Sausage Hashbrown Bites are made of savory breakfast sausage, gooey cheese, and crispy hash browns for a deliciously simple, crowd-pleasing snack! Topped with golden-brown biscuit mix crust, these bites are perfect for breakfast, brunch or any occasion. Serve with your favorite dipping sauces and enjoy as they vanish!
Why You Will Love These Sausage Hashbrown Bites:
Easy to Make: These bites come together quickly using just a few ingredients.
Ideal for Any Occasion: They’re appropriate for breakfast, brunch and as a party nibble.
Great Texture: Crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, with a little bit of crunch from the hash browns.
Make-Ahead Friendly: You can prepare and shape the bites ahead of time, so they’re great for entertaining.
Customizable Dipping Options: Pair them with sauces such as spicy mustard, ranch, or ketchup for an extra kick.
Key Ingredients:
Ground Breakfast Sausage
Provides Instant Flavor and Juiciness: Breakfast sausage contains spices that work in tandem with the rest of the ingredients.
Choose Your Spice Level: Mild sausage for classic flavor; spicy sausage for heat.
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Cream Cheese
Adds Creaminess: Softened cream cheese knits the ingredients together and gives a smooth, creamy texture.
Room Temperature: Ensure the cream cheese is softened to facilitate easy mixing and even incorporation in the mixture.
Biscuit Mix (e.g., Bisquick)
Gives It Structure: The biscuit mix keeps everything together and gives the bites a light, fluffy interior.
Alternatives: You can also make your own biscuit mix if you don’t have it: flour, baking powder, salt and a little shortening.
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Cheddar Cheese
Flavorful and Melty Sharp cheddar lends a satisfying savory, cheesy flavor that matches well with sausage.
Freshly Shredded: For optimal melting, shred your own cheese; grated cheese that comes in packages sometimes has anti-caking agents that change the texture.
Frozen Hash Browns
Crispy Texture: Use shredded frozen hash browns — they lend a crispy texture and a mild potato flavor.
Thawing Tip: Thaw and squeeze excess moisture from the hash browns for the best texture.
Full ingredient amounts & instructions are at the end of this post in the recipe card.
Preparation
Preheat Oven
Turn on the oven: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). That way they bake evenly and brown nicely.
Prepare Baking Sheet: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place aside. That way, they’re nonstick and cleanup is easy.”
Mix Ingredients
Add Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until softened and then add the biscuit mix, shredded cheddar cheese, hash browns, and ground breakfast sausage.
Combine Good: With your hands or a strong spatula, meld all parts until they are beautifully integrated. It should stick together well when pressed.
Form the Balls
Create it: Roll the mixture into balls 1 1/2 inches in diameter in your hands.
Push into Balls, Place on Baking Sheet Here: Roll the mixture into balls and arrange them on the prepared baking sheet with a little space in between each ball to facilitate even cooking.
Bake
Bake the Sausage Balls: Dust the baking sheet into the preheated oven and bake until the sausage balls are golden brown and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Serve
Cool Slightly: Take the sausage balls out of the oven, and let them cool slightly before serving.
Serving Suggestions: These sausage balls are perfect served on their own, or with a dipping sauce like spicy mustard, hollandaise or a tangy ketchup.
Serving Suggestions:
These Sausage Hashbrown Bites are super versatile and can be served alongside lots of side dishes and sauces:
Dipping sauces: Serve with spicy mustard, ranch, tangy ketchup or hot sauce for a flavor boost.
Brunch Spread: Great served with scrambled eggs and fresh fruit for a substantial brunch.
Game-Day Snack: A platter of sausage bites, chips, dips and veggies makes for a satisfying game-day spread.
Chopped chives or parsley, for garnish
Storage and Reheating Tips:
These bites keep well and are great to make ahead:
Refrigeration: Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Freezing: Freeze raw sausage bites on a baking sheet and then transfer to a freezer-safe bag to keep for up to 2 months. Bake from frozen, increasing the cooking time by a few minutes.
Reheating: To reheat, place in the oven set to 350°F (175°C) for approximately 10 minutes or until warmed. You can also microwave them for 1-2 minutes, but they’ll lose some of that crispness.
Variations to Try:
Change up the flavors with these tasty variations:
Spicy Jalapeño Hashbrown Bites: Mix in finely diced jalapeños for a spicy kick.
Southwestern Style: Mix in some chopped green chilies and a sprinkle of cumin and smoked paprika for Southwestern flavor.
Italian-Inspired: Use Italian sausage instead of breakfast sausage and stir in a little Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
Bacon Cheddar: Replace some of the sausage with cooked, crumbled bacon for a tasty bacon-cheddar vibe.
Conclusion:
Sausage Hashbown Bites are a savory, crowd-pleasing appetizer that’s easy to throw together and full of flavor. The creamy cheese, the hearty sausage and the crispy hash browns make every bite wonderfully treating. Serve hot with your favorite dipping sauce, and watch ’em disappear! Jason Inoue, a Bay Area native who claimed to have eaten at every place in the city that serves a cheese puff, was there too.
Sausage Hashbrown Bites
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground breakfast sausage uncooked
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1.5 cups biscuit mix such as Bisquick
- 1.5 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 4 cups shredded hash browns frozen
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, biscuit mix, shredded cheddar cheese, hash browns, and ground breakfast sausage. Mix thoroughly until well combined.
- Using your hands, shape the mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Arrange the balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between each one.
- Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the sausage balls are golden brown and fully cooked through.
- Remove the sausage balls from the oven and let them cool slightly before serving. Serve on their own or with a dipping sauce like spicy mustard, hollandaise, or ketchup.