Maple-Glazed Apple-Chicken Sausage Bites



I really think using pretzel sticks as edible toothpicks in these bites is just completely genius.  I love it!  I think there are a million other appetizers I could do this with.  And I will.

Anyway, these sausage bites are very good party starters.  The sage really gives them a great taste when combined with the maple and mustard mixture.

These are simplicity at its finest, just what we need this time of year.

This recipe makes about 20-24 bites.  It can easily be doubled or tripled for a crowd.




Preheat oven to 375o F.  Cut sausage into 1" slices.  Place on a rimmed baking tray.




In a small bowl, combine maple syrup, mustard and sage.




Bake sausage for 8 minutes.  Brush generously with maple glaze.  Bake 8 minutes more or until sausage is heated through.




Use pretzel sticks as edible toothpicks to serve sausage slices.

Maple-Glazed Apple-Chicken Sausage Bites
From BHG

1 (12-16 ounce) package cooked apple-flavor chicken sausage links
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1 Tablespoon stone ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed sage leaves
20-24 pretzel sticks

Preheat oven to 375o F.  Cut sausage into 1" slices.  Place on a rimmed baking tray.  In a small bowl, combine maple syrup, mustard and sage.

Bake sausage for 8 minutes.  Brush generously with maple glaze.  Bake for another 8 minutes more or until sausage is heated through.  Use pretzel sticks as edible toothpicks to serve sausage slices.

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19 Comments

  1. these look delicious, what a great party appetizer!

  2. elizabethk 2

    I am so making this for New Year’s Eve – thank you so much! I love the pretzel ideas…I think they should use that in store sampling too!

    Thanks for a splendid year of amazing recipes!!

  3. Cassie 4

    Genius! All of it! Fantastic idea and so simple!

  4. Angela 5

    I love this idea. The sage and maple and the pretzels makes this such a kid friendly food.

  5. Barbie with a T 6

    Wow, these look delicious! Can’t wait to try these.

  6. Robert 7

    I love the idea of using pretzels as toothpicks. This solves the problem I invariably have at cocktail parties of what to do with the toothpick when finished with a quick bite on the move–and one can eat the evidence when, strictly speaking, one might have had a few more of those tasty sausage bites than politeness would technically allow!

  7. Wow! love this recipe. Pretzel sticks are a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

  8. Emily 9

    These will be perfect to make for the Pats vs. Jets football game tonight!!!

  9. Megan 11

    What a brilliant little appetizer!

  10. Pam 12

    What a tasty appetizer. I love that you used the pretzels instead of toothpicks.

  11. tom 13

    Looks tasty! thanks for sharing the appetizer.

  12. For parties would this go well in a crockette? The sauce sounds amazing and who doesn’t love sausage with syrup? My kids will gobble this right up.

  13. Flea 15

    This looks fantastic, Cathy!

  14. Jenn 16

    I made these this afternoon for my son’s piano recital/holiday gathering. I walked in and put them down on the table and several of the tween girls stopped mid-sentence and said, “what are THOSE?” and then, they were gone. Luckily I save all of the end bits for us to have during the football game tomorrow. I doubled the recipe and you don’t really need to double the sauce- more like add another half of everything to make enough glaze for the sausages. YUM. Definitely making those again.

  15. Eric 17

    i am having trouble finding the apple flavored chicken sausage links, can anyone tell me where they can be found or recommend a good substitute?

  16. Noble Pig 18

    Well, they are at every store I shop at and I live sort of rural. So, maybe just chicken sausages.

  17. Wow, these look delicious! Can’t wait to try these.

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