Best 20 Cream Cheese Rolls Recipes

CREAM CHEESE AND CRAB SUSHI ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in rice vinegar and salt. Allow to cool completely.
• Lay out seaweed sheets. Moisten hands with water, then spread the rice evenly on each sheet, leaving a 1/2 inch gap along one edge, lengthwise. Arrange strips of cucumber, imitation crabmeat, and cream cheese in a straight line along the side opposite of the gap. Roll the sushi from the toppings to the exposed end of the the seaweed sheet.
• Using a sharp wet knife, slice each roll into 5 or 6 pieces. Serve with minced ginger on the side.

GRANDMA'S ORANGE ROLLS WITH ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water and warm orange juice in a bowl. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
• Beat warm milk, shortening, 1/4 cup white sugar, egg, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir yeast mixture into milk mixture. Add enough flour to mixture to create a soft dough. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Grease a large bowl and two 11x7x2-inch baking sheets.
• Place dough in the greased bowl and turn dough to coat all sides. Cover bowl with plastic wrap or a clean towel and let rise in a warm place until dough is doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down and divide in half. Roll each half on a lightly floured surface creating two 15x10-inch rectangles.
• Mix sugar, softened butter, and orange zest in a bowl until filling is smooth. Spread half of the filling onto each dough rectangle. Roll each rectangle around the filling, jelly roll-style, starting with the long end creating a log. Cut each log into 15 rolls.
• Arrange rolls on the prepared baking sheets. Cover baking sheets with plastic wrap and let rolls rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Remove plastic wrap from baking sheets.
• Bake rolls in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, softened butter, orange juice, and orange zest in a bowl until frosting is smooth. Spread frosting on the warm rolls.

LEMON SWEET ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Make the dough: Combine the yeast, buttermilk and 1 tablespoon sugar and let sit until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Add the butter, remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, lemon zest, salt and cardamom to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on low to combine. Add the eggs and buttermilk mixture, and stir until combined.
• With the mixer on low speed, slowly add 4 cups/510 grams of the flour and stir until all of the flour is moistened. Switch to the dough hook, and mix for 5 more minutes. The dough will be soft and billowy, and it will stick to the bottom of the bowl. Add more flour if the dough seems very, very soft.
• Transfer the dough to a fresh, lightly oiled bowl. Turn the dough to coat it with oil, then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Alternately, refrigerate the dough before rising for up to 24 hours and proceed with the recipe as written. The rolls may need a slightly longer second rise.
• Make the filling: Combine the sugar, lemon zest, cardamom and a pinch of salt. Use your fingers to rub the lemon zest into the sugar.
• Assemble the rolls: Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper and butter the pan and paper. Gently deflate the dough by folding it over itself a few times in the bowl. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and pat or roll it into a rectangle about 12-by-16-inches and 1/4-inch thick. Gently spread the soft butter over the dough, and sprinkle the sugar mixture evenly over the top. Roll the dough into a tight log and use a serrated knife or length of floss to cut the log into 12 even pieces.
• Place the rolls into the prepared pan, cover, and let rise again until doubled in size, about 1 hour. You can also refrigerate the rolls before the second rise for up to 24 hours, if you'd like to bake them later. Let the rolls rise at room temperature until doubled in size before baking.
• Finish the rolls: Heat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the rolls are golden and cooked through. While the rolls are baking, make the icing: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. The icing should be quite thick, but spreadable. Add a little more lemon juice if necessary.
• Let the rolls cool for about 5 minutes, then spread the icing over the top. Enjoy warm.

