Crack Sausage Balls

Crack Sausage Balls – cream cheese sausage balls loaded with cheddar, bacon, and ranch. Seriously the BEST sausage balls you’ll ever eat! Sausage, Bisquick, Ranch mix, cheddar cheese, bacon, and cream cheese. Can make in advance and freeze unbaked for a quick snack later. These are great for tailgating and parties! #sausageballs #bacon #ranch #freezermeal #tailgating #partyfood

baked sausage balls on a plate

Remember this recipe.

Pin this recipe to your favorite board now to remember it later!

Pin This Recipe

Cream Cheese Sausage Balls with Cheddar, Bacon & Ranch

HAPPY COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON! Anyone else excited about football starting? I can’t wait to binge-watch football all weekend. We aren’t going down to the Auburn game. We are staying home (in the air conditioning) and feasting on football food. These Crack Sausage Balls are absolutely on the menu! One bite and you will know why. SO good.

These Crack Sausage Balls are inspired by my Cream Cheese Sausage Balls. My Cream Cheese Sausage Balls are seriously the BEST sausage balls EVER. I didn’t think I could ever improve upon them, BUT I did with these Crack Sausage Balls. O-M-G! The best sausage ball recipe loaded with cheddar, bacon, and ranch! YUM! I could not stop eating these yummy sausage balls! These Crack Sausage Balls are great for tailgating and parties. Heck, we’ve been known to eat these for dinner on occasion!

close up of sausage balls

How to Make Cream Cheese Sausage Balls

Crack Sausage Balls are very easy to make. My secret is to mix all the ingredients in your stand mixer. I put the sausage, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, ranch mix, bacon and Bisquick in the bowl of my KitchenAid mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment. Just let the mixer do all the work. It will take a few minutes for everything to get incorporated. Make sure to scrape down the bowl if necessary.

Once the Crack Sausage Ball mixture is ready, roll into approximately 50 to 60 balls and bake. Be sure not to overbake the sausage balls. Cook them just until they start to brown. Overbaking the sausage balls will make them dry and hard. 

Can I Freeze Sausage Balls?

YES! I almost always freeze sausage balls unbaked for a quick snack later. Roll the sausage mixture into balls and place on a baking sheet. Put the baking sheet in the freezer. Once the sausage balls are frozen, transfer them into a freezer bag. When ready to bake, place the frozen sausage ball on the baking sheet and simply add a few minutes to the cooking time. 

You can certainly freeze the sausage balls after baking, but I don’t think they taste as good as fresh out of the oven.

dipping sausage ball in ranch

How to Serve Sausage Balls

These Crack Sausage Balls are great hot out of the oven or at room temperature. I have a Pyrex food carrier that has hot and cold packets. If we are traveling with the sausage balls, I heat up the hot pack to keep the sausage balls warm for the trip. You can also pack the sausage balls in a foil pan and pop them on the grill for a minute to reheat in the parking lot.

These Crack Sausage Balls are great plain, but feel free to serve them with a side of Ranch dressing. YUM! I mean, can you ever really have too much ranch? You could also whip up a batch of Crack Dip for dipping too.

Loaded Tater Tots

Loaded Tater Tots Recipe – Bacon wrapped tater tot potatoes topped with Ranch dressing, cheddar cheese, and green onions. The…

Pizza Bombs

Pizza Bombs Recipe –  pizza dough squares, loaded with pizza sauce, pepperoni, and gooey mozzarella cheese cubes. Baked to golden perfection…

plate of sausage balls

Crack Sausage Balls

Yield: 5 dozen
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Crack Sausage Balls – cream cheese sausage balls loaded with cheddar, bacon, and ranch. Seriously the BEST sausage balls you’ll ever eat! Sausage, Bisquick, Ranch mix, cheddar cheese, bacon, and cream cheese. Can make in advance and freeze unbaked for a quick snack later. These are great for tailgating and parties! #sausageballs #bacon #ranch #freezermeal #tailgating #partyfood

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 400ºF.
  • Mix all ingredients until well combined with an electric stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment.
  • Roll dough into 1-inch balls and bake on a baking sheet.
  • Bake 15 to 18 minutes.

Notes:

Can use turkey sausage and turkey bacon.
Can substitute 1-¼ cups precooked bacon pieces for freshly cooked bacon.
Can freeze sausage balls unbaked. Prepare to step 3 above. Place the baking sheet in the freezer and freeze until sausage balls are frozen. Transfer frozen sausage balls to a freezer bag for storage. When baking from frozen, add a few minutes to the baking time.

Steph

Remember this recipe.

Pin this recipe to your favorite board now to remember it later!

Pin This Recipe
platter of sausage and bacon balls
dipping sausage ball in ranch
dipping crack sausage ball into ranch dressing

Categories:

Tags:

You Might Also Like

See All Finger Foods

Crack Chicken Meatballs

Crack Chicken Meatballs Recipe – the best chicken meatball recipe! Made with ground chicken, ranch dressing mix, cheddar cheese, and crispy…

Cheez-It Chicken

Cheez-It Chicken Tenders – Tender chicken tenderloins dipped in a delightful mix of flour, eggs, and honey mustard, then coated in…

Comments

    1. I haven’t tried this with ground beef, so I do not know how it would turn out. If you try it, let us know.

  1. Planning a 30th birthday/graduation picnic and happened upon this recipe. I’d need to keep these warm for several hours. Can I keep them in a slow cooker or roaster on low like I do with regular meatballs? I really want to make them!

  2. Can you make these balls up the night before, put in an air tight container and bake the next morning and keep warm in a crock pot?

  3. I just made these this morning and my husband, kids and I loved them… outstanding is what we all said. Thank you for the recipe.

    1. I’ve never made this recipe with almond flour so I can not say how it would turn out. My guess is that almond flour alone is not a substitution for Bisquick.

  4. Please help. My ranch dressing comes in .40 oz and makes 16 oz. Do I need to add anything to the envelope, or just add to recipe?

      1. Hi there Plain Chicken… Maybe I missed it in the recipe but I didn’t see how much dried parsley to put in the mix? Is is in the ranch mix maybe? I’m just making it today!

  5. I might make these today – i have a friend coming to town – it'll be a fun snack for when he gets here – i might even pop them in the air fryer just to be crazy! hahaha

Leave a Comment

Recipe Rating