Mix up a batch of breakfast sausage seasoning to make your own sausage patties, or use the seasoning in your favorite recipes to make them taste like breakfast sausages, even if there’s no sausage in them!
There are two reasons to make your own breakfast sausage seasoning. The first is so that you can make homemade breakfast sausages or breakfast patties. You can use it for turkey breakfast sausages and turkey patties too, as well as this great beef breakfast sausage.
The other reason is because breakfast sausage seasoning is a really tasty mixture, and you can use it in other recipes. When you do, it will make anything you add it to taste like sausages!
Note: Below you’ll find a recipe for a full 1/2 cup (4oz.) batch of breakfast sausage seasoning. In addition, in case you only need a little bit, we’ve also given a recipe below that makes a small batch of just 2 tablespoons. We hope you find this helpful!
Southern-style Breakfast sausages have a delicious distinctive flavor. So, if you add the seasoning blend to other dishes, it gives them a bit of that feeling. You can use it to season ground beef while cooking it, or you can put some into soups or stews.
The mixture of sage, thyme, garlic, brown sugar, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and a touch of ground cloves really works with all kinds of things.
Note that there is salt in this mixture. Be careful not to add it to things that you’ve already salted. Or, mix up a batch without the salt and know that you need to add salt if using it in something unsalted.
Video: How To Make Sausage Seasoning And Sausage Patties
Making a Small Batch of Breakfast Sausage Seasoning
If you want a batch of Sausage Seasoning in your pantry that you can grab and use whenever, then scroll down to make the full recipe. However, if you just want a small batch to use right now in a recipe, or, if you just want to know approximately how much of each ingredient to add directly to something that you’re cooking so that it will have the same general sausage flavor, I have the info for you below as well.
Do note that this recipe and the small batches all contain salt so you will probably not want to add anything else that contains salt, or any additional salt.
This is how to make about 2 tablespoons of the seasoning. For reference that is enough seasoning for about 3/4 to 1 pound of ground meat.
| To Make 2 Tablespoons of Breakfast Sausage Seasoning, Combine: |
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• 2 tsp. brown sugar, packed • 1 and 1/2 tsp. dried sage • 1 and 1/2 tsp. salt • 1/2 tsp. black pepper • 1/8 tsp. garlic powder • 1/8 tsp. dried thyme • a pinch of cayenne pepper (optional) • a very small pinch of cloves (optional) |
To Add Directly to the Food You’re Cooking: Add some brown sugar. Add one-third as much of dried sage and of salt. Then go in with a pinch of black pepper, garlic powder, and dried thyme. A pinch of cayenne is optional.
So those are the small batches of the seasoning, the full recipe is below. Whether you’re making sausages or just want all your food to taste like sausages (who doesn’t want that???), I can’t wait for you to try this. I know you’re going to love this blend! Be sure to check out all of our other homemade seasoning blends over here.
More Sausage Seasonings:
If you like the idea of making your own Breakfast Sausage Seasoning, you will also love making other seasoning blends that are used to flavor sausage. These can be used to make sausage, or also to make other dishes you cook have that flavor profile. They’re wonderful mixes to have on hand!
Enjoy! -Christine xo
Podcast Episode About Making Breakfast Sausage
Listen to our editor, Christine Pittman, explain briefly how to make this seasoning mix, with some great tips along the way, by clicking the play button below:
Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Recipe
Mix up a batch of breakfast sausage seasoning to make your own sausage patties, or use the seasoning in your favorite recipes to make them taste like breakfast sausages, even if there’s no sausage in them! This mixture makes enough for 5 pounds of ground meat. Use either ground pork or ground turkey, or a mixture of the two.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 7 Tablespoons 1x
- Category: Seasoning
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar, packed
- 5 tsp. dried sage
- 5 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
- Use immediately or store in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 2 months.
- This blend is the right amount for 5 pounds of uncooked ground meat (ground pork or ground turkey are the best). You can also use this seasoning on other things, like sprinkled on your bagel and cream cheese, or into soups or onto roasted potatoes. It makes everything taste like breakfast!
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 teaspoon
Is this recipe suited for Keto/ Carnivore diet? I miss breskfast sausage patties and I can’t buy those over here. So I have to make them myself. Sounds very delicious. Thank you for your recipe 🙂
I am not a dietician and am not 100% sure of the restrictions for those diets, Deniz. My understanding is that sugar should be minimal, correct? So you may want to reduce or eliminate the brown sugar in the recipe. I hope that helps and that you will let me know how it turns out!
Katie, I made it without the brown sugar and never missed it. It’s a great recipe!!!
Jill, thanks so much for coming here to let Katie and me know about this. So good to know!
What can you use in place of brown sugar? We are diabetic and trying to mind everything. Maybe sugar free maple syrup (not the real stuff) or maple extract?
Katie, I haven’t actually tried it with anything else. You definitely don’t want to add any liquid to the mixture because the meat won’t hold together as well.
So, I think there are two options here:
1) You can use an artificial sweetener like Stevia, a couple of teaspoons substituted in for the 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
2) Leave out the sugar/sweetener entirely. Then, when serving the sausages, serve some of the sugar-free maple syrup on the side for dipping.
Whatever you end up doing, come back and let me know, please. I want to hear how it turned out. I think the sausages will be great even without the sweetness!
I’m going to incorporate these great Ideas in a cooking class for the seniors in my building. Thanx
Harold, That’s a great idea! Come back and let me know how it goes 🙂
Tasty! I like that its a small batch.
So happy you like it! And yes, I like doing spice blend recipes with small batch amounts and larger amounts so you can choose to make how much you need. Thanks for noticing and letting me know 🙂
Thank you
You’re welcome, Violet! Thanks for taking time to comment.
Wish more people did this
Enjoy, James!
Not a Thyme fan. What do you suggest in place of it?
Pamela, You can just skip it. Or, dried oregano can be used here instead, but like half as much as the thyme called for. Or, something with a little bit of a lemony note like ground coriander or sumac, or if you’re using it right away, some lemon zest. But all of these are a bit stronger than thyme so I would add a quarter of the amount of thyme called for, mix it all up, and then taste it. If you can’t detect it, you could add a bit more.
I like the idea of the portion size of recipe. The recipe is good enough for all foods I found out. Thank you.
It does make all sorts of food taste good, Mary! Glad you’re enjoying.
How much of this mix would someone use for one pound of meat?
You want about 1.5 Tbsp of seasoning for a pound of meat, Mandi. Enjoy!
I’ve been using this recipe for several months now and it is the first breakfast sausage seasoning recipe that tastes the way I expect breakfast sausage to taste. Thank you for such a great recipe!
You’re welcome, Jocelyn! I’m thrilled that you think so!
Oh my gosh this makes it good.
Thank you, Charles! I really love using this seasoning too.
Hi, can I add fresh rosemary and nutmeg this recipe?
Christopher, I wouldn’t add fresh rosemary if you are planning to store the batch of seasoning to use over time. But if you are just adding it to use it all immediately, then yes. And nutmeg would also be a great addition.
For the small 2 tablespoon batch, I’d add 1-2 teaspoons of finely minced fresh rosemary and a pinch of nutmeg. For the larger 7 tablespoon (approx. 2 cup) recipe, I’d use 4-5 teaspoons of the finely minced rosemary and 1/8 teaspoon of the nutmeg. Enjoy!
This was the best tasting breakfast sausage I’d ever make. It’s going to be my keeper. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you loved it.