PUMPKIN CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Place 1/4 cup butter in small sauce pan over medium high heat. Butter will begin to melt, foam, and crackle. Whisk continuously until butter begins to brown and smell similar to caramel. Immediately remove from heat and transfer to a bowl to cool for a few minutes while you make the dough.
• In bowl of an electric mixture, add warm almond milk, yeast, and granulated sugar. Let sit for 5 minutes to activate the yeast. While the yeast is activating, whisk together flour, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Once the milk is a bit foamy from the yeast add in 1/2 of the flour mixture, along with the pumpkin puree, egg, and cooled brown butter; stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. Then add in the rest of the flour and stir again until just combined. Place dough hook on your mixer and run on medium-low speed for about 8 minutes. Alternatively you can knead the dough by hand for about 10 minutes.
• Grease a large bowl with oil or cooking spray. Add dough and turn over, making sure to coat it all with the oil. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel, then place in a warm place to rise for about 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in size.
• In a small bowl, combine the filling ingredients: 1/4 cup softened butter, 2/3 cup brown sugar and cinnamon. Once dough is doubled in size, place onto a large surface dusted with flour. Punch dough down and roll into a 15x9-inch rectangle. Spread butter and cinnamon sugar mixture over the dough leaving a 1/2 inch border. Beginning at the 15 inch side, roll up tightly and pinch edges together to seal. Using a serrated knife, gently cut into 12 slices.
• Grease the bottom of a 9x13-inch or 8x11-inch pan with butter or cooking spray (don't skimp). Place cinnamon roll slices in pan, cover with plastic wrap and let rise again for 30-45 minutes or until dough doubles in size. At this point you can decide if you want to bake them now or later. If later, you can stick them in the refrigerator overnight (covered well). When you are ready to bake the rolls, simply take them out of the 30 minutes prior to baking and bring to room temperature.
• To bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until barely golden brown. Cool for 5-10 minutes. While cooling, make the frosting by combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and 2 teaspoons almond milk in a medium bowl. Spread evenly over warm rolls. Enjoy!

JIFFY CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 cups flour, cake mix, yeast, salt, and warm water; mix until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth (6-8 minutes).
• Roll dough into a 9 X 18-inch rectangle.
• Spread with butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
• Roll dough jelly-roll style, starting with the long end.
• Slice the roll into 1-inch circles with a piece of dental floss or heavy thread placed under roll.
• Bring ends of floss up and crisscross at top of roll and pull strings in opposite directions.
• Place rolls on a greased cookie sheet.
• Cover and let rise on a warm place until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.
• While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
• Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

CREAM CHEESE AND CRAB SUSHI ROLLS

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups of water to a boil, add the ginger and rice. Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
• Add the rice vinegar and salt to the rice, mix well.
• Lay out your seaweed sheets.
• Moisten your hands with water and divide the rice evenly between the 2 seaweed sheets, flatten the rice. Leave about a half inch of space not covered with rice at the top of the sheets. This will make the sushi roll easier to close.
• About an inch from the bottom, arrange the crab, cucumber and cream cheese in a straight line, from one side to the other (left to right).
• Gently but firmly, roll the sushi as tight as possible (from bottom to top), being careful not to rip the seaweed sheets.
• Wet a very sharp knife and cut the rolls into individual pieces of sushi.

CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. In large mixing bowl, combine and stir ingredients in order listed, adding about 3-4 cups of flour. Knead dough and add additional flour as necessary to make a soft but not sticky dough. Knead dough for 5-10 min., until smooth and elastic. 2. Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease both sides and cover with a clean towel. Set dough in a warm place to rise until double in size. If you have a bread machine, you can use the dough setting in place of steps 1 and 2 here. 3. Punch dough down and then cover and let dough rest for 10 min. If using raisins, boil them for a few minutes in some water, then drain. 4. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle about 12" x 20". Spread with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture. Sprinkle raisins over if using. 5. Roll dough into a log, starting at the longest side of the rectangle. Pinch edges and ends to seal. Slice into 12 slices. We use a clean strip of dental floss for this step. Just slip the floss under the dough and bring both ends up, crossing over the top and pulling tightly in opposite directions to cut the dough. 6. place the rolls, cut side down, in a greased 9X13 inch baking dish. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 20-30 min., until almost double in size. 7. Bake rolls in a pre-heated oven; If using a glass baking dish, bake at 350 degrees; if using a metal baking dish bake at 375 degrees. After 15 min. of baking, lay a piece of foil loosely over the tops of the rolls to prevent them from getting too browned on top. My rolls usually take at least 18-20 min. check the rolls (middle). 8. After taking dish from oven, cool rolls on a wire rack. If you wish to eat them warm, spread frosting on them while they are still in the dish. 9. To make the frosting, cream butter and cream cheese in a bowl. Mix in vanilla and then powdered sugar.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375. Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
• 2. Mix together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract until creamy and there are no lumps.
• 3. Unroll crescent rolls. On fattest part of triangle; spoon on 2 tsp of cream cheese mixture and 1 tsp of strawberry jam. Roll and make sure fattest part of crescent roll is on the bottom of pan so that filling doesn't ooze out.
• 4. Whisk together egg white and water. Brush over each crescent roll.
• 5. Bake for 9-10 minutes until crescent rolls are golden brown. Sprinkle with granulated sugar, if desired (yes...I did). :-)

