These sausage cream cheese crescent rolls are a quick, 20-minute snack, appetizer, or breakfast that everyone will love! With just 4 ingredients, it is definitely a simple and budget-friendly dish. Every time I make these, they are a huge hit with kids and adults!
Serve with breakfast favorites like scrambled eggs, French toast sticks, or hash browns.
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These crescents make a fun party appetizer, a quick snack, a tasty lunch, or a yummy breakfast treat! They are quick, delicious, and well-loved by everyone!
They are also incredibly versatile, so feel free to mix up the filling ingredients to suit your family's needs! If you have 20 minutes to spare, these crescent rolls are certainly calling your name.
🥘 Ingredients
These tasty rolls only use 4 ingredients! You can even use raw sausage to make them incredibly quick and simple to make!
- Ground Sausage - 8 ounces of ground sausage. Choose your favorite variety! You can use cooked sausage or raw sausage, as it will cook while it is in the oven.
- Cream Cheese - 4 ounces of softened cream cheese at room temperature.
- Cheese - ½ cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese.
- Worcestershire Sauce (optional) - ½ tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce to taste (or try a Worcestershire sauce substitute).
- Crescent Rolls - One 8-ounce refrigerated canister of crescent rolls.
*Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!*
🔪 How To Make Sausage Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls
All you need to do to make these crescent rolls is stir the filling together, roll them up, and bake them! Go ahead and grab a baking sheet, a mixing bowl, a silicon spatula, your pizza cutter, and a melon baller.
This recipe will make 16 sausage cream cheese crescents, which can be enjoyed as a snack, an appetizer, or breakfast!
- Preheat. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C/Gas Mark 5) and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Combine. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, stir together 8 ounces (227 grams) of ground sausage, 4 ounces (113 grams) of cream cheese, ½ cup (57 grams) of sharp cheddar cheese, and the optional ½ tablespoon (7 milliliters) of Worcestershire sauce until well combined.
- Prepare crescent rolls. Unroll 8 ounces (227 grams) of crescent rolls and separate each triangle. Use a pizza cutter to slice each section in half lengthwise in order to make 2 strips.
- Assemble. Use a melon baller or cookies scoop to scoop heaping tablespoon portions of the filling and place it onto the wide end of the crescent rolls. Then, roll up the crescent roll towards the narrow end. Place them onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake. Bake in the oven at 375°F (190°C/Gas Mark 5) for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown in color. *If using raw sausage, make sure the internal temperature reaches 160°F (71°C) as read by a digital meat thermometer.
- Serve. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.
🥗 Sides
For a well-rounded breakfast, serve your crescents alongside some fruit salad and microwave scrambled eggs! Of course, they also make a fantastic appetizer all by themselves!
Check out some more quick weekday breakfast recipes here! Enjoy!
💭 Angela's Pro Tips & Recipe Notes
- Sausage Options: Choose between cooked or raw sausage for the filling. If using raw sausage, ensure it's cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F (71°C) for safety.
- Sausage Brand Preference: While Jimmy Dean sausage is a recommended brand, feel free to use any type of sausage you prefer, including regular or hot ground sausage.
- Healthier Alternatives: For a lighter version, use low-fat cream cheese and reduced-fat crescent rolls. They'll still taste delicious!
- Customizable Filling: Get creative with the filling by adding ingredients like bacon, various cheeses, or vegetables to suit your taste.
🥡 Storing & Reheating
Keep your crescent rolls stored in a sealed container in the fridge for 3-5 days.
Once cooled, place your crescents onto a baking sheet and freeze for 1-2 hours. Once frozen, you can transfer them to a food storage bag for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight before reheating.
You can reheat your sausage cream cheese crescents in the microwave, toaster oven, or air fryer. If frozen, reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.
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❓ Recipe FAQs
Sure! To make them ahead of time, I recommend preparing the filling and storing it in an airtight container until ready to assemble. Then, when you're ready, you can just open the crescent rolls, slice them, and roll them up! Pop them in the oven, and then they are ready to go!
This recipe is extremely versatile and customizable. You can add scrambled eggs, different cheeses, bacon or ham, diced onions, mushrooms, fresh spinach, minced garlic, bell peppers, or anything else you may like!
The spiciness level depends on whether you are using a sweet or spicy variety of ground sausage. To keep it mild, use regular or sweet sausage. To make it spicier, opt for hot ground sausage or add a pinch of red pepper flakes.
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- Egg McMuffin - An on-the-go breakfast that tastes so much better than the one from the drive-thru.
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📖 Recipe Card
Sausage Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
- 8 oz ground sausage
- 4 oz cream cheese (softened, at room temperature)
- ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)
- ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (optional, to taste)
- 8 oz crescent rolls (1 8-count refrigerated canister)
(Note: 2x or 3x only changes the ingredient list)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190 °C/Gas Mark 5) and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, stir together 8 oz ground sausage, 4 oz cream cheese, ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese, and the optional ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce until well combined.
- Unroll your 8 oz crescent rolls and separate each triangle. Use a pizza cutter to slice each section in half lengthwise in order to make 2 strips.
- Use a melon baller to scoop heaping tablespoon portions of the filling and place it onto the wide end of the crescent rolls. Then, roll up the crescent roll towards the narrow end. Place them onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven at 375°F (190 °C/Gas Mark 5) for 12-14 minutes, or until golden brown in color. *If using raw sausage, make sure the internal temperature reaches 160°F (71°C) as read by a digital meat thermometer.
- Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- You can make these crescent rolls with either cooked sausage or raw sausage. If using raw sausage, make sure the filling is cooked until the internal temperature reads 160°F (71°C) for food safety.
- Jimmy Dean sausage is my preferred brand, but you can use whatever kind you like! Try it with regular or even hot ground sausage.
- For a healthier version, opt for low-fat cream cheese as well as reduced-fat crescent rolls. They will still be just as tasty!
- You can easily customize the filling by adding bacon, different cheeses, or even veggies!
- To store: Keep your crescent rolls stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.
- To freeze: Once cooled, place your crescents onto a baking sheet and freeze for 1-2 hours. Once frozen, you can transfer them to a food storage bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight before reheating.
- To reheat: You can reheat your sausage cream cheese crescents in the microwave, toaster oven, or air fryer. If frozen, reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.
Linda says
I did not put Worcestershire sauce in it and everyone loved them.
So good luck on having enough to freeze. I actually ran out of pastry as well, lol, so I just rolled out my biscuits and cut them like the crescents and they were just as loved, but a little more work.
George says
Could I use puff pastry instead?….
And what are the finished result differences between using raw or cooked meat?
I am going to Italian pork sausage.
Thank You
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
I see no issues or changes really needed for using the puff pastry. You can opt to cook the meat, but I think it is more tender when cooked from fresh (in the cream cheese mixture). Just make sure that you check the internal temperature of your rolls to be at 160F for ground pork. Let me know how they turn out (and what you opted for)!