🍓 Strawberry Cheesecake Crescent Rolls – A 5-Ingredient Dessert That Disappears Fast
Let me tell you something: I wasn’t planning on falling in love with crescent dough this year, but here we are.
These Strawberry Cheesecake Crescent Rolls are the kind of dessert you make once—and then your family, friends, coworkers, and maybe even your mailman start asking for the recipe. It’s the perfect storm of minimal effort, maximum flavor, and dangerously addictive results.
And the best part? It takes just five ingredients (most of which are probably already hanging out in your fridge) and less than 30 minutes. This is the kind of recipe you break out when:
- You forgot dessert for the potluck
- Your in-laws are coming over
- You want to impress someone with zero culinary skills required
- You just want to eat something warm, gooey, and sweet at 11 PM. No judgment.
⏱️ Total Time:
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Bake Time: 10–12 minutes
- Cool Time (optional): 5 minutes
- Total: 20–25 minutes
🍽️ Servings:
- Makes 8 rolls (from 1 tube of crescent dough)
Perfect for 4 people… or 2 people who pretend they’ll only have one. 😄
🛒 Ingredients You’ll Need:
- 1 tube of crescent roll dough
- ½ cup cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp sugar (or honey, if you’re feeling wholesome)
- ¼ cup strawberry jam or preserves
- Powdered sugar, for that final pretty dusting (optional, but highly recommended)
👩🍳 How to Make Them (aka The Lazy Baker’s Power Move)
1. Preheat and Prep
Turn your oven (or air fryer) to 350°F. Unroll that crescent dough like it owes you money and lay the triangles flat.
2. Whip the Filling
In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese and sugar until smooth and dreamy. It should look like something you’d want to eat with a spoon. (And honestly, you probably will.)
3. Assemble the Goodness
On the wide end of each crescent triangle, add a teaspoon of cream cheese mix and a dollop of strawberry jam. Roll ‘em up gently—don’t overstuff unless you like a gooey explosion (again, no judgment).
4. Bake
Pop them in the oven or air fryer and bake for 10–12 minutes, until golden and just slightly crisp at the edges. Your kitchen will smell like a bakery. You might cry a little.
5. Dust and Devour
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm. Or cold. Or straight from the tray standing over the sink—we’re not here to judge your methods, only to support your dessert journey.
💡 Real Life Moment:
The first time I made these, I was trying to “throw something together” before my sister came over. Thirty minutes later, she thought I had turned into Martha Stewart overnight. She left with a plate of rolls and the rest of my jam.
Moral of the story? Always make a double batch. And maybe hide your good jam.
🧁 Why This Dessert Works (a.k.a. Why You’ll Keep Making It)
- 5 ingredients = foolproof
- No mixer or fancy tools needed
- Works in both oven or air fryer
- Super versatile: switch up the jam flavor, or add chocolate chips, crushed nuts, or lemon zest
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