COPY CAT CINNABON CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Measure into a mixing bowl: 1/2 C. warm water and add in 2 pkgs of active dry yeast. Stir until dissolved. Stir in 1 1/2 C. of lukewarm milk, 1/2 C. sugar, 2 tsp. salt, 2 eggs, 1/2 C. of room temperature butter. Mix with spoon and begin adding flour to handle easily (1 cup and then 1/2 cup at a time). Keep dough soft and almost sticky, just so you can handle it. This will keep the dough from ending up hard or tough. Mix by hand and then turn out on a floured counter top. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 min). Round up in a greased bowl, grease lightly on top and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in a cold rise (4 hours @ 36-40 degrees or a warm rise at 75-85 degrees until double in size.
• 2. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 18" x 24" wide (use a ruler because it is important to get it this size. Keep the corners as square as possible. The rolled out dough should resemble a 18x24" rectangle. Spread 1/2 pound of soft butter or margarine over the surface except for the bottom 1 " of dough. Spread the brown sugar mixture (2 C. brown sugar, 3 tbsp. cinnamon) over the butter and roll tightly from the top down towards yourself. It is very important that you roll it very evenly and tightly. Roll dough all the way down to the unbuttered seam. Measure and cut into 12 equal 2" wide rolls. Use a ruler to measure this in order to have them all cook evenly.
• 3. Line your 2 pans with parchment paper. Paper should hang over all side an inch or two. Place 6 rolls (2 rows of 3) into each of the 2- 12x8" high side pans. The pans must have high sides in order for the rolls to have something to adhere to while they bake. You can also use a 11x17" or 13x9" pan if a 12x8 " is not available.
• 4. Warm rise at 110 degrees(a warm oven with a pan of water), for 45 minutes or until the rolls fill the pans.
• 5. Preheat over to 310 degrees and bake for at least 15 minutes. Depending on your oven, you may need to make them up to 40 minutes. I have made this recipe in different kitchens and ovens vary so much that you will have to keep checking to make sure the center is done. The rolls will be golden brown on top, have a firm crust, and not sink down to the touch.
• 6. Frost with the cream cheese frosting when hot(4 ounces of cream cheese, 4 ounces of butter or margarine at room temperature, 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp lemon extract. Cut between rolls in pan and allow to cool before removing.
• 7. These cinnamon rolls are time consuming to make, but your family will love you for it. I make these for breakfast on Christmas morning. What a delicious way to start your day!

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven according to can. Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into triangles.
• 2. Add a teaspoon of cream cheese to each triangle.
• 3. Next, add a teaspoon of cranberry.
• 4. Roll up the triangles into a crescent roll shape.
• 5. Place on a lined baking sheet 1" apart.
• 6. Bake according to directions on the can.

CREAM CHEESE ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine sour cream, sugar, butter and salt in a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat until butter melts, stirring occasionally.
• Let cool to 105*F to 115*F.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl.
• Let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir in the sour cream mixture and eggs.
• Gradually stir in enough flour to make a soft dough.
• Dough will be sticky.
• Cover tightly and chill 8 hours.
• Divide dough into 4 equal portions.
• Working with 1 portion at a time, turn dough onto a floured surface, knead 4 or 5 times.
• Roll 1 portion of dough into a 12 by 8 inch rectangle.
• Spread one fourth of the filling over rectangle, leaving a 1/2 inch margin around edges.
• Carefully roll up dough, jellyroll fashion, starting at long side.
• Firmly pinch seam to seal.
• Cut roll into 1 inch slices, place slices 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet.
• Repeat procedure with remaining dough and filling.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 45 minutes to 1 hour, until doubled in bulk.
• Bake 375*F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Remove to wire racks, and drizzle with glaze while still warm.
• For filling: combine all ingredients in a large bowl and beat at high speed until well blended.
• For Glaze: combine all ingredients in a bowl, stirring until smooth.

CREAM CHEESE AND CHIVES CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2. In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and chives. Divide into 8 equal portions.
• 3. Unroll 1 piece crescent dough. Put 1 portion cram cheese mixture in center of widest end of crescent dough. Roll dough over mixture from widest end to smallest. Put on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and cream cheese mixture. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or til lightly golden.SourcE: unknown

APPLE, CINNAMON AND WALNUT ROLLS + CREAM CHEESE CRISPY ROLLS!

