Description
These Cranberry Cream Cheese Crescent Bites are flaky, creamy, sweet-tart mini treats made with crescent dough, whipped cream cheese, and cranberry sauce. Perfect for holiday gatherings, easy appetizers, or cozy snacks.
Ingredients
- 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 oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease or line a mini muffin tin.
- In a bowl, mix softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Unroll crescent dough and cut each triangle in half to make 16 pieces. Press each into a mini muffin cup.
- Spoon about 1 tsp cream cheese mixture into each cup. Top with 1 tsp cranberry sauce. Sprinkle with pecans or zest if using.
- Bake for 11–13 minutes until golden and bubbling.
- Cool in the tin for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Use raspberry jam or apple butter instead of cranberry sauce for a twist.
- Make vegan by using plant-based crescent dough and cream cheese.
- Freeze unbaked bites and bake straight from frozen with a few extra minutes.
- Store baked bites in fridge for 2 days or room temp for 1 day.
- Reheat in 350°F oven for 5–7 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
