Description
Raspberry cream cheese crescent ring delivers a delightful pastry experience with buttery layers and sweet filling. Flaky crescents embrace creamy cheese and tangy raspberry, creating a simple yet impressive breakfast or dessert you’ll adore.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 tubes (8 ounces / 226 grams) refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1 package (8 ounces / 226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup (180 milliliters) raspberry preserves
- 1/2 cup (75 grams) fresh raspberries
Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (for dusting)
Toppings:
- 1/4 cup (25 grams) sliced almonds
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 375F (190C) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal baking surface.
- Carefully unroll the crescent dough and separate each triangle, positioning them in a circular formation with pointed ends outward and wide bases slightly overlapping.
- Whip cream cheese with granulated sugar and vanilla extract until achieving a silky, uniform consistency that is free of lumps.
- Generously distribute the cream cheese mixture across the wide sections of the crescent dough, ensuring even coverage.
- Drizzle raspberry preserves over the cream cheese layer, then delicately scatter fresh raspberries and sliced almonds for added texture and flavor.
- Gently fold the pointed dough ends toward the center, tucking and sealing them underneath the wide base to create a cohesive ring structure.
- Transfer the prepared ring to the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, monitoring until the dough transforms into a rich golden brown and appears fully cooked.
- Once removed from the oven, allow the ring to rest and cool slightly on the baking sheet, which helps set the filling and stabilize the pastry.
- Finish by softly dusting the entire ring with powdered sugar, creating an elegant and appetizing presentation.
Notes
- Swap fresh raspberries with other seasonal berries like strawberries or blueberries for variety and year-round enjoyment.
- Reduce sugar content by using low-sugar preserves or natural fruit spread to make the recipe more diet-friendly.
- Toast almonds beforehand to enhance their nutty flavor and add extra crunch to the crescent ring.
- Create a gluten-free version by using gluten-free crescent roll dough or making your own homemade alternative pastry base.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 290 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg