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Chicken Apple Sausage Appetizers with Maple Glaze

With only 4 ingredients and 5 minutes of hands-on time, these Chicken Apple Sausage Appetizers make the best party snack! Start with Aidells chicken apple sausages (or a similar brand), cover in a ridiculously delicious maple mustard glaze, then warm in the slow cooker. Perfect for potlucks, brunch, parties, and game day!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Calories: 108kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken apple sausages
  • 3 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

  • Cut sausages into ½ inch pieces (about 10 per link).
  • Place in slow cooker without any additional liquid. Heat for 1 hour on low stirring occasionally. Then turn slow cooker to "keep warm".
  • Mix maple syrup, mustard, and thyme in a glass measuring cup. Pour over sausages, stirring to combine. Cover and keep warm until serving.
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Notes

Tips & Tricks
  • Make sure to warm the sausages on low heat. If the casing gets too hot it becomes tough. 
  • Use real maple syrup. With only a handful of ingredients it's important that each one is high quality.
 
For a Crowd
This recipe is made using 1 pound of sausages, but it is easily adapted to serve a crowd. Simply double, triple, or quadruple as needed. 
 
Make Ahead Instructions
Up to 2 days ahead you can slice the chicken apple sausages and mix up the syrup. Store them separately in the refrigerator. On the day of serving, proceed with the recipe as written.
 
Freezer Instructions
You can freeze the sausages, sliced or whole, and the syrup mixture, but keep them separate. When ready to serve, thaw at room temperature. Then proceed with the recipe as written.

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 482mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg