Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Crescent Ring
A sweet dessert featuring crescent roll dough filled with cream cheese, apples, and caramel.
Ingredients
For the Filling
- ½ cup cream cheese, softened full-fat for extra richness
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Apples
- 1 medium apple, peeled and diced small Honeycrisp or Granny Smith
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter to sauté the apples
Additional
- 1 can crescent roll dough (8 oz) Pillsbury or any brand
- caramel sauce, for drizzling store-bought or homemade
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a bowl, mix softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add diced apples, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Sauté until apples are soft.
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. Arrange them in a circle on a baking sheet with points facing outward.
- Spread cream cheese mixture over the wide part of each triangle. Top with sautéed apples.
- Fold the pointed ends of the dough over the filling, tucking them under to form a ring.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
- Drizzle with caramel sauce before serving.
Notes
Serve warm for best flavor.