Name: Spicy Cranberry Sausage Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 27
Ingredients: Cream cheese, softened - 8 ounces; Mild Cheddar cheese, grated - 4 ounces; Bulk hot Italian sausage - 1 pound; Dried cranberries, finely chopped - 6 ounces; Chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley (Optional) - 2 tablespoons; Onion Powder - ½ teaspoon; Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon; Crushed red pepper flakes (Optional) - ⅛ teaspoon; Buttermilk baking mix - 1 ½ cups; Chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, or to taste (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Spicy Cranberry Sausage Balls

1. Cream cheese, softened - 8 ounces

2. Mild Cheddar cheese, grated - 4 ounces

3. Bulk hot Italian sausage - 1 pound

4. Dried cranberries, finely chopped - 6 ounces

5. Chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley (Optional) - 2 tablespoons

6. Onion Powder - ½ teaspoon

7. Garlic powder - ½ teaspoon

8. Crushed red pepper flakes (Optional) - ⅛ teaspoon

9. Buttermilk baking mix - 1 ½ cups

10. Chopped flat-leaf (Italian) parsley, or to taste (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Cranberry Sausage Balls

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

2. Stage

Combine cream cheese and Cheddar cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on medium speed until blended, about 1 minute. Add sausage in golf ball-size pieces while mixer is running and continue to mix until combined with the cheeses, about 1 minute. Add cranberries, 2 tablespoons parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes; continue to mix until well blended, about 2 minutes.

3. Stage

Stop the mixer and stir in baking mix with a wooden spoon until it is distributed throughout.

4. Stage

Form 27 golf ball-size sausage balls with your hands or a meatball scoop. Place on the prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until nicely browned and no longer pink in the centers, about 30 minutes. Drain on paper towels if necessary. Serve warm garnished with remaining parsley.