LEMON CHEESECAKE CRESCENT ROLLS
You can make so many different things with crescent rolls. You can make desserts, appetizers and more! We loved creating this delicious lemon cheesecake crescent rolls. Can you imagine? Crescent rolls + cheesecake = pure bliss! Enjoy the recipe below!
Yields: 16 crescent rolls
Ready in 55 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 cans (8 oz each) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
For the filling:
- 4 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Topping:
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- raw sugar
Lemon Glaze:
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions:
- Unroll dough to form 16 triangles, and place on a wax paper lined baking sheet or plate.
- Using an electric mixer beat cream cheese, sugar and flour until well-combined. Add egg yolk and beat until incorporated.
- With mixer on, add lemon zest and vanilla; mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.
- Place 1 heaping teaspoon of filling at the center of wide end of each triangle.
- Starting at the wide end, roll to opposite point; pinch edges to seal. Keep rolls pointed side down and curve into crescent shape.
- Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Remove crescents from freezer and transfer to prepared baking sheet.
- Brush crescents with egg wash and sprinkle with raw sugar.
- Bake for 14 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- To make the glaze, place powdered sugar in a medium bowl with lemon juice. Whisk until combined. Glaze should be thick, but pourable. Add more sugar or lemon juice as necessary to achieve desired consistency.
- Drizzle lemon glaze over crescents.
What’s your favorite way to eat crescent rolls? Comment below and share with us!
alicia szemon says
these look so good!! going to have to try them
TrippyCusp93 says
These look delicious! My grandmother adores lemon cheesecake and I know she would be thrilled if I made these for her. I love how easy these are to make too…I’ll be pinning this recipe for later 🙂
Outrun1986 says
These crescent rolls sound delicious
Shannon says
These sound amazing and thank you for sharing your recipe with us.
karaleigh2 says
This looks wonderful–ty for the recipe!
Deborah Dumm says
These look so yummy! The are so easy to make!
Molli Vandehey says
these are so yummy and easy!
June S. says
Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Rolls Recipe) These sound so good to me, I am going to save this recipe and make these this weekend for my husband and I.
Anna says
A must try! I love cheesecake, lemons and the rolls.
Patti Duff Brown says
These look so good! I make Crescent Dogs out of crescent rolls. My family loves them.
candy kratzer wenzel says
Love lemon and cheesecake. I might try these for our next poker party
chevy49girl says
I can’t wait to make these at Christmas with my daughter!
Patty Soriano says
Gotta try these, they sound so awww-some!
Charles-Linda Bradshaw says
Wow! This sounds interesting. I definitely want to give them a try.