My favorite part about the keto diet is the amazing food that you can eat every day without any guilt.
One of those foods I love is Keto Sausage Balls because they are so easy to make and full of flavor.
To change things up a bit from my usual I concocted these Spicy Keto Sausage Balls – and now it is hard to decide which is my favorite!
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I have to admit, before starting keto, the very idea of sausage grossed me out. I am not a huge fan of processed meat.
But after a while of enjoying my Sausage Egg Bakes for breakfast, I decided to get a bit more creative, and made my Sausage Cheese Balls… and I have been hooked ever since.
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There are a lot of Sausage Ball Recipes that use flour – but it is not necessary.
In fact, I use grated parmesan in place of flour in several recipes – like Fathead pizza dough!
It brings the carb count down significantly and adds even more flavor! A total win-win.
This recipe makes 24 bite-sized Sausage Balls that are great for snacking or to take to a party for a Keto Appetizer.
Each little sausage ball has about 1 carb each, so they are easy to work into your daily macros.
They are delicious alone or dipped into my Keto Ranch Dressing – which cools off the spice some for an amazing savory flavor.
It is a good thing they are so low in carbs – because I will warn you – once you start eating them, it is hard to stop!
MACROS
I plugged this recipe into my favorite Keto Calculator App – Carb Manager – and it came up with the following macros:
Each Spicy Keto Sausage Ball has 0 net carbs, 0 total carbs, 0 fiber, 8 g fat, 6 g protein, and 104 calories. This gives them an “A” rating!
Note: With any Keto Recipe you want to make sure you scan and calculate your specific ingredients as exact macros many vary depending on brands!
Spicy Keto Sausage Balls
Ingredients:
- 1 & 1/2 cups of Grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup grated Sharp Cheddar (room temperature)
- 1 lb. of Hot Sausage (room temperature)
- 1 to 3 tablespoons of Water
- 1 egg
How To Make Sausage Balls
Step by Step:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, add all ingredients, add water in 1 tablespoon at a time until all ingredients are wet.
- Knead all ingredients until mixed well.
- Roll mixture into balls and place on greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
The perfect keto appetizer - Spicy Keto Sausage Balls! This will be a crowd favorite - even if they are not keto! Also great for snacking!
- 1 1/2 cup Grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup grated Sharp Cheddar room temperature
- 1 lb lb. of Hot Sausage room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 to 3 tablespoons of Water
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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In a large mixing bowl, add all ingredients, add water in 1 tablespoon at a time until all ingredients are wet.
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Knead all ingredients until mixed well.
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Roll mixture into balls and place on greased baking sheet.
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Bake for 20 minutes.
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Serve and enjoy!
Leslie says
September 13, 2018 at 4:11 pmI made these last night. They were really good, but maybe next time I’ll only put a cup of the Parmesan instead of a cup & a half. It was a little overpowering.
Mindy says
November 30, 2018 at 2:13 pmI agree. And a better grade of sausage. But very good! Thank you for a great substitute for diabetics.
DAWN ALVA says
December 11, 2018 at 10:32 amI’m wondering why the carb count is so high? Maybe its the grated cheddar because they use potato starch when grating it? If I grated my own then I think it would be way lower in carbs. Excited to try this!
Amanda says
January 20, 2019 at 1:41 pmVery easy and very tasty I even like them cold .. perfect for quick Togo breakfast