Cranberry Cream Cheese Crescent Bites for Festive Gatherings
These Cranberry Cream Cheese Crescent Bites are the perfect holiday appetizer — flaky crescent dough filled with tangy cream cheese and sweet cranberry sauce, finished with optional pecans or orange zest for a festive touch.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: 16 bites 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (8-count) crescent roll dough
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
- optional: chopped pecans or orange zest for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease or line a mini muffin tin.
- In a bowl, mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Unroll crescent dough and cut each triangle in half. Press each piece into muffin cups to form mini shells.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese filling into each dough cup, then top with 1 teaspoon of cranberry sauce.
- Sprinkle with chopped pecans or orange zest if using.
- Bake for 11–13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
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