It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the holiday season, when there’s plenty of food, family, food, friends, football, and … food! I always like to add a little something extra to a holiday feast, to use as an appetizer or maybe just something to snack on while watching the games on TV. These are not your ordinary sausage balls. These are spicy and cheesy and easy and oh, so good.
Sausage balls are a popular Southern appetizer and breakfast item made primarily from ground pork sausage, biscuit baking mix (such as Bisquick), and shredded cheddar cheese.
The classic three-ingredient version typically uses a 1:2:2 ratio by volume of sausage to baking mix to cheese, though variations often include cream cheese, Parmesan, or milk for moisture.
