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Make Ahead Breakfast Sausage Hand Pies

These simple breakfast hand pies can be made ahead and reheated one at a time for busy mornings. You can make several sheets at once (double or triple the recipe) to ensure you have many on hand. 

Make Ahead Breakfast Sausage Hand Pies #quickbreakfastideas #breakfast #freezermeals101In my house, I currently have 5 teenagers (yes, 5!). That’s a whole lot of big appetites. I can’t believe how much teen boys (and girls for that matter) eat. It seems like they are hungry all day long.

Having food in the freezer in individual portions so that they can pull out one at a time and warm them up themselves is so helpful. It really cuts back on the “mom, I’m hungry” calls!

These are great for mornings, but they also make good after school or before bed snacks for hungry teens.

Sausage Breakfast Hand Pies:

  • 2 packages of refrigerator crescent rolls
  • 1 lb. of ground breakfast sausage
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • optional: sliced green onion for garnish

Brown the ground sausage in a 12-inch skillet. Drain the sausage meat and add it to a large mixing bowl.

Add the softened cream cheese and mix thoroughly.

Place one of the refrigerator crescent rolls on a large non-stick baking sheet and spread to cover the baking sheet.

Put the meat and cheese mixture on top of the crescent roll and spread ¼ an inch to the edge.

Set the other crescent roll on top of the meat and cheese mixture and seal up the ends.

Using a knife, cut slits in the top to allow it to vent.
 Place in the oven and cook at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Once it is done baking, allow 3-5 mins to cool before cutting.

Wrap each hand pie in plastic wrap and place in a large resealable bag. Seal and freeze.

Take out the hand pies (individually or all at once) and reheat either in the microwave or in the oven. Some people like to dip them in ketchup or hot sauce. Feel free to experiment to find how you like them best.

Check out these other make-ahead breakfast recipes:

Mini Pancake Muffins 

Cinnamon Freezer French Toast 

Sausage Breakfast Hand Pies
Servings: 8
Calories: 440 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 packages of refrigerator crescent rolls
  • 1 lb. ground breakfast sausage
  • 8 oz. cream cheese softened
Instructions
  1. Brown the ground sausage in a 12 inch skillet.
  2. Drain the sausage meat and add to a large mixing bowl.
  3. Add the softened cream cheese and mix thoroughly.
  4. Place one of the refrigerator crescent rolls on a large non-stick baking sheet and spread to cover the baking sheet.
  5. Put the meat and cheese mixture on top of the crescent roll and spread ¼ an inch to the edge.

  6. Place the other crescent roll on top of meat and cheese mixture and seal up the ends.
  7. Using a knife, cut slits in the top to allow it to vent.
  8. Place in the oven and cook at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
  9. Once it is done baking, allow 3-5 mins to cool before cutting.
  10. Wrap each hand pie in plastic wrap and place in a large resealable bag. Seal and freeze.
  11. Take out the hand pies (individually or all at once) and reheat either in the microwave or in the oven.