Julie Clark
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Cinnamon Cream Cheese Puffs
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These Cinnamon Cream Cheese Pastry Puffs are our copycat version of McDonald’s petite breakfast pastries. Made simply with Pillsbury biscuit dough and stuffed with a 3-ingredient cream cheese filling.
When Matt and I were on a weekend getaway in May, we started out on our road trip full of coffee and didn’t feel like eating breakfast. I am notorious for this. Coffee staves off my hunger, for a time at least. Then mid-morning hits and I realize I am super hungry and don’t have anything in my belly but coffee. It’s a problem.
So when Matt and I were about 45 minutes into our trip, I knew I needed food. The closest thing was McDonalds, so I jumped at the chance for fast-food. As soon as I stepped inside, I saw an advertisement for their Petite Pastries. Biscuit dough stuffed with sweet cream cheese filling? I’m all about that and just had to try them. They were good and definitely helped my hunger-grumpiness to go away. The whole time I was eating it I kept telling Matt, “These would be so easy to make!”
And Cinnamon Cream Cheese Pastry Puffs were born. It’s like a cream cheese danish made quickly and easily.
What biscuits are best to use for baking?
I tried several different Pillsbury puff pastry doughs and the Grands!®Jr. Golden Layers Butter Tastin’ Biscuits worked the best. After all, with a name like “Butter Tastin'”, you can imagine why!
Using refrigerated biscuits make this an easy recipe for a delicious dessert or brunch.
How to Make Cinnamon Cream Cheese Puffs
- Whip up the cream cheese mixture in a small bowl. It’s just full fat cream cheese, powdered sugar and cinnamon. You can add a touch of vanilla extract if you’d like. Soften the cream cheese so it blends easily.
- Press each biscuit out into a rectangle form, about 4 inches by 3 inches, being careful not to break a hole in the dough. I pressed mine out right onto my Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat. (If you don’t have one of these baking mats, I highly recommend it! Or you can use parchment paper.)
- Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the filling into the center of each biscuit. Be careful not to put too much or the cream cheese will ooze out while baking.
- Fold the long sides in, overlapping the edges, then fold the ends under, pressing the seams just very gently to help them seal. Turn the pastries over, placing them seam-side down on the baking tray.
- Whisk an egg in a small bowl, then brush the tops of the pastries with egg wash. Sprinkle the tops with coarse sugar. I love this part, because it gives a crunchy sweetness to the tops of the golden brown pastries.
- Bake these just 12 short minutes in a 375 oven and you have a heavenly, cinnamony, cream cheese puff pastry. Our very own copycat version of McDonald’s Petite Pastries. If you’d like, drizzle powdered sugar glaze over the top.
I’m not proud to say that Matt and I downed this entire batch of pastries on our own. We ate a few fresh from the oven. And we ate a few the next morning straight from the fridge. I was surprised how good they were cold from the refrigerator. They reminded me of cinnamon cheesecake. Or you could reheat the leftovers in an air fryer.
Other Recipes to Love
- puff pastry cinnamon rolls
- lemon cream puffs
- cream puffs
- Pillsbury sugar cookie recipe
- cinnamon sugar mixture
- overnight oats with raspberries
This 6-ingredient, under 30 minute, semi-homemade recipe is pure deliciousness! Serve them as a side with our sweet and spicy chili.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Puffs
These Cinnamon Cream Cheese Puffs are our copycat version of McDonalds petite breakfast pastries. Made simply with Pillsbury biscuit dough and stuffed with a 3-ingredient cream cheese filling.
Servings 10
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 12 ounces tube Grands!®Jr. Golden Layers Butter Tastin’ Biscuits 1 tube
- 1 large egg for egg wash
- Coarse sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF.
- In a small bowl, mix the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and cinnamon until creamy. Set aside. 8 ounces cream cheese, ½ cup powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- On a non-sticking baking sheet, press each biscuit out into a rectangle form, about 4 inches by 3 inches, being careful not to break a hole in the dough. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the filling into the center of each biscuit. Fold the long sides in, overlapping the edges, then fold the ends under, pressing the seams just very gently to help them seal. Turn the pastries over, placing them seam-side down. 12 ounces tube Grands!®Jr. Golden Layers Butter Tastin’ Biscuits
- Whisk an egg in a small bowl, then brush the tops of the pastries with egg wash. Sprinkle the tops with coarse sugar. 1 large egg, Coarse sugar for sprinkling on top
- Bake for 12 minutes. Serve immediately, or allow them to cool and refrigerate.
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Notes
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The calories shown are based on the recipe making 10 pastries, with 1 serving being 1 pastry. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 427mg | Potassium: 120mg | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 330IU | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1.4mg
Can I use regular sugar as I do not have any coarse sugar, thanks
I wanted to enhance canned biscuits and found this recipe. It looked easy with only a few ingredients. Boy oh boy, does it deliver! DELICIOUS!!!
Hi! I would really like to make these but in my country we don’t have biscuit dough unfortunately. If I would do them with this one – ( https://www.foodiewithfamily.com/perfect-flaky-layered-buttermilk-biscuits-tutorial/) would it be ok? Or can You recommend something different?
I’d really appreciate a reply
Have a lovely day
Marta
Would puff pastry be too delicate to use in this recipe?
Could you also add diced peaches to the cream cheese mixture or other fruit?
I was wondering if this would also work with flaky layers? Since that’s the only dough I have and I really want to make these because they seem delicious.
Had just finished up a big batch of my 3 citrus mermelada when I found this Had about a cup and a half left, so used my last can of biscuits and whee… No cream cheese, but OMG Jimmie