Donkey Balls Recipe: the Perfect Way to Use Up Leftover Sausage

Make snacking fun and easy by trying these donkey ball recipes. This sweet and savory snack is one of the tastiest things you will ever try. The combination of crispy golden dough filled with sausages, cream cheese, and onion is perfect.

If you want to present these snacks to any of your guests or just want them for yourself, these donkey ball recipes are perfect for any time and occasion. You can make these mouthwatering snacks in no time and the ingredients are readily available at your household pantry. Let's dive into making the best snack of your lifetime.

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• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Substitutions
• Variations
• Equipment
• Storage
• Pro Tips
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Ingredients

• Cream cheese — 8 oz.
• Onion — 1 pc., medium-sized
• Garlic powder — ½ tsp.
• Butter — 1 tbsp.
• Thyme — as required
• Sausage — 16 oz.
• Egg wash — 1 cup
• Crescent rolls — 2 packs

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. Add garlic powder, onions, and sausage to a skillet and cook the mixture for 10 minutes.

3. Add cream cheese to the bowl with the mixture, and combine well. Slice the crescent rolls dough into 32 pieces of triangles and fill each of them with one tbsp. of the mixture you prepared above.

4. Then roll up the triangles and place them on a baking sheet. And then brush the top of the donkey balls with egg wash. Cook them for almost fourteen minutes till they turn brown.

5. Take it out from the oven and serve it with your favorite seasoning and fresh thyme. You can use butter to make donkey balls shinier.

Substitutions

• Garlic powder — Want to make your donkey balls differ from others and taste smoky? Use paprika instead of garlic powder. Paprika powder is the best substitute for garlic powder here, as it makes your balls more delicious, sweet, smokey, and reddish in color.

•  Cream cheese — If you want to enjoy some vegan food taste, you can substitute the cream cheese with tofu. It will give your donkey balls a slightly different texture and subtle soy flavor. All you need is just to add an equal amount of tofu, beat well in a food processor, and then mix it with other ingredients to make the donkey balls.

• Onion — If you don't have onions or want to taste a sweeter flavor, you can use leeks as a substitute for it. They will give your donkey balls an earthy and somewhat sweet flavor.

Variations

• Mediterranean donkey balls — If you are a Mediterranean diet lover and want your donkey balls to give that taste, add dried tomatoes, feta cheese, and chopped kalamata olives to the cream cheese mixture and stir well to combine. Then roll up your Mediterranean donkey balls.

•  Spicy donkey balls — Are you looking for a unique and spicy flavor in your donkey balls? You can make it by adding some spicy sausage instead of regular sausage to your donkey balls dough. Add red pepper flakes to the dough for a spicier kick to your donkey balls.

Equipment

• Measuring spoons

• Measuring cup

• Knife

• Oven

• Baking sheet

• Brush

• Mixing bowl

• Large skillet

• Airtight container

Storage

• Firstly, you have to reheat the donkey balls in an oven by baking them for almost ten minutes to get a fresh taste after storing them. This will kill any harmful bacteria that may have grown and to restore the flavors.

• After reheating, put them in an airtight container and transfer the donkey balls to the fridge to store them for 3-4 days, but not more than a week. 

• To freeze for up to three months, place the donkey balls in a single layer on a baking sheet and freeze for at least 4 hours, or overnight. Once the donkey balls are frozen solid, transfer them to a zip-top bag or airtight container.

Pro Tips

• If you want your donkey balls to give a brown finish, use egg white over them. This will help to make them brown and shiny.

• Use some flour on the surface if you want to make the dough easily roll up. It will help you to make the dough more pliable.

• If you want to make your mixture smoother, then try to make the cream cheese extra soft before mixing it with other ingredients.