I am always on the search for great low carb recipes and this is one that we have been enjoying for several months. It is a tweaked version of the classic sausage ball. My husband likes for me to make a double recipe of them on the weekends and we keep them in the fridge to heat up as quick breakfasts throughout the week. If you really want to take them over the top, add a little dollop of sugar free pancake syrup. 🙂
To make these you’ll need: Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Egg, Baking Powder, Almond Meal*, Salt, and Breakfast Sausage.
*I find almond flour right next to the flour and corn meal at Krogers, Wal Mart, etc. It’s fairly easy to find these days and a little on the pricey side but one bag will last forever. I believe I paid about $5 for this bag. P.S. It is also delicious. 🙂
Special Note: We no longer eat pork but I’ve found Jennie-O brand breakfast sausage in a roll works beautifully in this recipe.
Making them is as simple as putting all of the ingredients in a bowl and mixing with an electric mixer. I use a small cookie dough scoop to put them out onto lightly greased baking sheets but you can also just use a spoon if you like.
Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve warm or allow to cool and then place in zipper seal bags and store in the fridge for four or five days. Reheat in the microwave until warm.
ENJOY!
- 1 pound breakfast sausage (We use Jenn-O)
- 1 egg
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- In a large mixing bowl, place all ingredients. Mix with electric mixer until well combined.
- Use a cookie dough scoop or two spoons and spoon out onto lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Makes about 30. Refrigerate leftovers. Reheat very well in microwave or oven.
- Approximately 1 carb each
These have about one carb each. Please calculate nutritional information on your own for accuracy.
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”
~Lewis Carroll
Yum 
Thank you! I just got online to find a lchf recipe for tonight. I began Keto earing in May after seeing your haircut celebratory pic and it’s been a great change in our woe. Thank you for taking the time to share!
I hope you enjoy Leah!!!
I am lactose intolerant – is it possible to leave out the cheese? Actually Sharp Cheddar cheese isn’t as bad as others but it’s best if I don’t do any. Thanks Christy – you always have great recipes!! 😀
I haven’t ever tried making them without the cheese. The cheese helps bind them together so I am not sure how they would turn out. I would love to hear back if you give it a try!!
maybe she could try shredded tofu???
I just read on the pioneer woman’s website this morning that heather posted a recipe that has aquafaba in it. It is the liquid from a can of chickpea’s. You can use it for a thickener and a few other things. Not sure how much you would use for the binder but that is worth a try.. Your recipe for the meatballs sound good. Can;t wait to try them out.
What about shredding apples like the new pork patty recipe you shared has in it? Might work!
I think the apple idea is brilliant and would be delicious but if you are making these to go low carb you generally want to avoid fruit.
I made them without cheese for Christmas and they turned out great.
I am so glad you liked them!!
another good things – these are gluten free! (some of my family needs gluten free and we have long loved sausage balls!!)
I hope y’all enjoy them Susan!!!
My son has a nut allergy, what could I use in place of the almond flour?
most traditional recipes use Bisquick 🙂
Could I use protein powder in place of the almond flour? I am on a strict diet and have seen used as replacements for flour.
Almond flour is commonly used in place of wheat flour for many diets but I’m afraid protein powder is designed to dissolve and will react differently. You can certainly try it but if you do please report back and let us know how it goes.
They sound painfully salty!
Janet, you could use oats and get a little fiber and a little more (healthy whole-grain) carbs.
like Quaker Oatmeal? Thanks!
It’s difficult to tell folks what a recipe tastes like without actually trying it :). These are not salty at all, with only 1/2 tsp salt for 30. Much less painfully so 🙂
Have you considered the sodium in the sausage and the cheese? They do sound delicious, but a killer for people with High Blood Presure.
We don’t have any issues with high blood pressure in my house so, no, it isn’t something I’ve considered. It’s always best for folks to adapt recipes to suit any special dietary needs they have though. This recipe suited my dietary need for low carb 🙂
What can we use instead of sausage
You can use ground chicken or turkey but you’ll need to really amp up the spices to get the flavor. 🙂 Typical sausage spices include sage, cayenne, etc. I did this with ground turkey and really enjoyed how they turned out.
Can you use turkey sausage not sure if it comes like sausage would
YES! In fact I only use turkey sausage now as we don’t eat pork anymore. I LOVE the Jenn-O brand that comes in a roll right next to jimmy dean and such in the cooler case. The only place I have found it is Wal Mart though.
They were salty when i made them. Wonder if you could leave salt off
Hey Sherry 🙂 I answered this in the other place you left the comment on this recipe. I’m not sure if Jenny will see your question.
I am so excited to try these! I love sausage balls! Thanks for the great low-carb recipes!
I hope you enjoy them Stacey!!!
Always looking for high protein meat recipes for our daughter who needs more protein due to health issues. i can’t wait to try this recipe! Sounds right up our alley.
I hope you all enjoy them Molly!!!
I can make it through Christmas now!! Bless you!
Blessing to you as well!!!
My family loves low carb sausage balls, especially my hubby and oldest daughter! (We have used a similar recipe to yours and a recipe that also uses cream cheese…both are low carb and delicious!) We usually make a double or triple batch (hello kitchen aid mixer), cook them up and freeze them in gallon size freezer bags. We pull out 5 or 6 at a time and just heat in the microwave! Having things ready to go in the freezer just makes life so much easier! 🙂 Your recipe uses less almond flour than our other recipes so we will have to try them soon! Thanks, Christy!
Let me know what you think compared to the other recipe when you get a chance. Thanks!!!
Lisa,
Would you mind sharing your recipe for sausage balls made with cream cheese, they sound perfect! Thanks so much, Lisa
Can you cook sausage first and then mix all together, that’s the way I usually make them, now on carb diet and this is wonderful for holidays coming. Thanks
I have never made them that way Heather so it would be an experiment for you. Let me know if you try it!!
