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Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe
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This Homemade Breakfast Sausage is going to knock your socks off. Super tasty and surprisingly easy…just a handful of seasonings mixed together with ground pork, plus a secret ingredient! Use this recipe in a casserole like my Classic Breakfast Casserole or on the side of some pancakes. A little drizzle of maple syrup on these guys is kind of a dreamy combination. If you’ve never made your own, I’d highly recommend it!
How to Flavor Sausage to Make it Breakfast Sausage
I love store bought breakfast sausages because they taste so good…I mean, they really do! But I’m telling you right now there is nothing about making your own at home. BUT!!! I really wanted to base my own homemade breakfast sausage based on the ones I know and love. This means I used spices like:
- thyme
- rosemary
- sage
- marjoram
- nutmeg
- and cayenne pepper (add more if you like it spicy!)
- Plus, I used my secret ingredient: smokehouse maple seasoning for that maple flavor that we all love about breakfast sausage.
Pro Tip: My recipe uses dried herbs, but you can substitute fresh if you’d like. The conversion ratio is 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs to 1 teaspoon of dried herbs.
How to Make Homemade Breakfast Sausage
For full recipe details, including ingredients needed and measurements, see the printable recipe card down below.
Pro Tip: If you have the time, mix the ingredients ahead of time and give it time to marry. This step is completely optional and you can cook right away if you want, but giving it even just a few hours will help the flavors to marinate and develop into even more deliciousness. Bonus: that means this recipe is the perfect “prep-ahead” dish.
Storing Leftover Breakfast Sausage
Place any leftover breakfast sausage in an airtight container and place in the fridge. Sausage will stay fresh for 4-5 days.
To Freeze: allow to cool completely before placing in an airtight, freezer safe container or sealable bag. Sausage will stay fresh in the freezer for 3-4 months. Allow to thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating.
Other Breakfast Recipes to Try
- Belgian Waffle Recipe (the easy way!)
- Biscuits and Sausage Gravy (Southern classic)
- Bacon Breakfast Burritos (great for meal prep)
- Overnight Breakfast Casserole (with sweet brioche bread)
- The Best Crepe Recipe (Better than Paris!)
- Funeral Potatoes (one of my most popular recipes)
The printable recipe card is below. Have a great day, friends!
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Homemade Breakfast Sausage
If you love breakfast sausage, try this homemade recipe. Super tasty and surprisingly easy…just a bunch of seasonings mixed together with ground pork!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
- 1/8 teaspoon marjoram
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon smokehouse maple seasoning optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir seasonings together with ground pork.
- Scoop into 12 even balls (I used a cookie scoop for this) and pat down to form into patties.
- Fry sausage patties in a nonstick skillet with a little cooking spray if needed.
- Once fully cooked, remove to paper towels and serve as desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 103kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 166mgPotassium: 108mgVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.4mg
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Oh my goodness!!! So easy and SO delicious! Best sausage I’ve ever had. Definitely my favourite. Didn’t have marjoram, so I substituted oregano. You’ve got to try this!
If one doesn’t eat pork, is there a different meat that would work with this recipe? Ground Beef? Ground Turkey or Chicken? Your recipe sounds amazing – they actually all do and I have used many of them – and I’d love to try it…just not with pork…
Thank You!!
Tracye
Southerners don’t use much sage or maple syrup…subbed garlic for the sage and cane syrup for the brown sugar (essentially the same thing) and it turned out well…make sure you have plenty of fat or it is just a pork hamburger!
hi John, what do you mean by that? is there something else to add? because I don’t want a sausage hamburger lol thanks!