Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescents Recipe
Make flaky sausage and cream cheese crescents in under 30 minutes. Perfect for breakfast or brunch. Try this easy crowd-pleaser today!
Ingredients
- 1 can crescent roll dough 8-count, refrigerated
- ½ lb breakfast sausage mild or spicy, crumbled
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp garlic powder optional, for added flavor
- ⅛ tsp black pepper optional, to taste
- ¼ cup shredded cheddar optional, for extra melt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a skillet, brown the sausage over medium heat until fully cooked. Drain any excess grease.
- Turn off heat and stir in softened cream cheese, along with garlic powder, black pepper, or shredded cheese if using. Mix well.
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into 8 triangles.
- Spoon a tablespoon of sausage mixture onto the wide end of each triangle.
- Roll up each crescent from the wide end toward the point.
- Place on the baking sheet, tip-side down.
- Bake for 15–18 minutes, or until golden and puffed.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Protein: 14g
- Fat: 32g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 740mg