Last week, the first week in my “freezable lunches” series, I did pizza balls. Just in case you missed those. I’ve really enjoyed having them for lunch these last couple weeks….
But, several of you asked for a gluten-free version. And since my husband is still grain-free, I thought I would try it out. Then my almond flour showed up. Perfect!
These are basically like grain-free pizza balls. Except they are a little bit different, of course. I made these with sausage because I had some leftover that I needed to use, but you could use whatever you like.
When my husband came home and found these sitting on the counter, and that they were, in fact, grain-free, he was excited to try. Immediate comment: “Are these in a cookbook? Well, they need to be. These are cookbook-worthy.” Not everything I make, that he likes, is deemed ‘cookbook worthy’ but these were, so you know they’re good. He even got the idea that I ought to add veggies and other toppings and cook a big batch in a round cake pan, like a “real” pizza. Hmm…someday.
For now, try these little bites! They’re delicious, and just as freezable and portable as the original pizza bites.
Ingredients:
*If you are on GAPS, sub cheddar or another GAPS-friendly cheese. You may also be able to use homemade cultured mozzarella once you are well into the diet and starting to re-introduce cultured dairy.
Directions:
Cook your sausage. Mine was in casings, so I removed it before cooking.
Dump cooked sausage into a large bowl.
Add your eggs.
Beat this all together, and toss in the salt.
Then, add your cheese.
Add your almond flour, and mix this all together.
Scoop spoonfuls into a mini-muffin tray (for bite-sized balls). Grease the tray first unless you have cast-iron or something non-stick (but you’re not using chemical non-stick cookware, right?).
Bake them at 350 for about 15 min. Put them on a cooling rack until they’re cool, then store in a bag in the freezer.
Reheat on a baking sheet at 350 for about 10 minutes. Serve with tomato sauce if desired, although they’re yummy without anything.
**This post has been linked to Friday Food, GAPS friendly Friday, Monday Mania, Real Food Wednesday.**
What will you add to your sausage balls?
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TESTING!
speaking of non-stick cookware (like muffin tins) – what do you (and you other wonderful readers) use? everything seems to have mixed reviews online…
No sausage around here, but I’m going to use hamburger and make cheeseburger bites!
And Sara… I’ve been wondering the same thing, as I’ve read mixed things as well.
So much to learn and sort out.
One more question… we’re not grain-free. Any reason we couldn’t substitute whole wheat flour for the almond flour?
Hi Alecia, I am not sure how it would work out. It would be a bit of a different texture. I would try the pizza ball recipe (linked at the beginning of the post) instead if you want to use wheat flour.
Sounds delicious! I had bought a bag of almond flour a few months ago and still have not used it. This will be my first recipe with almond flour. Thank you for the recipe!
Yummy! I used cheddar and added some garlic powder. Be careful not to overcook or else you will have “sausage rocks”…just sayin’.
(Or rather, that’s what my 3 yr olds said. haha)