Description
These cream cheese cinnamon crescents roll up pure comfort in a buttery pastry that wraps your taste buds in warm, sweet happiness during morning breakfast or afternoon snack time.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 tube crescent rolls
- 3 oz cream cheese
Filling/Flavor Enhancers:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Additions:
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon fruit preserves
Instructions
- Heat your oven to 375°F and cover a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
- Blend 3 oz softened cream cheese, ½ cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and optional ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in a mixing bowl until completely smooth.
- Carefully unpack the crescent roll tube and detach each triangle section.
- Spread a generous heaping tablespoon of cream cheese mixture across the wider section of each triangle dough.
- Gently fold the dough’s bottom edge over the filling, pressing firmly to create a sealed pocket.
- Continue rolling the triangle from the wide end toward the pointed tip, ensuring the filling stays tucked inside.
- Arrange the rolled crescents on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them slightly apart.
- Bake for precisely 12 minutes, checking at 11 and 13 minutes to ensure they turn a perfect golden brown color.
- Remove from the oven and let the crescents rest for 3-4 minutes to cool slightly.
- Dust the warm crescents with an additional light sprinkle of powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Fresh cream cheese creates the smoothest, most delectable filling for your crescents.
- Chill the filling for 15 minutes before spreading to make it easier to handle and prevent messy rolling.
- For a gluten-free version, swap crescent roll dough with a gluten-free puff pastry or alternative dough.
- Experiment with different flavor variations by adding lemon zest, almond extract, or fruit preserves to your cream cheese mixture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 11-13 minutes
- Category: Pastries
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 195 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg