Description
Luscious caramel apple cream cheese crescent ring invites sweet-seekers into a world of comforting pastry perfection. Delicate crescents embrace warm cinnamon-spiced apples and creamy cheese, promising pure indulgence with each golden, gooey bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cans (8 ounces/226 grams each) crescent roll dough
- 2 cups (approximately 300 grams) apples, peeled and diced
- 4 ounces (113 grams) cream cheese, softened
Sweeteners and Spices:
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (170 grams) caramel sauce
- 1 tablespoon coarse sugar (for sprinkling)
Binding and Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup and non-stick baking.
- Create a luscious filling by blending cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla until silky smooth, then gently incorporate diced apples to distribute evenly.
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangular sections, arranging them on the prepared baking sheet in a radial pattern with wide ends overlapping at the center and pointed tips extending outward.
- Distribute the apple-cream cheese mixture along the overlapping wide ends of the crescent triangles, ensuring balanced coverage around the circular design.
- Carefully fold the pointed dough tips over the filling, tucking them underneath the central wide ends to form a cohesive ring structure, allowing some filling to peek through.
- Enhance the pastry’s appearance and flavor by generously brushing the exposed dough surface with melted butter and sprinkling coarse sugar for a delightful crunch.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until the dough transforms into a golden-brown, perfectly crisp ring.
- While the pastry is still warm, gently heat the caramel sauce to achieve a smooth, pourable consistency and artfully drizzle it across the surface.
- Let the ring cool briefly to set the filling, then slice and serve warm to maximize the delectable flavor and textural experience.
Notes
- Select high-quality apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for balanced sweetness and firmness during baking.
- Ensure cream cheese is completely softened at room temperature to create a smooth, lump-free filling mixture.
- Chop apples into small, uniform pieces to help them cook evenly and distribute throughout the filling.
- Seal the crescent dough edges tightly to prevent filling from leaking during baking, which maintains the ring’s attractive appearance.
- For gluten-free adaptation, use gluten-free crescent roll dough or puff pastry alternatives available in specialty grocery stores.
- Lower sugar content by using sugar substitutes like stevia or monk fruit sweetener in the filling.
- Consider adding chopped nuts like pecans or walnuts for extra texture and nutty flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 260 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg