Pecan Free Air Fryer Breakfast Sausage
Mornings get a serious upgrade when breakfast sausage is this easy and this good. Ground pork gets seasoned with sage, thyme, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and a hint of onion, building that classic savory depth you want from a proper breakfast patty. A touch of maple syrup is optional but adds just enough sweetness to balance the smoky spice — and a pinch of red pepper flakes brings a gentle kick if you're into that. The air fryer does the heavy lifting here, crisping the outside to a deep golden brown while keeping the inside juicy and tender, all without a greasy skillet to scrub afterward. Because everything is made from scratch with whole spices and fresh ground pork, there's zero guesswork about what's actually in your food — no mystery fillers, no shared-facility concerns, just clean, straightforward ingredients you control entirely. These patties are the kind of thing that makes a weekday breakfast feel worth getting out of bed for.
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4 servings
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 tsp dried sage
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground pork, sage, thyme, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, salt, and red pepper flakes and maple syrup if using. Mix with your hands until the seasonings are evenly distributed throughout the meat, about 30 seconds — stop as soon as the mixture is uniform to keep the texture tender.
- 2
Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and press each into a round patty about 3 inches wide and 1/2 inch thick. Slightly thinner edges help the patties cook evenly.
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