20-Minute Cherry Cheesecake Muffins That Wow Everyone
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Easy bakery-style cherry cheesecake muffins made with crescent roll dough.
- Author: Caroline Jones
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 8 muffins 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
- 1 can crescent roll dough
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ cup cherry pie filling
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
- Optional: ½ tsp lemon zest for extra zing
- Whip the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg yolk until smooth.
- Unroll the crescent dough and press into greased muffin tins to form mini cups.
- Spoon cheesecake mixture into each cup, then add cherry pie filling.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 15–18 minutes until golden.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm or chilled.
Notes
- Let muffins cool slightly before removing from the tin.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg