SAUSAGE CHEESE GRITS MUFFINS
These Sausage Cheese Grits Muffins are wonderful with soup on a cold day or with any meal. Serve them for breakfast with coffee and eggs. Grits are a Southern staple. I love these with butter and coffee in the mornings. They will keep for several days in or out of the refrigerator and warm up great in the microwave or oven.
Sausage Cheese Grits Muffins Simple Ingredients:
Pork sausage
All-purpose flour
Quick-cooking grits
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Butter
Eggs
Buttermilk
Cheddar cheese
These muffins would be the perfect addition to any gathering and would ideal for a brunch. These are also great to make on a Sunday and enjoy during the week. They reheat well and I do think they would freeze just fine. If you like spice you could easily use hot pork sausage to add a little more kick!
If you like these muffins you may also love these Sausage Cheese Biscuits. If you have followed our website for any amount of time you know we love biscuits. I think there are over 40 biscuit recipes on our website.
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Sausage and Cheese Grits Muffins
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound pork sausage cooked
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup of cooked quick-cooking grits (1/4th cup uncooked)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons or 1/4 cup butter melted
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Cook sausage in a skillet like hamburger, drain and set aside. Whisk together flour, grits, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in melted butter, eggs, buttermilk with a spoon mixing well.
- Fold in sausage and shredded cheese. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray, add batter and bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Makes 12 muffins
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I love these muffins have made them numerous times serving with a little pepper jelly. Absolutely delicious.
YAY!! So glad to hear this!
Love these muffins. Have made them numerous times
YAY!!
I haven’t made these yet but I’m impressed. What a great idea. So creative!
I made these several times love them. I used the hot sausage.
I just let these muffins cool a bit and had to try one. They are delicious!!!! Will be sharing these with my family and neighbors. Great for breakfast and brunch. Thank you for sharing this recipe. ☕
YAY!! I am so glad you like them!
Sounds delicious. Will be making them soon. The Alabama Pecan Sweet bread is wonderful. I shared it with family and several friends and neighbors over the holidays. One of my neighbors ask me to make again for her, the whole batch. Thank you for sharing with us.
You are very welcome!
Have you ever tried this recipe using mini muffin pans?
No but I am sure you could, you would just have to adjust the cooking time.
Love these muffins! But does anyone know the carb count? I tried a recipe counter but did not work.
Thanks!
Ruth
Excellent!! A new family favorite. Thank you!
Looking for breakfast I could make ahead for rushed mornings and found this wonderful muffin. I made some exactly as stated in the recipe and, they are AWESOME! They came out of the oven around 11pm and my husband was lurking around the kitchen immediately. We had to try them right then. I wouldn’t change anything in the recipe. I was pleasantly surprised that the batter made exactly 12 good sized muffins, just at the recipe states. Many recipes claim they make 12 muffins and I end up with 9 or 10 big ones or 12 almost flat muffins. We love these, and there is no doubt they will become a staple in our kitchen. Thanks so much for sharing this goodie!
We’re thrilled you enjoyed them! Thank you for the kind comment.
I ended up leaving out the melted butter. Could not tell the difference! We love this recipe!
Loved these sausage and cheese grits muffins. I added jalapeños to some of them. Next time will use hot breakfast sausage and a few minced jalapeños because I like spice. Definitely a keeper. Shared with 5 people and all salad they were amazing and wanted the recipe. Would make a great addition to a brunch menu.
Also made your Alabama pecan bread . Another 5 stars and a keeper.
Love your recipes.
Thank you so much for the kind comment! I bet adding minced jalapenos was fabulous. Great idea!
We love these muffins too! We serve cut in half with over easy eggs.
Can I substitute the grits for something else? I don’t like grits so I don’t buy them. Thank you in advance
I wouldn’t think so Cindy, there are a few other sausage biscuits and muffins on the website. Just use the search box to find a recipe that would work better for you.
These muffins are delicious! Next time, I will use more sausage. I think you could use almost double the amount called for.
We enjoy this recipe! They are great from the freezer too!
So are grits cornmeal?
They are ground up corn but not the same thing as cornmeal.