🥐🔥 Sausage Crescent Rolls
Makes: 16 rolls (using 2 crescent roll tubes)
🧾 Ingredients
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1 lb breakfast sausage (mild, hot, or maple)
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1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, softened
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2 tubes crescent roll dough
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1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional but delicious)
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Optional seasonings:
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½ tsp garlic powder
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½ tsp onion powder
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¼ tsp black pepper
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🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Cook the Sausage
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In a skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until browned and crumbly.
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Drain excess grease.
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Mix in the softened cream cheese until melted and creamy.
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Stir in cheddar cheese and optional seasonings.
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Let mixture cool slightly.
2️⃣ Prep the Crescent Dough
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Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Unroll crescent dough and separate into individual triangles.
3️⃣ Fill & Roll
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Place 1–2 tablespoons of the sausage mixture at the wide end of each triangle.
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Roll up tightly toward the tip.
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Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
4️⃣ Bake
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Bake 11–13 minutes, until golden brown and puffed.
5️⃣ Serve
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Enjoy warm!
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Great with salsa, ranch, or hot sauce for dipping.
⭐ Tips & Variations
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Spicy version: Use hot sausage + pepper jack cheese.
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Maple breakfast version: Use maple sausage + a sprinkle of cinnamon on top.
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Bite-size option: Use crescent roll sheets, cut into squares, and fold over filling.
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Make ahead: Fill and roll these the night before; bake fresh in the morning.
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Air fryer: Cook at 350°F for 6–8 minutes.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
🥐 Sausage cream cheese crescent braid
🌶️ Jalapeño sausage crescent rolls
🍳 Breakfast casserole with sausage & crescent rolls