Low-Carb Maple Breakfast Sausage
This Low Carb Maple Breakfast Sausage recipe keeps the flavor while ditching the carbs. Delicious maple flavor without the added sugar.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 6 oz bacon sugar-free
- 1 tbsp truvia
- 1 1/2 tsp maple extract
- 1 1/2 tsp dried onion
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp rubbed sage
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp mustard
- 1/2 tsp powder thyme
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a spice grinder or mortar, grind together the dry spices and the sugar substitute. Next, process the bacon into a fine ground. Add the ground pork and pulse to combine. Scrape the pork mixture out of the food processor into a mixing bowl. Add the spices and maple extract.* Blend together well.
- Make sausage patties by scooping 1 to 2 ounce portions into a wax paper lined baking sheet.** An ice cream scoop will help to make uniformed patties. Cover the scoops with a sheet of wax paper and flatten each with the back of a spatula.
- Cook the sausage for 3 minutes or more on each side until done; the temperature should read 160 degrees.
Notes
*This can be done in the food processor by adding the remaining ingredients and pulsing until combined.
**1 oz scoops will make 24 sausages and 2 oz scoops will make 12.
**1 oz scoops will make 24 sausages and 2 oz scoops will make 12.
Nutrition
Serving: 0g | Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 312mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Iron: 1mg
Servings: 12 patties
Calories: 162kcal