Description
Delightful bite-sized pastries filled with creamy cheese and tangy cranberry sauce, perfect for holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can crescent roll dough (8-count)
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup (30 g) powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce (canned or homemade)
- Optional toppings: 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, or 1 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease or line a mini muffin tin.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and fully combined.
- Unroll the crescent dough and cut each triangle in half to make smaller triangles.
- Press each triangle gently into the prepared mini muffin cup.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture into each dough cup and top with cranberry sauce.
- If using, sprinkle a few chopped pecans or orange zest on top.
- Bake for 11–13 minutes, or until golden brown and puffed.
- Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
These bites can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen for later baking. Perfect for parties or cozy breakfasts.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 10mg