Flaky and buttery and covered with scrumptious cinnamon sugar, these Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins take store bought crescent roll dough and turn it into breakfast magic.
Croissant, Meet Muffin
What do you get when you cross a croissant and a muffin? They’re not the punchline of a joke, friends. They’re delicious, delicious breakfast treats. These Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins are like the love child of my two favorite breakfast pastries. Croissant meets muffin in one beautiful pastry. I always order the cruffin when we go to bakeries that have them. Over the years, they have become one of my favorite pastries.
Watch Me Make Easy Cruffins
Join me in the kitchen to make a batch of these scrumptious cinnamon sugar cruffins.
What is a Cruffin?
What’s a cruffin? A cruffin is a cross between a croissant and a muffin. Not to be mistaken for a puffin, a puff pastry muffin combo (also an adorable sea bird), or a biffin, a muffin made with biscuit dough. Though, both of those sound delicious! A cruffin takes crescent roll dough and bakes it up in a muffin pan.
Crescent Roll vs. Puff Pastry
What’s the difference between crescent roll and puff pastry? They’re both laminated doughs, but croissant dough contains yeast that makes them bake up puffy and light. Which is the texture we’re going for!
Why are you using store-bought dough? We actually made cruffins years ago with homemade dough (to replicate the famous ones at Dominique Ansel Bakery in NYC), but that was way too much work for every day baking. So, I created a quick recipe using canned crescent roll dough and here we are!
Delicious, Easy Cruffin Recipes
These beauties came about one day when I decided to play around with canned crescent roll dough. I mean, I feel like I’ve tapped out my creativity with canned cinnamon rolls (if you know, you know 😂). And this Easy Cruffins recipe turned out GREAT.
I was so thrilled with how amazing these turned out with so little effort and ingredients!
Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins Ingredients and Supplies?
Four ingredients. That’s all there is to it. Just some canned crescent roll dough, cinnamon, sugar, and of course, butter. And they come out flaky, buttery, and covered with delicious cinnamon sugar (with sugar and cinnamon throughout!).
(see recipe card at the bottom of this post for measurements and details)
Ingredients:
- 3 (8 ounce) cans of crescent roll dough or crescent dough sheets
- Butter, completely softened
- Granulated sugar
- Ground cinnamon
Supplies:
How to Make Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured or sugared surface, roll out each sheet of crescent roll dough and pinch together the perforated lines. Use a rolling pin to roll each sheet of dough out until you have 3 larger rectangles that are slightly larger than what you started with and the perforated lines are well blended back together.
- Spread a thin layer of the softened butter onto each sheet of dough.
- Add the sugar and cinnamon to a small bowl and whisk together to combine well. Reserve half of the cinnamon sugar to sprinkle on top of the cruffins after they have baked. Divide the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture amongst the three buttered sheets by sprinkling each sheet so it is covered completely in cinnamon sugar.
- Starting on the long end of the rectangle, roll up the dough into a tight log. Cut the log in half, giving you two shorter logs. Then cut each of those logs in half, lengthwise, to expose the cinnamon sugar layers within.
- Repeat with the other two rolled up sheets. When you’re finished, you should have 12 pieces.
- Take each piece and wrap it around your finger to form the shape of a muffin, with the layered side facing out.
- Place each wrapped piece in the greased muffin pan.
- Bake on the middle rack of the preheated oven for about 18-20 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time, until the cruffins are golden brown and crisp on top.
- Remove from the oven and let the cruffins set in the pan for a few minutes in the pan before removing and placing on a cooling rack set on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Immediately sprinkle each cruffin generously with the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Serve warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!!
How to Store Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins
Store cruffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can enjoy leftover cruffins at room temperature or reheat them in a toaster oven or 300°F oven for 3-5 minutes until heated through and crisp again on top. You can also reheat them in the microwave for about 15 seconds but they will be a softer texture when enjoyed.
To freeze cruffins, allow to cool completely. Then wrap them individually in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe resealable plastic bag or container to protect them from freezer burn. They will keep best in the freezer for up to 1 month.
To enjoy from frozen, I recommend letting them defrost, loosely covered, at room temperature. Place thawed cruffins on a baking sheet and reheat in a 350°F for 3-5 minutes until warmed through and crisp again on top.
More Delicious and Simple Cruffin Recipes
Sweet or savory, it’s hard to deny the appeal of the cruffin! My Delicious and Simple Cruffin Recipes bake up easy with store bought crescent rolls and simple ingredients.
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xoxo,
Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 cruffins
Description
Flaky and buttery and covered with scrumptious cinnamon sugar, these Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins take store bought crescent roll dough and turn it into breakfast magic.
Ingredients
- 3 (8 ounce) cans of crescent roll dough
- 1/2 cup butter, completely softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured or sugared surface, roll out each sheet of crescent roll dough and pinch together the perforated lines. Use a rolling pin to roll each sheet of dough out until you have 3 larger rectangles that are slightly larger than what you started with and the perforated lines are well blended back together.
- Spread a thin layer of the softened butter onto each sheet.
- Add the sugar and cinnamon to a small bowl and whisk together to combine well. Reserve half of the cinnamon sugar mixture to sprinkle on top of the cruffins after they have baked. Divide the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture amongst the three buttered sheets by sprinkling each sheet so it is covered completely in cinnamon sugar.
- Starting on the long end of the rectangle, roll up the dough into a tight log. Cut the log in half, giving you two shorter logs. Then cut each of those logs in half, lengthwise, to expose the cinnamon sugar layers within.
- Repeat with the other two rolled up sheets. When you’re finished, you should have 12 pieces.
- Take each piece and wrap it around your finger to form the shape of a muffin, with the layered side facing out.
- Place each wrapped piece in the greased muffin pan.
- Bake on the middle rack of the preheated oven for about 18-20 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time, until the cruffins are golden brown and crisp on top.
- Remove from the oven and let the cruffins set in the pan for a few minutes before removing and placing on a cooling rack set on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Immediately sprinkle each cruffin generously with the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Could I use cream cheese instead of the butter?
Hi, Jean! Absolutely. Just make sure it’s completely softened so you don’t tear the dough. I show how to use it in my Raspberry Cream Cheese Cruffins. Hope this helps! Enjoy!