Ah yes—Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents 🥐🌭—soft, flaky, savory, and creamy all in one bite. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacks! Here’s a simple, foolproof recipe:
🥐 Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents
Ingredients (makes about 8–10 crescents)
- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ lb breakfast sausage (or any mild sausage)
- ½ cup shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese (optional)
- 1 tsp garlic powder (optional)
- 1 tsp chopped fresh chives or parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the sausage
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until browned and fully cooked. Drain excess fat. Let cool slightly.
- Prepare filling
- In a bowl, mix cooked sausage, cream cheese, cheese, garlic powder, and herbs until well combined.
- Prepare crescents
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles.
- Fill crescents
- Spoon a tablespoon of sausage-cream cheese mixture onto the wide end of each triangle.
- Roll up toward the point, sealing edges lightly.
- Bake
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Place crescents on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake 12–15 minutes, until golden brown.
- Serve
- Let cool slightly. Serve warm for best flavor.
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Spicy: add chopped jalapeños or a dash of hot sauce to the filling.
- Herby twist: add fresh rosemary or thyme for a savory kick.
- Cheese lovers: sprinkle extra shredded cheese on top before baking.
- Make ahead: assemble crescents and freeze on a baking sheet, then bake from frozen, adding a few extra minutes.
This recipe is fast, crowd-pleasing, and incredibly versatile—perfect for breakfast, brunch, or appetizers.
I can also give a restaurant-style, ultra-fluffy, cheesy version with a rich cream cheese-sausage filling and buttery crescent dough that melts in your mouth.
Do you want me to do that?
