Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Crescent Ring

With fall right around the corner, here is a delicious Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Crescent Ring that is a perfect fall recipe everyone will enjoy. Loaded with chunks of apples and a cheesecake-like filling, all stuffed into a crescent ring, and baked to a golden brown. Delicious!

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I made this recipe for my daughter to take to her Luau for the school she is teaching at. Not that it was the right choice for a summer luau but it was a hit. Anything caramel, apple and cream cheese is always a hit. I actually doubled the recipe so there would be plenty and everyone loved it.

Ingredients For Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Crescent Ring

• Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent rolls
• Granny Smith apples
• Sugar
• Corn starch
• Lemon juice
• Cream Cheese
• Egg yolk
• Vanilla
• Brown sugar
• Milk
• Cinnamon
• Powdered sugar

(Actual measurements are in the recipe card below.)

How To Make A Caramel Apple Crescent Ring

     How To Make Apple Filling

• In a medium saucepan over low heat, bring water, cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Continue stirring for 3-4 minutes until sauce thickens up.
• Once sauce has thickened, add apples, stir and let simmer for 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool.

     How To Make The Cream Cheese Filling

• In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
• Add sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon juice and beat for an additional 2 minutes.

     Making The Crescent Ring

• Unroll the crescent dough and separate into the precut triangles.
• Place triangles on an ungreased baking sheet or a pizza pan. The wider end of the crescent is in the center forming the circle with about a 5 inch opening in the center and the smaller tip of the crescent is on the outside. *When forming the circle, the wider ends of the crescents will overlap each other.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture over the widest part of the crescents.
• Spoon the apple filling on top of the cream cheese mixture.
• Next, fold the small tip of the crescent over and tuck under the wider part of the crescent to secure forming the ring.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes.

     How To Make The Caramel Sauce

• In a small heavy bottom pan, melt butter over low heat.
• Stir in brown sugar and milk.
• Bring to a boil over low heat and continue stirring constantly until desired consistency, approximately 8-12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add 1 tsp of vanilla. Stir and let cool for a little bit then drizzle over pastry once pastry has cooled.

     How To Make The Glaze Drizzle

• Using a one cup measuring cup, pour powdered sugar and milk together and stir until combined (might need more milk/sugar as desired).
• Drizzle glaze over pastry ring, once pastry has cooled, and cut into desired portions.

The total time to cook everything is approximately 45 minutes. That includes making the apple filling, the caramel sauce and baking the crescent ring. This is a bit of work but the end results are sure worth the time spent making this delicious apple dessert recipe.

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Cream Cheese Caramel Apple Crescent Ring

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Holiday Desserts

Cuisine American

Calories

Ingredients

  

• 2 containers Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

For The Apple Filling

• 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, core removed and diced into small pieces
• ¾ cups water
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp corn starch
• 1 ½ tsp lemon juice

For The Cream Cheese Filling

• 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla

For The Caramel Drizzle

• ½ cup brown sugar
• 6 Tbsp butter
• ⅛ cup milk
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp vanilla

For The Glaze Drizzle

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp milk

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375° 

For The Apple Filling

• In a medium saucepan over low heat, bring water, cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Continue stirring for 3-4 minutes until sauce thickens up.
• Once sauce has thickened, add apples, stir and let simmer for 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool.

For The Cream Cheese Filling

• In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
• Add sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon juice and beat for an additional 2 minutes.

Making The Pastry Ring

• Unroll crescent rolls and separate into precut triangles.
• Place triangles on an ungreased baking sheet so that the wider end of the crescent is in the center forming the circle with about a 5 inch opening in the center and the smaller tip of the crescent is on the outside.
• *When forming the circle, the wider ends of the crescents will overlap each other. 
• Spread cream cheese mixture over the wide part of the crescents.
• Spoon apple filling on top of cream cheese mixture.
• Fold the small tip of the crescent over and tuck under the wider part to secure forming the ring.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool.

For the Caramel Sauce

• In a small heavy bottom pan, melt butter over low heat.
• Stir in brown sugar and milk.
• Bring to a boil over low heat and continue stirring constantly until desired consistency, approximately 8-12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add 1 tsp of vanilla. Stir and let cool for a little bit then drizzle over pastry once pastry has cooled.

Making The Glaze Drizzle

• Using a one cup measuring cup, pour powdered sugar and milk together and stir until combined (might need more milk/sugar as desired).
• Drizzle glaze over pastry ring, once pastry has cooled, and cut into desired portions. Enjoy!

Keyword Apple, Apple Desserts, Caramel, Cheesecake, Crescent Ring, Fall Desserts, Fall Recipes, Pastry Ring

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Enjoy, Terri

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