Don’t you love when inspiration strikes in the most mundane places? For me it was a recent grocery store run. I happened upon some maple chicken breakfast sausages the other day and knew my family would love them. I had some leftover maple cream sauce from Chrissy Teigen‘s buttermilk biscuits, and I had an idea: sweet and savory pigs in a blanket. A sophisticated take on an all-time favorite for kids as well as adults? Count me in.
Speaking of, the maple cream sauce that Chrissy uses to glaze her homemade buttermilk biscuits is my new favorite thing of 2018. If you don’t already have her cookbook, what are you waiting for? Buy it now! Thank me later! We’ve used it for our cookbook club the past year and every single recipe has been a keeper. I honestly don’t know how she does it and keeps her supermodel physique. If she wasn’t so hilarious I might sort of start to hate her…
Chrissy Teigen’s Maple Cream Sauce
Maple Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 6 Tbsp heavy cream
- 3 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir to combine the cream, maple syrup and salt.
I made the pigs in a blanket the good ol’ fashion way and then glazed them with the maple cream sauce before baking (saving some for serving as well — I can’t get enough of this stuff). My family loved them so much there were NONE leftover.
These would be perfect for hosting a brunch, shower, or party — but you’ll definitely need a double or even triple batch because they go fast!
Sophisticated Pigs in a Blanket
Sophisticated Pigs in a Blanket
Ingredients
- 8 links chicken maple sausage
- 1 package crescent rolls
- maple cream sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Lay out each crescent triangle and top with a sausage link.
- Roll the crescent rolls around the links.
- Brush with maple cream sauce.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve with remainder maple cream sauce.
You can download and print my recipe above, or find it (and a million other delicious ideas!) over on Recipe Lion.