Sweet Potato-Apple Breakfast Sausages

finely chopped onion

avocado oil or refined coconut oil

coarsely shredded, peeled sweet potato*

lean ground pork or lean ground turkey

medium cooking apple, cored, peeled if desired, and coarsely shredded*

dried sage

coarse salt

ground black pepper

Optional Ingredients

caraway seeds or fennel seeds, crushed**

crushed red pepper

ground cloves