INGREDIENTS
- 2 packages crescent rolls, preferably buttery flavored
- 1 16-ounce cream cheese, fat free does not work for this recipe
- 1 package Italian sausage
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 small fresh onion, minced
- Maple syrup, optional
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
- Cook sausage, garlic powder and onion until brown and lightly crispy; drain sausage; does not have to be rinsed.
- Allow sausage to cool to room temperature.
- Combine room temperature cream cheese and sausage mixture.
- Unroll crescent rolls; cut crescent in half to make a triangle.
- Take a teaspoon of the mixture and spoon into each crescent roll.
- Wrap mixture up into little ball, making sure the mixture is sealed inside.
- Place balls on a cookie sheet and bake for 11 – 14 minutes, depending on the size of the balls; watch as the bottoms may burn.
- Remove from oven and cool prior to serving.
- Enjoy plain or drizzle maple syrup over appetizer balls.