Sausage with Cream Cheese and Crescent Rolls Made Easy

This sausage with cream cheese and crescent rolls recipe is an easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer or breakfast favorite made with sausage, cream cheese, and flaky crescent rolls. The filling is creamy and savory, wrapped in golden pastry that bakes in just 15 minutes, ideal for brunch, parties, or make-ahead breakfasts.

Course Appetizer, Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword crowd-pleasing, easy, party food, savory

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings bites

Calories 117

Author Gina Dickson

Ingredients

1 pound breakfast sausage cooked and crumbled
8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature (regular or reduced-fat)
2 cans refrigerated crescent rolls 8-ounce per cans, keep chilled in your refrigerator until you are ready to use the dough

Instructions

Preheat Oven

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.

Make the Filling

Cook the sausage over medium heat in a skillet. Break the sausage into tiny pieces while it cooks.
1 pound breakfast sausage
Drain off any excess fat. Blot with paper towels if necessary. Note * If you have large size pieces of sausage after you are done cooking, it is best to pulse the sausage in a food processor a few times before mixing with the cream cheese.
In a medium bowl, stir together the cooked sausage and softened cream cheese until well combined. Note* If you didn't have time to let your cream cheese come to room temperature pop in in the microwave and hit the soften button before stirring in the sausage.
8 ounces cream cheese

Prepare Dough and Bake

Open crescent roll cans and separate into triangles.
2 cans refrigerated crescent rolls
Cut each triangle in half lengthwise to make two smaller triangles (a pizza cutter works great).
Place a heaping teaspoonful of sausage filling onto the wide end and then spread about half say down to the point of each triangle.
Start with the point and roll up toward the wider end, tucking in the filling as you go.
Arrange on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Serve

Enjoy warm out of the oven, or let them cool to room temperature.

Notes

Storage and Reheating

Room Temperature: Best enjoyed within 2 hours of baking.
Refrigerator: Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Freezer: Freeze baked crescents on a sheet pan first, then transfer to a freezer-safe bag. Keeps up to 3 months.
Reheat: Warm in a 350°F oven for 5 to 8 minutes, or use an air fryer for a crisp finish.

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