Description
These flaky, golden crescent roll pinwheels filled with savory sausage and creamy cheese make the perfect appetizer or snack. Quick to prepare and endlessly satisfying, they’re a hit at parties, game days, and holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 pounds bulk pork sausage
- 8 (8-ounce) packages refrigerated crescent rolls
- 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat until fully browned. Drain excess grease and let cool slightly.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cooked sausage with the softened cream cheese until well blended.
- Unroll crescent roll dough onto a floured surface and separate into rectangles. Pinch perforations to seal.
- Spread an even layer of the sausage and cream cheese mixture over each rectangle.
- Roll each rectangle tightly from the short side and slice into 1-inch pinwheels.
- Arrange the pinwheels on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- For extra flavor, add herbs like parsley or garlic powder to the cream cheese mixture.
- Pinwheels can be prepared ahead of time and baked just before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pinwheel
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Sausage and Cream Cheese Pinwheels