking and sealing sides to securely enclose filling, creating compact parcels.
- Egg Wash and Placement: Brush rolled crescents with beaten egg for lustrous golden finish, arranging them with slight separation on prepared baking sheet.
- Baking Process: Bake in preheated oven for 15-18 minutes until crescents transform into golden-brown, crispy delicacies.
- Serving Preparation: Allow crescents to rest 3-5 minutes after removing from oven, enabling filling to set and preventing potential mouth burns.
Notes
- Drain Sausage Thoroughly: Pat cooked sausage with paper towels to remove excess grease, ensuring crisp and not soggy crescents.
- Keep Cream Cheese Soft: Let cream cheese sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before mixing to achieve smooth, easy-to-blend consistency.
- Even Rolling Technique: Distribute filling evenly and roll tightly to prevent filling from leaking during baking and maintain attractive shape.
- Golden Brown Perfection: Egg wash creates beautiful shine and helps crescents achieve appetizing color; brush gently for best results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg