Name: Air Fryer Sausage Skewers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Ingredients: 6 Sausage Links; 2 tbsp Maple Syrup; 2 Crescent Rolls

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Air Fryer Sausage Skewers are a simple to make breakfast recipe that everyone will love.

five breakfast sausages, each wrapped in strips of dough and on bamboo skewers, on a light blue/green plate.

AIR FRYER SAUSAGE SKEWERS RECIPE

This is such a fun recipe for sausages on a stick wrapped with crispy crescent dough. If this isn't the best way to cook breakfast sausage in the air fryer, I'm not sure what is! Kids and adults love these and they're perfect for dipping into maple syrup, ketchup or a perfectly runny egg yolk.

Air Fryer Sausage Skewers let you turn an otherwise simple breakfast food into a fun and exciting one. These work well for on the go. You can also serve these on a breakfast or brunch buffet along with Air Fryer Breakfast Potatoes and Air Fryer Bacon. Pop the sticks into a sturdy glass for a beautiful presentation.

a can of crescent rools, a bowl of maple syrup, a plate of sausages and a stack of wooden skewers on a countertop next a black air fryer.

INGREDIENTS IN AIR FRYER SAUSAGE SKEWERS

Fresh Sausage Links- Maple flavored breakfast sausage links are my favorite, and delicious in this recipe.

Maple Syrup - This adds sweetness and also helps the dough to stick to the sausages.

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls - We'll be slicing these into strips and wrapping them around the sausages.

Skewers - Six or eight inch skewers are needed for this recipe, as most air fryers aren't large enough to fit the 10 or 12 inch ones made for grilling. You can buy a pack of Skewers here for a few dollars.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below and I will get back to you ASAP!

photo collage showing eight steps needed to make air fryer sausage skewers

HOW TO MAKE BREAKFAST SKEWERS IN THE AIR FRYER

Put one skewer into each sausage link, making sure they are on there well. Set aside.
Lay your crescent roll dough out flat. Using a pizza cutter or a sharp knife, cut thin strips. Don't worry if some of the pieces are smaller, you can combine them to make longer strips.
Dip your basting brush in the maple syrup and spread maple syrup over the crescent strips.
Take a crescent strip and wrap it around the sausage diagonally. Repeat for each skewer.
Spray your air fryer with oil or line with parchment paper to prevent sticking. Air Fry as directed until crescent dough is golden brown and sausages are cooked fully
Serve immediately and enjoy!

These numbered steps match the numbered photos above and are for illustration purposes. For the complete list of ingredients and instructions, please see the recipe below.

a breakfast sausage wrapped in crescent dough on a skewer

WHAT TO SERVE WITH BREAKFAST SAUSAGE SKEWERS

These handheld sausages on a stick go well with any kind of breakfast dish. Serve them with something sweet like Air Fryer Monkey Bread or Air Fryer French Toast for meal with tons of flavor.

CAN I MAKE SAUSAGE SKEWERS WITH FROZEN SAUSAGE

I haven't tried it, but usually frozen sausages are precooked. Cooking them this way would probably overcook the sausages before the dough on the outside is finished. Save this recipe for the fresh ones!

breakfast sausages on a stick wrapped in crescent dough, held over an air fryer basket

This recipe was made in a Cosori Air Fryer with a Basket. The recipe should work in other air fryers.

Keep in mind that each air fryer runs differently, it is important to check your food often.

If you have a Cuisinart Air Fryer Oven or a Ninja Basket Air Fryer, both of these units seem to run "hotter" than most air fryers. That means you will need to LESSEN the cook time.

MORE WAYS TO COOK BREAKFAST SAUSAGE IN THE AIR FRYER

If you aren't trying to be this fancy with your breakfast sausage today, I totally understand!

Try making regular Air Fryer Breakfast Sausage or Air Fryer Sausage Patties.

Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls and Air Fryer Biscuits also make great use of refrigerated doughs to make a delicious breakfast.

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Vegetarian Air Fryer Resources – We have a vegetarian air fryer newsletter, which you can subscribe to here. We also have a specific vegetarian air fryer recipes group on facebook.

If you are looking for vegetarian recipes beyond air fryer ones, we have a Vegetarian Newsletter as well as a Vegetarian Recipes facebook group. This newsletter and FB group offers up recipes that on the stove, in the oven, on the grill, in the instant pot and more!

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Air Fryer Sausage Skewers

Air Fryer Sausage Skewers are a simple to make breakfast recipe that everyone will love.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time8 mins

Total Time18 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Keyword: air fryer sausage skewers

Servings: Servings

Calories: 223kcal

Cindy - Air Fryer Eats

Equipment

6 inch Skewers
Air fryer
Pizza Cutter

Ingredients

6 Sausage Links
2 tbsp Maple Syrup
2 Crescent Rolls

Instructions

Put one skewer into each sausage link. Set aside.
Lay your crescent rolls flat. Take the pizza cutter and cut thin strips of the crescent rolls. Don’t worry if you have short pieces. You can combine them to make longer strips. Set aside.
Dip your basting brush in the maple syrup and spread a little maple syrup over the crescent strips.
Take a crescent strip and wrap it diagonally around the sausage skewer. Repeat for each skewer.
Spray your air fryer with cooking spray to prevent sticking or use parchment paper.
Put the skewers in the air fryer and cook on 375F/190C for about 7-9 mins.
At 7 mins take a peek inside. If they need more time finish out the 9 minutes, if not remove from the air fryer.
When done, serve immediately.

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Notes

Pro Tip: This recipe can be made in the air fryer unit with a basket or the air fryer oven. If you are using the air fryer oven, use the middle rack and select the "Air Fry" function.

Nutrition

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Air Fryers can vary greatly. Please take the time to learn your specific air fryer. You may need to adjust times and temperatures based upon your air fryer. All though this website attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, the information should only be considered an estimate. Varying factors such as different product types, different brands, etc. can change nutritional information. It is your responsibility as a consumer to read all labels to make sure the ingredients fit your dietary needs as well as calculate your own nutritional information as a double check.