Maple Sausage Pancake Muffins
Keep these on hand in the freezer for a quick hearty breakfast on busy mornings or on the go.
Ingredients
- 1 lbmaple pork sausage, ground or links
- 4eggs
- 2 ½ cupspancake mix
- 8 ozshredded cheddar cheese + a handful for topping
- ¾ cupmilk
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin plus 4 cups of a second muffin tin lightly with cooking spray.
- 2
Remove ground sausage from packaging, or if using link sausage, remove sausage from casings. Cook sausage over medium-high heat until cooked through with no pink remaining. Break up sausage into small pieces while cooking. Drain and set aside to cool slightly.
- 3
Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl.
- 4
Add pancake mix, most of the shredded cheese, crumbled sausage and stir to combine.
- 5
Add milk gradually until the mixture reaches a creamy consistency.
- 6
Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins and sprinkle the tops with a small amount of cheese.
- 7
Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until the tops start to brown slightly.
- 8
Cool in muffin pans for 5 minutes and enjoy warm or transfer muffins to cool completely on a cooling rack before storing.