Simple Homemade Breakfast Sausage is made with fridge and pantry staples, and is preservative and gluten free!
As they say, nobody wants to see how sausage is made…unless we’re talking Simple Homemade Breakfast Sausage, of course! Get your frying pans ready my friend, this breakfast-ready recipe is a cinch to whip up!
I will admit to keeping a massive, Costco-sized bag of Jones Dairy Farm frozen sausage links in my freezer. That said, we eat enough of them that I figured I should try making breakfast sausage from scratch, and I’m glad I did because it’s seriously simple to do.
Ground pork is mixed with savory seasonings like dried sage and marjoram leaf, salt, and pepper, plus a drizzle of maple syrup (though this sausage is not sweet-tasting,) then shaped into patties and either baked or pan-fried. Freeze the leftover patties then pop them onto a plate in the morning and microwave to reheat while scrambling a couple of eggs. Honestly, it’s faster than making a smoothie!
This 6 ingredient recipe (and that’s including salt and pepper!) will make you feel great about nourishing your body with a wholesome, filling breakfast that won’t leave you casually strolling past the snack machine at 10am. Make a batch of Simple Homemade Breakfast Sausage this weekend to keep at the ready in the fridge or freezer, and get every day started in a healthy way!
How to Make this Recipe:
In a small bowl stir together pure maple syrup (not pancake syrup,) salt, dried sage, pepper, and dried marjoram leaf to create a slurry then pour it over ground pork and mix with your hands until everything is just combined. Resist the urge to over-mix lest your sausage patties turn out tough and rubbery.
Shape the mixture into 12 patties then place on a plastic wrap covered baking sheet, cover, and then refrigerate overnight to give the flavors a chance to meld. You absolutely CAN cook the sausage patties right away, but they’ll taste best after the flavors have had a chance to meld.
How to Cook Homemade Breakfast Sausage:
When it’s time to eat, you’ve got 2 cooking options:
- Pan-Fry: saute the patties in a large skillet over medium heat for 4-5 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
- Bake: bake the patties on a foil-lined baking sheet for 17-20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
Can I freeze Homemade Breakfast Sausage?
Yes, you can absolutely freeze the homemade sausage patties after cooking. Let the patties cool completely after pan-frying or baking, then place in a Ziplock freezer bag and freeze flat. To reheat, place patties on a microwave-safe plate then cover with a paper towel. Microwave at 50% power for 2-4 minutes, or until heated through. Easy as that!
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground pork
- 3 Tablespoons real maple syrup, not pancake syrup
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 3/4 teaspoon dried marjoram leaf
Directions
- Combine maple syrup, salt, pepper, dried sage, and marjoram leaf together in a small bowl then stir to create a slurry. Pour over pork in a large bowl then mix with hands until just combined – DO NOT OVERMIX or sausage will end up tough. Shape into 12 patties then place onto a plastic wrap covered baking sheet, and cover with more plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight to let the flavors meld.
To saute:
- Let patties sit at room temperature for 10 minutes to take the chill off then saute in a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray over medium heat (no higher,) for 4-5 minutes a side, or until cooked through.
To bake:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees then line two baking sheets with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Transfer patties to prepared baking sheets then bake for 10 minutes, flip patties, and then bake for 7-10 more minutes or until cooked through.
Notes
- To freeze: Refrigerate patties until completely cool then transfer to a Ziplock freezer bag and freeze. To reheat, place patties on a plate then cover with a paper towel. Microwave at 50% power for 2-4 minutes, or until heated through.
Nutrition
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There’s no one left now so I’m learning to cook for myself. This recipe turned out perfect. Made six patties and refrigerated them over night. Very good and made me happy knowing exactly what ingredients were in it. Made it in the toaster oven at 350 deg for 25 minutes with a flip half way in. Then broiled each side for 10 mins per side at 400 deg. Perfect! Thanks.
Perfect, Bob!! So glad you loved the recipe!
So good! I got tired of the frozen stuff from it store and picked up a package of ground pork. Tossed in these seasonings, pan seared them, and the results were excellent. I’ll definitely make some ahead of time in the future to let the flavors soak in overnight. Thanks!
Love to hear that!! Thank you so much for your feedback and recipe rating!
wow tried to make these this morning and they tasted amazing. Thanks for the recipe.
I love this recipes for a maple sausage!
How long can these be left in the freezer for?
Up to 3 months!
I came across this recipe because I did a search for “Breakfast Sausage recipe like Jones”. I can relate to getting to the point of eating their breakfast sausage SO often that I might as well try to make them myself. That said, does this recipe REALLY taste like the Jones (original) breakfast sausage?
My husband likes hot sausage, I want to try this but not sure about adding the heat. What kind of pepper do you recommend. Thanks
Great looking recipe and the maple adds such a wonderful flavor. However as an experience sausage maker, I find maple syrup burns on the pan, so I started using maple flavoring with outstanding results with no burnt mess on the pan. Enjoy.
Hi,
I thought fennel was the flavor in sausage that gave it the sausage flavor…. does anyone know if this would be a good thing to add or not ? If I’m mistaken can someone please tell me, I really don’t want to mess these up.. they sound so easy & yummy !
thanks
Fennel will make sausage taste like Italian sausage. I think the sage makes sausage taste like “sausage”.
I was eating at Black Bear Diner, and love their breakfast sausage, I noticed last time they had slipped in a light touch of fennel seeds. Thought it was a nice touch.
I make mine with ground turkey. Great recipe! I can control how much salt goes in. I also pattie them up and freeze raw then cook when needed. Not a big microwave fan. YUM
I do the same. I thaw them out the night before and cook 5 minutes on each side the next morning
Hi, I tried making your wonderful breakfast sausages and they came out good but hard as a rock. I have made them 3 times since then but they are always hard to eat and to cut as if I had used old age pork meat.
I don’t know what is happening, I even grinded the meat at the same time with the spices but the same problem.
Please help me.
Breakfast sausage recipe
Thank you for a great recipe! I used them on homemade breakfast sandwiches for my hubby and daughter and they both loved them. I did only use 2 tablespoons of the maple syrup because hubby doesn’t love maple syrup and I was afraid it would be over powering with 3 tbsp. They were perfect for us. Thanks again for a great, fresh and small ingredient recipe.
You bet, Maureen! I’m so glad the whole family liked this recipe!