Description
Cream Cheese Sausage Balls are savory bite-sized appetizers combining hot pork sausage, creamy softened cream cheese, Bisquick baking mix, and shredded cheddar cheese. Perfectly baked until golden and served warm, these sausage balls are great for parties, snacks, or game-day treats.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 pound hot pork sausage
- 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ease clean-up.
- Mix Sausage and Cream Cheese: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine 1 pound of hot pork sausage and 8 ounces of softened cream cheese. You can also mix by hand or with a hand mixer until evenly combined.
- Add Baking Mix: Gradually add 2 cups of Bisquick baking mix to the sausage and cream cheese mixture. Stir until completely incorporated. Remember not to pack the Bisquick when measuring to avoid dry sausage balls.
- Incorporate Cheese: Add 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese into the mixture. You can increase the amount of cheese for a cheesier flavor. Mix thoroughly until well combined.
- Form Balls: Using a spring-loaded cookie scoop or your hands, form the mixture into 1-inch balls. Roll them gently to ensure they are round and uniform.
- Chill: Place the formed sausage balls on the prepared baking sheets and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Chilling helps prevent them from spreading too much during baking.
- Bake: Bake the chilled sausage balls in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until they are golden brown and cooked through.
- Serve: Remove from oven and serve warm as a delicious appetizer or snack.
Notes
- Do not pack down the Bisquick when measuring; spoon it into the cup loosely to avoid dryness in the final product.
- If you don’t have a mixer, use your hands to combine ingredients thoroughly even though it can be messy.
- This recipe yields approximately 64 sausage balls from the given ingredients.
- To freeze, arrange the sausage balls on a wax-paper lined tray an inch apart, freeze for a couple of hours, then transfer to a freezer-safe bag. Bake from frozen by adding a few extra minutes to baking time.
- For a flavor variation, use Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit mix instead of Bisquick, and substitute shredded cheddar with pimento cheese spread or your favorite cheese flavors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 sausage balls
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 550 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
