Apple Butter Cruffins
Apple Butter Cruffins are a delicious treat that combines the buttery layers of a croissant with the sweet, spiced flavors of apple butter. They're easy to make by spreading apple butter on crescent roll dough, rolling it up, cutting it into muffin-like pieces, and baking until golden. The result is a fluffy pastry with a balanced sweetness and spice. They're often sprinkled with a cinnamon sugar blend for a crispy topping and extra flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 tubes (8 ounces each) crescent roll sheets
- 1/2 cup apple butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 350°F. Then, roll out each crescent dough sheet until slightly larger, and evenly spread apple butter on top.
- Roll up the dough logs from the long end, and cut them in half for shorter logs. Next, cut each log lengthwise to expose layered inner sections.
- Gently wrap each piece around your fingers to form neat muffin shapes, with layers facing outwards. Stretch the dough slightly to help the layers show once baked.
- Place the rolled pieces in a greased muffin tin. Bake in the preheated oven, rotating halfway through baking at 15 minutes.
- Once baked, remove them and loosen each crisp bottom carefully with a butter knife.
- While still warm, roll the golden pastries in cinnamon sugar coating.
- Allow the Apple Butter Cruffins to fully cool before serving.