The easiest party appetizer ever — and yes, you can make them diabetic-friendly!
If you grew up loving warm, cheesy sausage bites fresh from the oven, then these Sausage & Cream Cheese Pinwheels will feel like pure nostalgia. They’re golden, flaky, savory, and ridiculously easy — the kind of recipe you whip up once and then keep making because everyone asks for them again.
Great for brunch, potlucks, game day, freezer prep, or a quick family snack, these little spirals pack big flavor in every bite. And don’t worry — I’ve included a low-carb / diabetic-friendly version too!
🛒 Ingredients
Classic Version:
- 1 lb breakfast sausage (pork or turkey)
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough
Diabetic-Friendly Low-Carb Version:
Use low-carb tortilla wraps or fathead dough instead of crescent rolls.
Fathead Dough Option:
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella
- 2 tbsp cream cheese
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup almond flour
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Cook the sausage
Brown sausage in a skillet. Drain excess grease.
Mix in softened cream cheese until creamy. Stir in cheddar.
2️⃣ Prepare the dough
Classic:
Roll out crescent dough into a rectangle and pinch seams together.
Low-Carb:
Roll out fathead dough between 2 sheets of parchment into a thin rectangle.
3️⃣ Spread the filling
Evenly spread the sausage/cheese mixture over the dough.
4️⃣ Roll it up
Roll tightly from one long edge to the other, forming a log.
5️⃣ Slice
Cut into ½-inch slices (your photo shows perfect clean spirals).
6️⃣ Bake
Place on a parchment-lined sheet.
Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 12–15 minutes, or until golden.
🍽 Nutrition Info
(per pinwheel, using fathead dough — approx. 20 pieces)
- Calories: 118
- Fat: 9.5g
- Protein: 6g
- Total Carbs: 2.6g
- Fiber: 0.9g
- Net Carbs: 1.7g
