Maple Sausage

If you are looking for a wonderful side dish for a special-occasion breakfast or Christmas morning brunch, try this Maple Sausage recipe. It’s a fantastic brunch recipe that takes minutes to prepare and only needs 4 ingredients!

Adding maple syrup and rosemary to your sausage is such a simple thing to do, that transforms your breakfast sausage into something a bit more special and gourmet.

Maple Sausage in a Gratin Pan
Keep the sausage warm in an oven-safe casserole while you prepare the rest of your brunch.

Ingredients:

  • Breakfast Sausage You can use any type of breakfast sausage you like such as ground pork or ground chicken sausage. It also works with both sausage links and breakfast sausage patties.
  • Oil You can use olive oil, vegetable oil, avocado oil, etc.
  • Maple Syrup Use a good quality brand of real maple syrup, you’ll get the best flavor that way. It should say “pure maple syrup” on the bottle. As opposed to “imitation maple syrup”.
  • Fresh Rosemary This recipe works best with fresh rosemary, but if dried rosemary is all you have you could use that too. Or a little fresh sage, finely chopped, is another great flavor against the maple syrup too.
Raw sausage links, maple syrup and rosemary on a counter
This recipe only takes 4 ingredients to build so much flavor!

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Step#1: Cook the Breakfast Sausage

  • In a non-stick pan, large enough to cook the breakfast sausage in a single layer, sear the sausage.
  • If using a non-stick pan you shouldn’t need to add much oil to the pan, because the fat from the sausage quickly renders out. I only add a drizzle.
  • But if you find your sausage looks pretty lean, without a lot of fat you could add a full teaspoon of oil to the pan.
  • Be sure to cook the sausage long enough so that it is browned on all sides and cooked through.
cooked breakfast sausage in a skillet.
Cook the sausage in a skillet first before adding the syrup and rosemary.

Step#2: Add the Maple Syrup + Rosemary

  • Once the sausage is cooked through and nicely browned, add the maple syrup and rosemary.
  • Toss the sausages in the syrup and rosemary until all they are well coated. The syrup will start to evaporate and become syrupy the longer they cook (2-3 minutes).
  • The syrup will continue to dry and stick to the sausage as it stays warm in your oven.
breakfast sausage in a skillet with rosemary and maple syrup
The combination of flavors between the sweet maple syrup and savory rosemary is so delicious!

Step#3: Keeping the Sausage Warm

  • You can make the sausage ahead of time (up to 30 minutes) and keep it warm in a 200-degree Fahrenheit oven (100C).
  • Meanwhile, you can prepare your scrambled eggs, pancakes, French toast or whatever you might be serving with the sausage.
  • I transfer the sausage to a small cast-iron gratin pan which helps to keep the sausage warm once it’s placed on the table.
breakfast sausage in a small gray gratin pan
maple rosemary breakfast sausage in a skillet

Maple Sausage

Yield: 24 sausages
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 24 ounces (680g) of breakfast sausage links (about 24 sausages)
  • A drizzle of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon real maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon freshly minced rosemary

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200F (100C)
  2. Drizzle the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet.
  3. Once hot add the sausage and cook on all sides until golden brown and cooked through.
  4. Add the maple syrup and the rosemary and toss to coat the sausages on all sides. It will become sticky and well-coated.
  5. Transfer the sausages to an oven-to-table casserole dish to keep warm (for up to 30 minutes) while you prepare the rest of your brunch items.
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2 Comments

  1. These were so easy and delicious! Such a small amount of effort for a big impact! My husband loved them and asked for more and he normally doesn’t like sausage!