Delightful Cranberry Cream Cheese Crescent Bites
Festive bites featuring a creamy cranberry filling, wrapped in flaky crescent dough, perfect for holiday gatherings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Total Time: 23 minutes
- Yield: 16 bites 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can crescent roll dough (8-count)
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole berry cranberry sauce
- Optional: Chopped pecans or orange zest for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Grease or line a mini muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough, cut each triangle in half to make 16 small pieces.
- Press each triangle into the muffin cups to form little cups.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon of filling into each cup, followed by 1 teaspoon of cranberry sauce on top.
- If using, sprinkle nuts or zest on top.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until golden brown.
- Let cool in the tin before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Ensure the cream cheese is at room temperature for easy mixing. These bites can be frozen unbaked for up to a month.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
