A quick and easy recipe for Keto Sausage Balls, using our homemade sausages and three more ingredients that you already have in your kitchen, is just the thing for an appetizer during the holidays, on New Year’s Eve, at a brunch event, or at any party.
These crispy, juicy low-carb sausage balls, done in less than half an hour, make a great grab-and-go breakfast, Snack for Sports or Game Days, or addition to your Kids’ Lunch Boxes.
Keto Sausage Recipes
Our Cheese Sausage Balls are one of the perfect ideas to go with our Homemade Sausage Recipe filled with Sausage Seasoning.
Together with Sausage and Sauerkraut, Sausage Gravy, and of course Biscuits, which are a big part of it, those Keto Sausage Recipes are a great addition to our Dinner, breakfast, or a party menu you will be preparing.
Keto Balls
Those Sausage Cheese Balls are not the first Keto Balls on the blog. We have a great choice of Pumpkin Meatballs as well as Fried Cheese Balls and Keto Cheese Puffs made in an Air Fryer.
Can you imagine making all of those recipes together and making a perfect party platter filled with various keto cheese balls?
Easy Sausage Balls
Our Sausage Balls are super quick and easy to make. All done, baked, and served in less than 30 minutes is the most important point, which actually excites me. I love quick and easy recipes and love sharing them with you.
Our Keto Sausage Balls are not made with Bisquick. They do not contain cream cheese, but a better option, which is sour cream. Made with Keto Sausage as per our recipe, there is nothing simpler than just following a few steps.
What Sausage to use for making Sausage Balls?
The best sausages to use for our Sausage balls are, of course, homemade, as you know exactly what is inside. Also, all the homemade seasoning you add is 100% keto and made from the best ingredients and spices you have.
But there are times when we just do not have energy or time to make our own sausages, and for this, here are some of the examples you can buy:
- Bratwurst
- Polish Sausages
- Smoked Sausage
- Oktoberfest Sausage
- Summer Sausage
- Italian Sausage
- Breakfast Sausage
Dips for Sausage Balls
The best dip, in my humble opinion, is a ranch dressing, which I have included here, and I made a perfect recipe for you. There are, of course, other additional choices you can pick from:
Gluten-Free Sausage Balls
As I have not mentioned yet, our Low Carb Sausage Balls are entirely Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, and Sugar-Free.
Do you need any more convincing? I guess not.
Let us get into the process of making the best-ever recipe for Sausage Balls.
How To Make Sausage Balls
Kitchen Gadgets Needed:
- Mixing Bowl
- Ice Cream Scoop
- Cast Iron
Ingredients needed:
- Homemade Sausage
- Sour Cream
- Shredded Cheese
- Almond Flour
*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKING THE EASIEST SAUSAGE BALLS RECIPE
First Step: Ingredients needed for Keto Sausage Balls
Heat your oven to 200 Celsius or 390 Fahrenheit.
First, prepare all your ingredients.
If you have already read the beginning of my blog post, you would have realized that I am using our homemade sausage, which I prepared for you as well, together with homemade sausage seasoning.
If you’re not ready to make your own, you can pick from any of the choices above.
I replaced cream cheese with sour cream because it is much lighter and will definitely lower the calories.
Also, I think the taste of sour cream in this recipe is fabulous.
Regarding the cheese, you can use any of your favorite cheeses.
Please make sure you shred your cheese at home, as pre-shredded cheese contains lots of unnecessary starches, which will just raise your carbohydrate intake and is not needed at all.
You can also replace a cup of almond flour with ground almonds. I usually use the skinless ones for a lighter look.
I haven’t added any other spices, as our homemade sausage is already fully seasoned.
Second Step: Prepare your sausage
Next, prepare your sausage.
As you see in the image, I have used our homemade sausage, which has been filled into the natural casing. Even though the casing is natural and a great source of collagen, it is not needed in this recipe, so I opened it and used only the contents.
Place all the sausages in a large bowl where you’ll mix the cheesy sausage balls.
Third Step: Add Ingredients and mix
Once your sausage is in the bowl, you can start adding all of the other ingredients, which are almond flour, shredded cheese, as well as sour cream.
Mix all together, making sure everything is well combined.
Fourth Step: Scoop
Now it is time to shape your sausage balls.
To make the sausages exactly the same size, it is easiest to use either a spoon or an ice cream scoop.
Using a scoop, take the amount from the mixture, and using your hands, roll it nicely into a ball.
Fifth Step: Bake
Once you’re finished rolling all of the sausage balls, you can prepare them for baking.
As you can see, I have used cast iron for baking, but you can use any of the pans that fit into the oven or a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
Layer all sausage balls onto the cast iron and bake at 200 Celsius or 390 Fahrenheit for approximately 25 minutes.
Serve immediately and enjoy with ranch dressing or any other dips or sauces I have mentioned above in the article.
Tips and Tricks:
- Spiciness – Add a teaspoon of red pepper flakes
- Almond flour replacement – coconut flour, but only use 1/4th of it
- Sour cream can be substituted with cream cheese
- Breadcrumbs – you can additionally roll them in a breadcrumbs if you wish
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What goes well with the Sausage Balls recipe?
If you wonder what to serve with those perfectly crusted sausage cheese balls, I have some ideas.
Pick from our favorite:
- Pickles
- Sauerkraut
- French Fries
- Pickled Daikon
- Cheesy cauliflower rice
- Cauliflower rice
- Keto Potato Salad
- Keto Biscuits
- Avocado Egg Salad
- Tabbouleh
- Korean pickled radish
- broccoli casserole
How do you store Keto Sausage Balls?
Storing our keto sausage balls is pretty easy.
Place them in a covered glass container and store them in the fridge, where they will last about 3 to 4 days.
You can use them cold for breakfast, low-carb appetizers, snacks for your kids, or a quick lunch.
Can you freeze Gluten Free Sausage Balls?
These low-carb sausage balls freeze perfectly.
Place them in a mason jar or Ziploc bag and freeze.
If you do prefer mix of meats, those gluten free fried meatballs might just be the right answer.
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Keto Sausage Balls
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Sausage
- 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Cup Shredded Cheese
- 1 Cup Almond Flour
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Instructions
- Heat your oven to 200 Celsius or 390 Fahrenheit. Prepare your sausage, sour cream, almond flour and cheese of your choice.
- As you see in the image, I have used our homemade sausage. Place all of the sausages into a big bowl where you will be mixing our cheesy sausage balls.
- Once your sausage is in the bowl you can start adding all of the other ingredients which is almond flour shredded cheese as well as sour cream. Mix all together, making sure everything is well combined.
- To make the sausages exactly the same in size, it is easiest to use either a spoon or if you have an ice cream scoop. Using a scoop take the amount from the mixture, and using your hands, roll nicely into a bowl.
- Layer all sausage balls onto the cast iron and bake at 200 Celsius or 390 Fahrenheit for approximately 25 minutes.
Notes
- Spiciness – Add a teaspoon of red pepper flakes
- Almond flour replacement – coconut flour, but only use 1/4th of it
- Sour cream can be substituted with cream cheese
- Breadcrumbs – you can additionally roll them in a breadcrumbs if you wish
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Please note that nutrient values are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.
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