Irresistible Cherry Cheesecake Muffins Ready in 15 Minutes
Easy cherry cheesecake muffins made with crescent roll dough and cream cheese filling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 muffins 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough (8 oz)
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup cherry pie filling
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
- Nonstick spray or butter (for greasing muffin tin)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and lightly grease a muffin tin.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Unroll crescent dough and press each triangle into muffin cups.
- Spoon cheesecake and cherry filling into each dough cup. Fold overhanging dough.
- Brush tops with egg wash and bake for 13–15 minutes until golden. Dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- Use room-temperature cream cheese for smoother filling.
- Adjust sugar to taste if using sweetened pie filling.
- Serve warm for best texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg