Cream Cheese Croissant Pull-Aparts
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Cream Cheese Croissant Pull-Aparts

Cream Cheese Croissant Pull-Aparts

This versatile pull-apart bread uses croissants and a blend of brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon and cardamom, with a cream cheesy surprise in the center.

Servings: 10 servings (1 serving = 1 pull-apart)
Prep
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Cream Cheese Filling
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Cream cheese, softened
4 oz
1/2 cup
Granulated sugar
2 oz
1/4 cup
Egg yolk
1 each
Vanilla extract
1/4 tsp
Assembly
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Brown sugar, dark
2.50 oz
1/3 cup
Granulated sugar
2 oz
1/4 cup
Cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp
Cardamom, ground
1/4 tsp
Prep
  1. Thaw croissant dough in a single layer on a parchment-lined sheet pan, covered either at room temp. 30-60 minutes until flexible or refrigerated overnight.
Cream Cheese Filling
  1. Whisk together cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl.
  2. Add egg yolk and vanilla then whisk until smooth; cover and refrigerate until needed.
Assembly
  1. Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon and cardamom in medium bowl; stir together.
  2. Cut each croissant into 8 equal pieces; toss into sugar mixture to coat.
  3. Place 4 dough pieces into well-greased jumbo muffin pan; add 1-#50 scoop Cream Cheese Filling.
  4. Add 4 additional dough pieces and sprinkle 1 tsp sugar mixture on top.
  5. Bake until golden brown and cool 3-5 minutes before serving.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
325°F
20-24 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
28-32 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 10 minutes of baking.

  • Use knife to gently loosen edges of baked croissants from pan before removal.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 pull-apart
Calories
500
Calories from Fat
250
% Daily Value
Total Fat
27g
42%
Saturated Fat
16g
82%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
105mg
35%
Sodium
450mg
19%
Total Carbohydrate
55g
18%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
23g
Protein
9g
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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