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Assembling crescent bites with cranberry and cream cheese filling before baking

Cranberry Cream Cheese Recipe


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  • Author: Monica
  • Total Time: 18 minutes
  • Yield: 16 bites
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

These cranberry cream cheese bites are rich, flaky, and fast to make, perfect for cozy snacking or holiday hosting.


Ingredients

  • 1 can crescent roll dough (8-count)
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
  • Optional: chopped pecans or orange zest for topping


Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375°F and grease a mini muffin tin.
  2. Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Cut crescent triangles in half, press into muffin cups, add filling and cranberry sauce.
  4. Bake for 11–13 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool before serving.

Notes

  • Use room temp cream cheese for smoothness.
  • Chill dough slightly before cutting for clean edges.
  • Try puff pastry for extra flakiness.
  • Swap cranberry for fig jam or raspberry for a twist.
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 13 minutes
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
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