Strawberry Cheesecake Crescent Ring

For a special brunch with loved ones this holiday season, consider serving a light, flaky option, such as this Strawberry Cheesecake Crescent Ring. Creating baked goods to show your love for family and friends is one of the most thoughtful ways to display care and friendship any time of year, but especially during the holidays when they are typically shared and enjoyed the most.

Prep: 15 min | Bake: 15 min | Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

Pastry

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 tubes crescent rolls
• 1 (21 ounce) can Lucky Leaf Premium Strawberry Fruit Filling & Topping

Icing

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3 teaspoons milk

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Pastry

1. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and almond extract. Beat mixture until smooth.
2. Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. On 14-inch ungreased pizza pan, arrange triangles with points toward outside of pan and wide ends overlapping at center, leaving a 4 inch opening in center. Press overlapping dough to seal.
3. Spoon cream cheese mixture over wide ends of crescent rolls. Top with fruit filling. Fold pointed ends of triangles over filling, tucking points under to form ring.
4. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until crescents are golden brown.
5. Cool for 5 minutes.

Icing

1. In a small mixing bowl, combine powdered sugar and milk; whisk until smooth. Drizzle over crescent ring and serve.

Attribution

Recipe and photograph courtesy of Lucky Leaf - luckyleaf.com - through Family Features