Old episodes of Felicity are playing as I write this post. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then disregard, but if you love Felicity, I have to know — are you Team Ben or Team Noel?!
I will forever love Ben and believe these blueberry turkey sausage breakfast patties are just as dreamy as he is.
I really wanted to make you a meal prep breakfast recipe that wasn’t made with eggs or oatmeal. Since I’m a huge fan of restaurant-style breakfast sausage, I decided to make you a delicious healthy version of sausage patties with juicy blueberries and a hint of sweet maple syrup.
How to make turkey sausage moist?
You may be wondering how to keep these turkey sausage patties from drying out upon cooking, and I’ve got answers! First of all, it’s critical to use a 93% lean ground turkey. If you use too lean of turkey meat, the patties will end up tasting dry. A little fat adds flavor and moisture.
Are turkey sausage patties healthy?
The short answer, yes! Compared to their pork sausage counterpart, these homemade turkey sausage patties are much leaner, less in fat and calories than the traditional pork version. They also have incredible flavor, are freezer-friendly and cook up in less than 10 minutes.
Ingredients in these turkey sausage patties
These turkey sausage breakfast patties are made with lean ground turkey (or you can use ground chicken), a touch of maple syrup, fresh sage, thyme, ginger, cumin, allspice, cayenne and delicious, juicy blueberries. Simple ingredients!
Personally, I love to serve them with a drizzle of maple syrup, fried eggs and my delicious crispy roasted breakfast potatoes. YUM.
More low carb breakfast recipes:
Chicken Sausage, Egg and Cheese Muffins
5-Ingredient Almond Flour Pancakes
See how to make turkey sausage breakfast patties:
Maple Blueberry Turkey Sausage Breakfast Patties
Ingredients
- 1 pound 93% lean ground turkey (do not use extra lean)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped sage (about 4 medium sage leaves)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil or olive oil (for cooking)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients besides the blueberries and oil in a large bowl and use your hands to mix until well combined. Add in blueberries and gently incorporate them into the meat. Form into 8 even sized patties, about 1/3 inch thick. Make sure the blueberries are tucked into the meat or they may pop out upon cooking.
- Add 1 teaspoon coconut oil to a nonstick skillet and place over medium heat. Add turkey patties and cook for about 5 minutes then flip and cook for another 4-5 minutes or until fully cooked.
- To prepare a plate, pair two breakfast patties with 2 fried eggs. Drizzle sausage patties with just a tiny bit of maple syrup and enjoy! Serves 4, 2 patties each.
Recipe Notes
Leftover turkey patties can be frozen, just place in a freezer safe container and reheat when needed.
28 comments
Omg can’t wait to make these! I love savory and sweet combos! I always dip my bacon in maple syrup lol! Will make soon and report back 🙂
YES sweet & savory for breakfast is the best. Hope you love these Ema!
Wow, what an intriguing recipe, sounds absolutely delicious. Thanks for sharing, Monique! 🙂
One of my new favs! Thanks for the note, Nicole 🙂
Just made these tonight. Delicious! As always, AK spice blend is perfection. I intended to save these for breakfasts, but made a quick change to my dinner plans because I couldn’t wait. Thanks!
These were delicious!!! Husband and kids loved them too (so much, my oldest grabbed a few off the pile for his school lunch tomorrow). This is a winner.
So happy to hear that! Perfect for school lunches 🙂
These were great! I made them and my 3 boys devoured them all – I had to fight to get a bite!
If you do not have fresh sage, are you able to use ground sage (prepared spice)? If yes, how much would you recommend? Thank you.
They look delicious in the photos but not my favourite with the turkey meat. Would recommend giving it a try though because they would be a great healthy alternative.
Feel free to use another type of meat for the sausage if you’d like!
This Is delicious to me and I want to try it in my home. And the way of explaining is very good.
Enjoy!
I wanted to clarify whether the maple syrup goes into the mix as measurement is provided in the ingredients, or only drizzled when served.
It goes into the mix 🙂
I finally got around to making these and they were so good! My kids gobbled it up in minutes. I didn’t have fresh sage so I used 1/2 tsp of ground sage in line with the other spices, and the flavor was on point! This will be in our rotation for sure! Thanks!
Amazing! So happy the kiddos loved them, too 🙂
What could I use as an alternative to blueberries? I’m allergic. Yes I know who is allergic to blueberries?! The answer is me.
Feel free to leave them out!
Can the sausage and blueberry mixture be made into patties in advance and kept frozen until ready to fry?
Thanks!
Yes, absolutely!
These were so good! I love the added sweetness of the blueberries.
Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
Hi!
Wondering how these would hold up if I excluded the garlic and all seasonings besides salt? I figure it might be kind of bland. But we have some issues with garlic, black pepper, and spice in our family so I usually just keep it to salt as far as seasonings.
They should hold up just fine, but you’re right, they might not have the same bold flavor! Still could be good though 🙂
These are my go to for a quick breakfast or protein snack. I’m following the AIP protocol so I eliminated the allspice, cumin, pepper and cayenne and they are still super yummy!
Delicious!