Cream Cheese Sausage Balls

This is essentially my recipe that is also on the site, Sausage Balls with Cream Cheese. The only difference is my recipe used self-rising flour instead of Bisquick. I came up with my recipe because I wanted to make sausage balls and did not have Bisquick (Bisquick has shortening in it and I used cream cheese as a replacement) and discovered by accident that the addition of cream cheese makes the best sausage balls. For this recipe, I did use gluten-free Bisquick and cheddar-jack cheese. As expected these were delicious.

Who would have thought that adding one little ol' package of cream cheese would create a moist, tender sausage ball? Even the leftovers (we make a ton of them) are no longer dried out. The cream cheese does not take away from the flavor of the cheddar or sausage. It only enhances. I made these ahead of time, freezing prior to baking, by placing them on a parchment-lined baking sheet and sliding the tray into my freezer until they are firm and ready to be popped into a freezer-safe container. I bake them at the same temp but do increase the baking time a bit. I just keep watch over them after the specified baking time.

Best sausage balls yet! Tender inside with that cream cheese creaminess and the perfect crunch on the outside.

My husband and I love them! They are the perfect combination of cheese and sausage that we’ve eaten with breakfast, as appetizers and snacks around the tv!

Used hot sausage this time for a change. The last batch was Fantastic with just regular pork sausage. Family loves them!!
Great recipe!!
Thanks for sharing, Lori

I wanted a recipe where I could use cream cheese for sausage balls versus pimento cheese. This was perfect. We all thoroughly enjoyed them. Hubby said to stick with this recipe and I agree!