Maple Apple Turkey Sausage

It took me to try this a 2nd time to get this perfect. The 1st time I followed the ingredients exactly and it was a bit bland and didn’t taste like sausage. With the left over meat I decided to add more sage and cook the small diced Granny Smith apples with a little maple and 1/4 of vegetable oil. I let it cool then mixed it all together with the rest of the listed ingredients. It turned out perfect!

It took me to try this a 2nd time to get this perfect. The 1st time I followed the ingredients exactly and it was a bit bland and didn’t taste like sausage. With the left over meat I decided to add more sage and cook the small diced Granny Smith apples with a little maple and 1/4 of vegetable oil. I let it cool then mixed it all together with the rest of the listed ingredients. It turned out perfect!

Great recipe just needed to grate the apple a little smaller as well as make the patties a little thinner and smaller. My wife loved them.

This came out really well, I was impressed at the flavors, but it did leave me wanting a little kick at the end. I'm on a low sodium diet, so left out the salt, but doubled down on all the spices (not the syrup) as another reviewer suggested. I also grated my apple instead of dicing it. I put it on a pizza, and I ended up sprinkling just a little red pepper flakes on the slice, to a superb effect. Next time I make this, I will add the red pepper flakes directly in, or possibly just a 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne. With homemade artisan herb dough, homemade sauce, onions, peppers and fresh grated mozz my non pepperoni side was 255 calories and 105 sodium per slice!

What a unique flavor! Making sausage is so easy! I ground my own turkey, using some dark meat in there. I cooked up a patty just to try it and, indeed, take care not to overcook it. I used the rest in another recipe and it was really good. The apple gives it a soft sweetness that goes very well with the rest of the ingredients. I added some Thai chilis to give it some kick. Thank you for the recipe.

9.4.17 Oh yeah, we liked this sausage! I’ve tried a number of turkey sausage recipes from this site, and this recipe is so distinctly different. Browned up nicely, super moist, and simply bursting with flavor. First, you get a pop of sweetness from the apple and next, the maple syrup flavor kicks in. I thought even the texture of the turkey sausage was better and closer to what you find with traditional pork sausage. Next time, I might even give it a little sprinkle of red pepper flakes which might be an interesting contrast to the sweetness. Lil Snoo, thanks for sharing, this one’s a keeper.

9.4.17 Oh yeah, we liked this sausage! I’ve tried a number of turkey sausage recipes from this site, and this recipe is so distinctly different. Browned up nicely, super moist, and simply bursting with flavor. First, you get a pop of sweetness from the apple and next, the maple syrup flavor kicks in. I thought even the texture of the turkey sausage was better and closer to what you find with traditional pork sausage. Next time, I might even give it a little sprinkle of red pepper flakes which might be an interesting contrast to the sweetness. Lil Snoo, thanks for sharing, this one’s a keeper.