Maple Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls – Easy to make and even easier to love! Only 4 ingredients – ground breakfast sausage, cream cheese, maple syrup, and crescent rolls. Can make the filling ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to bake crescents. Whether served as a scrumptious breakfast or a party appetizer, they’re bound to be a hit at any gathering. I always double the recipe because these never last long! YUM!
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Get ready for a taste sensation that’s both sweet and savory! Maple sausage cream cheese crescent rolls are a culinary masterpiece that will have your taste buds doing a happy dance. Maple sausage, cream cheese, and real maple syrup wrapped in crescent rolls. The result is a bite-sized explosion of flavor. Each crescent is a delightful blend of savory and sweet, with the warmth of the sausage perfectly balancing the richness of the cream cheese and the subtle sweetness of maple syrup. It’s a party in your mouth, and these crescents are the life of the party. So, if you’re looking for a crowd-pleasing treat that’s both easy to make and incredibly delicious, these maple sausage cream cheese crescent rolls are an absolute must-try!
How to Make Maple Sausage Crescent Rolls
This dish is effortless to make with only four simple ingredients. In a large skillet, cook maple sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink and crumbled. Drain excess grease. In a mixing bowl, stir together cooked sausage crumbles, cream cheese, and maple syrup.
Separate crescent dough into triangles. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise – making 32 triangles.
Using a small cookie scoop or spoon, scoop the sausage mixture onto the wide end of each roll and roll up. Place on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown.
Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- I use Jimmy Dean Maple Breakfast Sausage.
- If you can’t find maple sausage, you can use regular pork sausage and add a little extra maple syrup or maple extract.
- Can use turkey sausage, reduced-fat crescent rolls, and low-fat cream cheese for reduced calories.
- I like to chill the sausage filling for about 20 or 30 minutes before assembling the crescent rolls. I find that the filling stays together better if slightly chilled.
- Make sure to chop any large chunks of sausage. You can do this with a knife or pulse the sausage in a food processor before combing it with the cream cheese and syrup.
- I use a pizza cutter to cut the crescent roll dough into two triangles.
- Can I make Sausage Crescent Rolls in advance? Yes! You can make the cream cheese mixture ahead of time and store in the fridge for up to 3 days before assembling the rolls.
- You can also assemble the crescent rolls and place them on a baking sheet. Cover the baking pan with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator overnight before baking.
- Can I Freeze Sausage Crescent Rolls? Yes. Place the cooled crescent rolls in a freezer-safe container and store them for up to 2 months.
- Thaw them out in the fridge before reheating them.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Reheat in the microwave or in a toaster oven.
How to Serve Easy Sausage Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls
These sausage rolls are a versatile delight that can shine as both a delectable breakfast option and a crowd-pleasing appetizer. For breakfast, consider serving them as the star of your morning spread, alongside a fresh fruit salad, cheese grits, and a piping hot cup of tea. Their sweet and savory profile makes them a perfect addition to brunch gatherings, bringing a touch of indulgence to the table. As an appetizer, these crescents are a guaranteed hit at any party or event. Serve them alongside pigs in a blanket, Veggies and Dip, and Taco Bites, and watch them disappear as guests savor the irresistible combination of flavors.
Christmas Morning Breakfast
These sausage rolls are PERFECT for Christmas morning! Make the sausage filling Christmas Eve and bake them up in this cute Christmas Tree shape! I sprinkled the baked crescents with some parsley so the tree was green. SO easy & SO festive!! Whether enjoyed as a satisfying breakfast treat or a mouthwatering appetizer, these crescent rolls are bound to be a crowd-pleaser, leaving everyone craving more!
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Maple Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents
Equipment:
- Food Processor to chop cooked sausage
Ingredients:
- 1 (16-oz) package maple sausage
- 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 Tbsp real maple syrup
- 2 (8-oz) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook maple sausage until no longer pink and crumbled. Drain fat.
- Mix cooked sausage, cream cheese and maple syrup together.
- Separate rolls into triangles. Cut eat triangle in half lengthwise – making 32 triangles.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop sausage mixture onto the wide end of each roll and roll up.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Notes:
- I use Jimmy Dean Maple Breakfast Sausage.
- If you can’t find maple sausage, you can use regular pork sausage and add a little extra maple syrup or maple extract.
- Can use turkey sausage, reduced-fat crescent rolls, and low-fat cream cheese for reduced calories.
- I like to chill the sausage filling for about 20 or 30 minutes before assembling the crescent rolls. I find that the filling stays together better if slightly chilled.
- I use a pizza cutter to cut the crescent roll dough into two triangles.
- Make sure to chop any large chunks of sausage. You can do this with a knife or pulse the sausage in a food processor before combing it with the cream cheese and syrup.
- Can I make Sausage Crescent Rolls in advance? Yes! You can make the cream cheese mixture ahead of time and store in the fridge for up to 3 days before assembling the rolls.
- Can I Freeze Sausage Crescent Rolls? Yes. Place the cooled crescent rolls in a freezer-safe container and store them for up to 2 months.
- Thaw them out in the fridge before reheating them.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Reheat in the microwave or in a toaster oven.
- These sausage crescent rolls are PERFECT for Christmas morning! Make the sausage filling Christmas Eve and bake them up in this cute Christmas Tree shape! I sprinkled the baked crescents with some parsley so the tree was green. SO easy & SO festive!!
Steph
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Want to take these to a potluck. Would they hold up in a crockpot on warm until ready to eat? Or would they get soggy?
I use vegan maple sausage, there are several varieties!
These are awesome. Could these be frozen after Baked for a couple weeks? Reheated in oven? Anyone tried this? Thanks
After these are baked, can they be frozen and then thawed and reheated and if so what would be the best method to reheat them? Thank you!
You can reheat them in the microwave or covered with aluminum foil in the oven
Try leaving out the maple syrup and added finely diced up dried sweetened pineapple
Think it would be ok to freeze these before the final baking step for impromptu snaking?
I haven't frozen these, but I think it would be fine to freeze the uncooked crescents.
Thanks so much! Your recipes are always a hit! We cooked half so far, they taste amazing.
Simple and yummy!
I made these today. They are very good. I found that if I let the mixture sit a little bit, it firmed up and stayed in place better when I rolled them and the rolls would hold a bit more of the mixture. Everyone loved them, so I will definitely make them again!
Sunday hospitality after Mass this Sunday!!!!! What a treat!
These look great! Do you know approximately how big the tree is (height and width)? I'm trying to figure out if I have a serving platter that will hold it. Thank you!
It is about 9×13
What brand of Maple sausage do you use? These look really good. I’ve actually never heard of Maple sausage before. Thanks
Bob Evans & Jimmy Dean make maple sausage
I'm just really excited to see someone putting out an egg free breakfast recipe!! Thank you! I'll have to try them.
Enjoy!! These are so easy and taste great!
I made these they turned out really good!! I added a couple more tablespoons of maple syrup to the mix, a little sweeter was just what they needed for my crew. I also mixed up some butter and syrup to dip them in… Perfect! Thank you for the recipe…