Cherry Cheesecake Crescent Roll

Cherry Cheesecake Crescent Roll

This cherry popover recipe is incredibly easy to make and can be prepped and baked in under 30 minutes. You can make them ahead of time so they’re ready to eat after dinner or to take to your party. Sprinkles are a fun addition but are optional. You can even change out the type or style of sprinkles if you want to get creative.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a small bowl, stir together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Set aside.

Unroll the crescent roll dough on the lined baking sheet.

Use a sharp knife to cut 2-inch strips on each side of the sheet, leaving the center of the sheet intact.

Spread the cream cheese mixture over the center of the dough sheet.

Top the cream cheese with cherry pie filling.

Fold the strips over the top of the filling, crossing each side in the center to create a braided look.

Brush the top of the dough with melted butter.

Sprinkle the white, red, and green sugar on top.

Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until the dough is golden brown and cooked through.

Allow to cool completely before slicing and serving.

• If you want to upgrade the decorations you can drizzle with some vanilla icing made with powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.
• Instead of braiding this turnover, you can cut the dough into squares and place them in muffin tin holders. Fill them with the cherry pie filling, cream cheese, fold over, and bake.
• Pillsbury makes a great brand of crescent rolls. You can find them in the refrigerated section by the dairy in the grocery store.
• You can also use puff pastry if you can’t find crescent roll dough.

These are some great additional appetizers to bring to your next Christmas party: French Onion Dip, Crockpot Cranberry Meatballs, Chicken Bacon Ranch Poppers.

Here are some dinner ideas that will go great with these rolls: Slow Cooker Mississippi Chicken, Instant Pot Chili, Instant Pot Boneless Ham.

If you have any leftover cheesecake stuffed crescent bites you can store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. You can pop them in the microwave for 10 seconds to make them nice and melty again before eating them.

What kinds of cheese can I use for the cherry cheesecake crescent roll?

This recipe uses cream cheese, but you can also use brie or goat cheese depending on your style.

What kind of dough is best?

Pillsbury crescent dough works great for this roll.

What else can I add to cherry crescent rolls?

You can add a little orange zest, or cayenne pepper to the cherry filling before spreading it over the cream cheese for a little punch to your roll.