Lemon Cream Cheese Crescent Ring

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Nothing says special occasions quite like this show-stopping Lemon Cream Cheese Crescent Ring recipe. Whether it’s a festive brunch spread or a dinner to remember, something unique and flavorful like a Lemon-Cream Cheese Crescent Ring is sure to impress.

Filled with a creamy, citrus-infused cream cheese filling and wrapped in golden, buttery crescent rolls, this delectable baked danish is truly heavenly!

Why Pillsbury Make this Lemon-Cream Cheese Crescent Ring So Easy! 

This gorgeous Lemon-Cream Cheese Crescent Ring recipe is SO simple to make and it requires little effort to pull it all together.  Ohh…Thank you for making my life easier Pillsbury!

Pillsbury sent me beaucoup coupons and in return, share one of their recipes from Pillsbury.com, which I was really excited to do!

Because spring is finally here, I definitely wanted to share this delicious lemon cream cheese pastry recipe. It brings me back to my mom’s love for lemon-inspired desserts during the holidays and special family gatherings. Lemon has always been her favorite fruit, (and peaches is right up there too) but…

I ask you…WHO in the world doesn’t love to happily indulge in warm lemon cheesecake filling enrobed in Pillsbury’s buttery, golden baked crescent roll dough, and drizzled with a sweet cream glaze on top?  Is it wrong to want lemon cream cheese Danish mouthfuls of heaven?  So much delicious lemon flavor!  

Reasons to love Lemon-Cream Cheese Crescent Ring

• Did I happen to mention this lemon cream cheese crescent ring didn’t even last one full 24 hours?  There is only 3 of us here…so that tells you right there, how good this is.
• 7 ingredients and it literally takes 15 minutes to assemble and 20 minutes to bake.  Drizzle with glaze and serve warm.
• To make it easier for you, here’s a quick picture tutorial and the recipe below for you to make this for your special Easter weekend for friends and family.
• I can’t deny anyone this lemon crescent roll dessert! It’s too scrumptious not to share!
• I made this lovely lemon cream cheese pastry for our first Spring weekend breakfast, but these kinds of danishes are wonderful for so many events!  Like brunches, slumber parties the day after, guests in town for the weekend, gifting to a friend and lazy Sundays.  Perfect with milk, afternoon tea or coffee, right?  🙂 

Ingredients You Need for Lemon Crescent Ring Recipe

Lemon Cream Cheese Crescent Ring RECIPE

• cream cheese, softened
• granulated sugar
• fresh lemon juice
• grated lemon zest
• 1 can 8 oz Pillsbury™ refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

Glaze

• powdered sugar
• milk

How to Make Pillsbury Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Ring 

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cream cheese, granulated sugar, lemon juice and lemon peel with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
2. Unroll dough sheet. (If using crescent rolls, unroll dough and separate into 2 large rectangles. Overlap long sides to form 13×7-inch rectangle; firmly press edges and perforations to seal.)
3. Spread cream cheese mixture on rectangle to within ½ inch of edges.
4. Starting with 1 long side of rectangle, roll up; pinch edge to seal.
5. With serrated knife, cut into 12 slices.
6. Arrange slices on cookie sheet in a circle, overlapping slightly.
7. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over warm crescent ring.

More Options for Lemon Crescent Roll Dessert

• Add more cream cheese if you want more cream cheese filling in your lemon cheesecake crescent ring.  You can add anywhere from 3 oz to 8 oz cream cheese in the lemon cream cheese Danish recipe.  All variations are good.  (Trust me!)
• Sprinkle the crescent ring with powdered sugar in place of the glaze if you like.
• You can prepare the crescent ring up to 2 hours ahead of time; cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Add a few extra minutes to the bake time.
• To make a lemon glaze, substitute milk with lemon juice when making the glaze.

In just about 30 minutes, you can have a lemon-kissed lemon cream cheese Danish dessert that looks like it took hours to put together.  You no longer have to dread hosting when making this delicious and beautiful dish is this easy!  That’s what I’m talking about!!

This lemon crescent roll dessert is about as easy as it gets and it tastes out of this world yummy!

This Pillsbury lemon cheesecake crescent ring was also featured on 35 Luscious Cream Cheese Desserts!  Grab a fork and dig in!  Give this a try too!  Pssst…don’t forget Mother’s Day is coming too!

Pillsbury™ Big & Flaky Crescent Dinner Rolls are available nationwide in major grocery and retail stores. For more information, visit www.Facebook.com/Pillsbury and @Pillsbury on Instagram and Twitter.

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Lemon-Cream Cheese Crescent Ring

Kim Lange

WHO in the world doesn't love to happily indulge in warm lemon-cream cheese filling enrobed in Pillsbury's buttery, golden baked crescent roll dough, and drizzled with a sweet cream glaze on top?  Is it wrong to want lemon cream cheese danish mouthfuls of heaven?  

4.48 from 21 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Calories

Ingredients

  

Crescent Ring:

• 3 oz cream cheese softened (see notes)
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 8 oz can Pillsbury™ refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

Glaze:

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 teaspoons milk

Instructions

 

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix cream cheese, granulated sugar, lemon juice and lemon peel with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Unroll dough sheet. (If using crescent rolls, unroll dough and separate into 2 large rectangles. Overlap long sides to form 13x7-inch rectangle; firmly press edges and perforations to seal.)
• Spread cream cheese mixture on rectangle to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Starting with 1 long side of rectangle, roll up; pinch edge to seal.
• With serrated knife, cut into 12 slices.
• Arrange slices on cookie sheet in a circle, overlapping slightly.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. In small bowl, mix Glaze ingredients until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over warm crescent ring.

Notes

• Add more cream cheese if you want more cream cheese filling.  You can add anywhere from 3 oz to 8 oz cream cheese in the recipe.  All variations are good.  (Trust me!)
• Sprinkle the crescent ring with powdered sugar in place of the glaze if you like.
• You can prepare the crescent ring up to 2 hours ahead of time; cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Add a few extra minutes to the bake time.

Keyword cream cheese, crescent roll dough, lemon

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