Wake the fam with these creamy little fruit pockets that are ready in less than 20 minutes with pantry basics.
Strawberry jam and sweetened cream cheese are baked in buttery, flaky crescent rolls for a quick breakfast, brunch, or delectable dessert.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: Strawberry jam, cream cheese, and buttery crescent rolls deliver a trifecta of sweet flavor in every bite.
- Budget tip: Use leftover fruit filling from a homemade cobbler or the last few scoops of jam left in the jar.
- Serving suggestions: Serve cream cheese crescent rolls fresh from the oven with a dollop of whipped cream or some chocolate drizzle.
Ingredient Tips for Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls
- Crescent Rolls: Use the store brand if it’s available, or you can use thawed puff pastry.
- Cream Cheese: Sweetened, full-fat cream cheese delivers the richest, creamiest texture and best flavor. Lower-fat varieties will also work if that’s what you have on hand.
- Fruit Filling: Strawberry jam is the go-to for this recipe, but any fruit filling can be used! Jam, preserves, and pie filling are also great options for handheld fruit pies.
- Variations: Jams and fruit fillings to inspire include cherry, apple, blueberry, peach, mixed berry, and even orange marmalade. Cinnamon sugar can be added to the filling or sprinkled over the top for a warming spice take on cream cheese crescent rolls.
Holly’s Crescent Roll Tips
- For faster blending and the fluffiest, creamiest base, start with room temperature cream cheese and whip it with a hand mixer.
- Use parchment paper for easier cleanup.
- If there’s extra cream cheese and fruit filling, mix it and serve as a dip for fruit kabobs or as a topping for crispy waffles.
Leftover Love
Store leftover cream cheese rolls in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Enjoy them chilled or reheat them in the microwave or air fryer until just warmed.
Freezing dairy-based foods isn’t advised since the texture of the dairy changes once they’re thawed.
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Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
- 12 ounces refrigerated crescent roll dough 1 can, 8 rolls
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar plus additional for dusting
- ¼ cup strawberry jam or prepared pie filling of choice
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Unroll the crescent rolls. Cut each triangle in half lengthwise to form 16 narrow triangles.
- In a small bowl with a hand mixer, blend softened cream cheese and powdered sugar.
- Spread about 1 ½ teaspoons of the cream cheese mixture on the widest side of each triangle.
- Add about ½ teaspoon of jam on top of the cream cheese on each crescent.
- Carefully roll up, starting with the widest edge first. Place on prepared baking sheet. Brush with melted butter.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until the crescent rolls are lightly golden brown. Dust with additional powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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I’m trying to get the fruit and cream crescents recipe for the 4th, and it’s not showing up. Can you please email me the recipe? thank you.
My wife is Lactose Intolerant and can’t eat Cream Cheese….what would be a good substitute??
Can these be premade and frozen for later??
What happened! You stopped at sprinkling the crescents with sugar and left out how long to bake them and at what temperture. I want to make these with my kids at day care summer camp. They love cooking and I think they would love this.
What a wonderful recipe! I have a few of those crescent rolls in my refrigerator so I will definitely give your recipe a try! I found your blog on Of the Hook. Have a great weekend!
-Amy
Good morning JB! I found your post at Lil’ Luna’s link party! This is such a great recipe idea and it’s definitely a must-try!