How many calories?
FYI, when I make sausage balls, I cook them on a broiler pan. The grease drips away into the pan as they cook. You could even use a jelly roll pan 9 (a pan with a lip all around) and put the balls on cooling racks fitted into the pan. Be sure to use the racks that are NOT vinyl coated.
These look yummy and so easy! Can’t wait to try. Saw you on QVC. You looked gorgeous and adorable as ever. I love the recipes you showed David. I ordered your book. Can’t wait to get it in a few short weeks. Thank you for doing this for us. What a labor of love and to have all these recipes from your family documented is fabulous!
Thank you so much Teresa!!!!
Christy,
Saw you on QVC last night…you go girl and make us proud!
Hope to make it to your Huntsville book signing. The new receipes looked really great. I have all your other receipe books and have enjoyed them.
Thank you for sharing,
Thank you for watching Jean!!! I hope to see you there!!
I am so happy with the low-carb recipes. I love pasta, potatoes (any kind), rice and bread….but I am diabetic and have to limit my carb intake. It is so great to have recipes posted that I don’t have to figure out how to make them low-carb. Now if I can find a low-carb lasagna and pizza.
Thank you Anne, I am so glad to hear you are enjoying them!! I will see if I can work in your requests for an upcoming post 🙂
I have a fabulous low carb pizza that I made in all of my low carb cooking classes. I’ll see if I can get it up on the site for you soon.
Use thin sliced zucchini instead of noodles
Oh…..we make zucchini lasagne fairly often here. We just replace the noodles with thinly sliced zucchini (sliced with a mandoline….salt then let sit to get the extra liquid out) We actually prefer it to traditional lasagne now 🙂
Good morning. These sound delicious and oh so yummy. Would you consider using in spaghetti and meatballs??
I haven’t ever thought of that but it sounds like a fabulous idea now that you bring it up!
I made these today, and I was so happy that my husband liked them. I did, too!
OH Christy, these are so good ! I used spicy sausage. I will have to make another batch this week. Thank you so much for all of your recipes !
I am so glad you liked them Cathie!!!
So glad to find a Low Carb version of one of my
families fav’s… thanks for sharing. P.S.my low carb pizza…
I spray a low carb tortilla and crisp one side on an iron
comal or skillet.Flip it over and load your thin crust
pizza with your sauce and toppings of choice then
place in oven under broiler or at 350 to heat toppings
My teens prefer it to real pizza. When making for the
family several fit on a cookie sheet in the oven.
What a great idea Erlene!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
Tank you so much for your wonderful low-carb recipes! I make the meatloaf weekly, and always have these delicious sausage balls in my fridge for a low carb snack or a quick lunch. My son loves them as well!
Looking forward to your low carb pizza recipe you mentioned.
I am so glad to hear you are enjoying the recipes Mary!!!
Thank you so much for your wonderful low-carb recipes! I make the meatloaf weekly, and always have these delicious sausage balls in my fridge for a low carb snack or a quick lunch. My son loves them as well!
Looking forward to your low carb pizza recipe you mentioned.
My husband can’t have pork for medical reasons. Do you think turkey or chicken breakfast sausage would work with this?
Yes, they would both work fine 🙂
These sound delicious! How many would be considered a serving? Even with low carb recipes, my big problem is portion control! Thank you!
Serving size is totally on you 🙂 I usually eat three or four for breakfast 🙂
Do you think coconut flour would work in this recipe? I would love to make them but I don’t have any almond flour on hand.
Your low carb sausage balls are awesome! I love your recipes.
My husband has just been diagnosed with diabetes type 2 and since it runs in my family I’m trying to follow the low carb diet also. I appreciate your low carb section on your website and would love to see emails notifying of new low carb recipes as you add them. Thanks and we will try these!
Make sure you subscribe to my newsletter because I have some low carb ones coming up and will definitely email them out 🙂 https://www.southernplate.com/subscribe
This diet is working beautifully for me and can really be satisfying! Hope y’all have a great evening!
Gratefully,
C J
These were so delicious! Better than the Bisquick version, in my opinion.
Thank you Mandy, I am so glad you liked them!!!
They were too salty. Why use the salt?
Hey Sherry!
I’m sorry it wasn’t to your liking. “Too salty” is relative and depends on our own personal tastes as well as the amount of salt already present in the sausage you use. This recipe works great for me and my taste buds as is but feel free, as always, to adjust it to your own liking.
Have a great day!
I keep seeing Sherry’s “ too salty “ Comments. Personally, I think they are perfect just as is and I’m not sure my Sherry can’t just omit the salt and adjust the recipe to her test instead of continuing to criticize. Thank you kristi for your delicious recipes !
These are good – i’ve used carb quick but never the almond flour. Very good alternative to the bisquick version.
Do you know what the macros are in this?? If we use exactly what you did.
Whenever I figure out nutrient values for myself I use myfitnesspal.com. If you haven’t checked it out already, I think you’ll find it to be a wonderful resource 🙂
While this recipe for Low carb sausage balls sounds yummy what can you use for replacement for almond flour that still keeps them low carb. I have several in my family that is highly allergic to almonds (I mean standing over them with Epi pen in hand in case Bendryl doesn’t work if unknowingly eat almonds.)
I’m afraid I am at a loss here. It’s been a busy week so my brain is a little fried as well. I’m sure there are options though, perhaps someone else will weigh in.
Thanks so much for this recipe! Could I brown these a bit on the stove and then stick them in the crockpot?
You can brown them and do that but they might get a little soggy. As long as the texture is okay with you it will work!