Published Date: September 4, 2022
Category: Air Fryer Appetizers
These Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls are going to be your new favorite obsession. You can eat them for breakfast, lunch, or anytime that the craving hits…and they of course make for the perfect game day/ get-together appetizer with crescent rolls! One bite, and you’re a goner!
The best part? All you need are a few easy ingredients to make this recipe and you can even make them in an air fryer or the oven!
Ingredients
- crescent rolls
- breakfast sausage
- cream cheese
- Rotel
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
*see recipe card for amounts
How to Make Crescent Rolls in the Air Fryer
Step 1: Break up the uncooked sausage into smaller pieces and place those pieces in the air fryer basket. Cook at 380 degrees for 6 minutes. (Or cook on the stovetop until crumbled and all pink is gone)
Step 2: Take out the air fryer basket and crumble up the cooked sausage using a spatula.
Step 3: Grab a mesh strainer and strain the can of Rotel.
Step 4: Add the cooked sausage, softened cream cheese, Rotel, garlic, and onion powder to a bowl and stir well. Set aside.
Step 5: Unroll a can of crescent rolls. You can make larger rolls by separating on the perforated edges, or you can make smaller rolls by cutting those triangles in half.
Step 6: Fill each roll with the cream cheese filling and roll up the dough.
Step 7: Spray nonstick spray into the air fryer basket and put in half of the filled crescent rolls. Cook for 5-7 minutes at 320 degrees. (Or preheat your oven to 350 degrees, place all the stuffed crescent rolls on a prepared 9X13 inch baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown)
Step 8: Repeat with another can of dough and use the filling.
Step 9: If you want to brush melted butter on top once the rolls are done, go for it!
Storage and Re-heating Notes
Keep any leftovers in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can easily reheat them by adding them back into the air fryer. Heat at 320 degrees for 3 minutes.
FAQS & Helpful Tips
You bet! If you like heat, add heat! The best way to do that is to add some spicy Rotel to the mix.
Turkey sausage is a great way to cut down on some of the fat content. Just swap it out and enjoy. It’s as simple as that.
Not really. This recipe can be easily used with any type of premade dough.
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INGREDIENTS
- 2 cans crescent rolls, refridgerated
- 1/2 lb sausage, breakfast
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 10 ounces rotel, 1 can, drained
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
INSTRUCTIONS
- Separate the uncooked sauce into small pieces and place in the air fryer basket.
- Cook for 6 minutes at 380 degrees.
- Remove the basket from the air fryer and crumble the pieces using a wooden spoon or spatula.
- *If cooking on stove top, brown the sausage in a pan until all pink is gone and drain grease.
- Using a fine mesh strainer, drain the can or rotel and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Add the softened cream cheese, sausage, drained rotel, garlic and onion powder to a medium bowl. Stir until fully incorporated. Set this aside.
- Unroll the first can of crescent rolls. If you prefer bite sized rolls, pull apart each triangle then cut those triangles in half (this will give you 16 baked rolls from one can) or if you prefer larger crescent rolls, just separate the perforated triangles (this will give you 8 baked rolls from one can).
- Fill each crescent roll with the sausage/cream cheese filling and roll the crescents up.
- Lightly spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray and place half of the batch in the air fryer and cook at 320 degrees for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown.
- *If baking in the oven, preheat to 350 degrees and place all crescent rolls on a 9X13 inch pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Repeat the process with the second can of crescent rolls and the remaining half of filling or, cover the filling with a lid or plastic wrap and make the second half of the batch up to 3 days later.
- You can brush on melted butter and sprinkle on chopped parsley to the top of each roll.
NOTES
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days. To reheat, just pop them back into the air fryer for about 3 minutes at 320 degrees.