Maple Sausage Balls

Super easy! Big hit with the kids. I used Bisquick. I cooked & browned the sausage before putting in the batter, i don’t know how that would work if you didn’t cook it. I also served it with country gravy.

dry and not tasty

Added egg beaters,apples cut up and drizzled over strawberry jam after reading reviews! WOW

I love maple sausage so I figured this would be great. After reading other reviews i did a few things. I mixed onion powder and some pepper in the baking mix. I should have added it to the sausage a little less at a time. I also added about 2Tbl spoons of real maple syrup to the end mixture. Unfortunately these were dry. To save them used regular pancake syrup to dip them in. I used Bob Evans sausage which was not greasy at all. I will make these again but use less baking mix.

Pretty dry and somewhat bland in flavor. Needs some type of sauce and spices to make more stars.

We have made these three ways. The first way, my mom mixed the raw sausage with the other ingredients before baking. These came out really greasy. When I made them next, I completely cooked the sausage before mixing. These were way too dry. The third time, I cooked the sausage a LITTLE to remove some of the grease before I mixed in the other ingredients. This way turned out the best, but were still a little dry. So, I guess I would leave some of the fat in the sausage. I kept them warm in a crockpot and served them with chili sauce at the last brunch I had. Most everyone liked them.

These were so easy to make and makes a great breakfast on the go. I added some maple syrup to mine to make them extra maple flavored. I will be making these again soon!

I made this recipe to take to a family bowling outing. I was looking for something easy to transport and that wouldn’t be messy to eat. Per the recommendations of other reviewers, I fried the sausage first until almost done. Not much grease cooked off the sausage, maybe 1-2 T, so I everything (sausage and grease) to the other ingredients. I used buttermilk pancake mix and sharp cheddar. I mixed it well by hand. It does take some elbow grease! The results were good, but nothing exciting. I didn’t receive rave reviews. If I make them in the future I will probably add some red pepper flakes to add a bit of zing.

I just made these and they were burnt on the bottom after only 10 minutes. After searching around I see that this is the only sausage ball recipe out there that has you cooking them at 450, nearly all the others have the oven temp at 350.

These were fantastic! A few tips: The sausage does NOT have to be browned before adding. Instead, just use a higher quality sausage (mine was fresh made from Whole Foods, but any quality brand like Bob Evans will do). Better sausage has lower fat and will not turn the end product greasy. Secondly, I made my own butter based baking mixed based on a reviewers suggestion, rather than using a boxed mix. Thirdly, I mixed everything in a Kitchenaid mixer, rather than by hand, and added just a TBL or two of maple syrup to boost the flavor. I also made the balls closer to meatball sized (about 1 and 1/2 inches) because I didn’t feel like rolling out so many small ones. This didn’t affect my baking time. Like many recipes, I think the success of this one depends entirely on the quality of the ingredients used. Don’t go cheap and these will turn out wonderfully. Perfect to bring to a potluck breakfast for brunch, or great as something different to accompany soup for dinner.

They would be a little dry if you cook the sausage first. If you have already cooked your sausage, you need to add some sort of fat into you mixture. These were really good! My family adored them!

This was not good at all. Very dry and flavorless.

Just okay. My family ate them, but I’m not in a hurry to make them again.

I followed another reviewers advice and pre-cooked the sausage and drained it on a paper towels to cut down on the fat. I used Krusteaz pancake mix since that’s what I had on hand and Dubliner Cheese. It’s a great, sharp, white cheddar. Since I precooked the sausage I added one egg to help the balls hold together better…and I couldn’t resist adding a Tbsp of real maple syrup. They also required less cooking time…about 10 min. These were a big hit with the family! I served them on the side of some home-made roasted tomato soup. It was the perfect snowy night meal!

I used fiber one pancake mix. It was super good and kids loved them! They said it tasted similar to pancake and sausage on a stick they get at school. BUT! I know mine was much healthier for them! One could even use reduced fat sharp cheddar and use the reduced fat sausage and use pure maple syrup too. YUM!

I made these for a brunch for a crowd. The dough was easy to make the night before, and we rolled them and baked at 375 for 15 mins in my oven. Each batch made approx 35-40 balls. I had no problem mixing the ingredients together – let the sausage come to room temp and then mixed in order of listed ingredients. I did use 2 T of maple syrup to hold everything together. Will make again for a party this winter. thanks!

These are fabulous! So easy and they taste great! I cooked and drained the sausage, added the baking mix and reduced-fat shredded cheese. To bind the dough, I used just enough real maple syrup to hold the batter together. Great snack for the whole family.

Don’t use the pork and bacon sausage for this. It is all I had on hand, and maybe that is why we didn’t care for these. I’m not sure that I would like any other sausage either since we didn’t care for the greasey feeling either.

My mom has made sausage balls all my life, but I wanted something different to prepare for my own potluck. This recipe was a delightful twist on a favorite. I cut back the amount of cheese (didn’t measure, sorry). When the balls were done, it seemed the 2 cups of mix dried out the balls and overpowered the maple flavor. So, I brushed maple syrup over the balls after the baking was done. That did the trick because there were none left! Next time, I’ll cut back the pancake mix like another reviewer suggested.

We used Jimmy Dean sausage and homemade biscuit mix. Did not much care for the maple flavor.

These are a hit! I grease the baking sheet and cook less time than suggested.