I am not a fan of the sample tables at Costco. At least, not when I want to get down that aisle that is being blocked by people waiting for samples. However, I love that it has gotten my daughter to try so many new things and has really helped with her food aversions. For some reason she will try almost anything they are giving out as samples! Because of that I’ve discovered that both of my daughters love funky cheese… I mean FUNKY cheese. Who knew?! I also discovered they make corn dogs.. but not. You might have seen them, sausage instead of a hot dog and dipped in pancake batter, frozen. While I’m not a big fan of processed food I’m also not opposed to having fun in the kitchen too. So I came up with a home version I could feel better about for treat breakfasts. These are great for busy mornings, pull out how ever many from the freezer and warm in an oven or microwave.
My favorite way to make them is with whole grain pancakes and turkey or chicken sausages. One of the things I love about homeschooling is breakfast is not the hectic grab something and rush out the door experience. We can have some time together to enjoy the morning… but that doesn’t necessarily mean I want to make a hot breakfast every single morning! Oh, and prebaking sausages for the freezer works great too. Sometimes I have some leftover and I just throw them in a freezer container and when it’s time to reheat just put in a pan with a lid to reheat. Breakfast presto!
PANCAKE SAUSAGE BITES
Sausage links (pork, turkey, or chicken)
Pancake batter (Whole wheat or oat work great!)
Bake your sausages on a foil lined baking tray at 435 degrees until done (these took about 12 minutes).
Spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick coating and place a slice of sausage in the middle of each cup.
Use a small scooper to make easy work of filling 2/3rd s full with pancake batter.
Bake at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through.
Let cool before putting in freezer containers ( I haven’t had any issues with them sticking together).
Pull out how many you want and rewarm in the oven or microwave.
We’ve also done mini chocolate chips..
with and without colored sugar. Fun for birthday breakfasts!
You can do pretty much anything in these you would use for pancakes. Blueberries, blackberries do okay but they will get a bit more mushy if you plan on freezing.
Ingredients
- Sausage links (pork, turkey, or chicken)
- Pancake batter (Whole wheat or oat work great!)
Instructions
- Bake your sausages on a foil lined baking tray at 435 degrees until done (these took about 12 minutes).
- Spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick coating and place a slice of sausage in the middle of each cup.
- Use a small scooper to make easy work of filling 2/3rd s full with pancake batter.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Let cool before putting in freezer containers ( I haven't had any issues with them sticking together).
- Pull out how many you want and rewarm in the oven or microwave.
- We've also done mini chocolate chips..
- with and without colored sugar. Fun for birthday breakfasts!
- You can do pretty much anything in these you would use for pancakes. Blueberries, blackberries do okay but they will get a bit more mushy if you plan on freezing.
