Description
These Lemon Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls are a sweet and tangy treat, combining flaky crescent dough with a rich cream cheese filling, accented with fresh lemon zest and juice. They’re quick to make and perfect for breakfast, a snack, or dessert.
Ingredients
1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent roll dough
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven according to the instructions on the crescent roll dough package.
- In a bowl, mix together the softened cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate it into triangles.
- Spoon a generous amount of the cream cheese mixture onto the wider end of each triangle.
- Roll the dough from the wide end to the point to form little crescent rolls.
- Place the rolls on a baking sheet and bake according to the package instructions, about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow the rolls to cool slightly before serving.
Notes
For a different flavor, swap lemon for other fruits like orange, lime, or raspberry.
To store, keep them in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days, or refrigerate for up to a week.
If you want to make them ahead of time, you can freeze unbaked rolls and bake them from frozen when ready.
These rolls pair well with a drizzle of glaze made from powdered sugar, lemon juice, and milk.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack, Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