Steps:

• The dough: Cut 1 stick of butter (or shred), mix it with 1 cup of sugar and mash the butter with a fork or knife until it will turn into butter crumbs. Add 1 cup of flour, mix very well with butter and sugar. In a cup mix: 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of water +1 tablespoon of sour cream. Pour into the butter-sugar-flour mixture and knead the dough. The dough will be very tender and fragile. Form out of the dough two balls and put the dough into the freezer for 10 minutes. Filling: Wash, peel and chop the apples into the midsized chunks, add sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. Set aside. Forming the rolls: Take out the dough. Take one ball and gently (!) roll it out with the dough roller. Don't press too hard this dough is fragile. Cut the dough layer into two halves. (This will be your two big rolls that you will cut into the small bite size rolls) on one half of the dough put the apple filling. Put not too much of the filling and put it in a row. Then roll the layer with filling in and cut into the small bite size rolls crosswise. Put the small rolls roses on a baking dish 4-5 inches away from each other as they will become bigger while baking. Repeat the same procedure with the second half of your rolled out dough and with the second ball of dough. ***Tip from Helen*** I used for the second dough ball cream cheese filling. The filling is very simple to make ¾ of a cream cheese pack and 2-3 tablespoons of sugar mixed. When you mux the cream cheese and sugar spread it on each dough layer and roll it in as I wrote before. The rest of the procedure is the same.*** I honestly can't decide which rolls are more delicious: with apples and cinnamon and walnuts or with cream cheese. So bake the two versions usually. It's very delicious, simple and warm fall dessert. Enjoy!

CREAM CHEESE PASTRY NUT ROLLS (RUGELACH)

Steps:

• Cream first four ingredients together until smooth. (You may add in the yolk from the egg white if you like. I didn't, but it wouldn't hurt.).
• Mix in the flour to make a soft dough.
• Divide the dough iinto four equal balls. Flatten and wrap in plastic or waxed paper. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Melt the preserves, either on the stove in a saucepan or in the microwave, using either a glass or ceramic dish. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a small bowl, combine nuts with sugar, cinnamon and pinch of salt. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Working with one disk of dough at a time, roll out on a floured surface into a thin circle about 10 inches in diameter.
• Put 1/4 cup of melted preserves on top of the dough and spread evenly, leaving 1/2 inch around the edge uncovered. (Pick off any really large pieces of fruit. It will be easier to roll.).
• Place a "shot" glass upside down in the center of the circle and sprinkle 1/4 of the nut mixture over the rest of the preserve-covered dough. (This also makes it easier to roll. Remove the glass before cutting.).
• With a rotary cutter, or very sharp knife, cut the circle into 12 equal wedges. Roll up each wedge, startng with the outside edge and ending with the point. Turn the ends in to form a crescent, if desired.
• Place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Beat egg white with 1 teaspoon of water and brush on tops. Dust with sugar, if desired.
• Bake until golden, 16-18 minutes (depending on your oven).
• Cool completely on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.
• Repeat with the other three circles of dough.
• As a variation, omit the apricot preserves and brush the dough with egg wash before sprinkling with nut mixture. Or leave out the nuts and use the preserves alone, with a bit of cinnamon sprinkled on the tops. Either way would be good.

JAM AND CREAM CHEESE CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375° and set out cookie sheet. Line with parchment or silicone liner if desired.
• 2. In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and extract until smooth and creamy. (You may use electric beaters or beat by hand.)
• 3. Unroll each crescent roll. On the fattest part of the triangle place 1 tsp on cream cheese mixture and one tsp of jam. Roll up and place on cookie sheet.
• 4. Whisk together egg and water for egg wash and brush over each crescent roll.
• 5. Bake for 10-14 minutes until crescent rolls are golden brown and cooked through. Enjoy!

CREAM CHEESE AND CRAB SUSHI ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 2. Stir in rice vinegar and salt. Allow to cool completely.
• 3. Lay out seaweed sheets. Moisten hands with water, then spread the rice evenly on each sheet, leaving a 1/2 inch gap along one edge, lengthwise. Arrange strips of cucumber, imitation crabmeat, and cream cheese in a straight line along the side opposite of the gap. Roll the sushi from the toppings to the exposed end of the the seaweed sheet.
• 4. Using a sharp wet knife, slice each roll into 5 or 6 pieces.
• 5. Serve with minced ginger on the side.

APRICOT CREAM CHEESE EGG ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. With an egg roll wrapper laying diagaonally, spread 2 teaspoons of cream cheese about 1/3 of the way up on the egg roll wrapper, leaving a small border at the edges. Spread 2 teaspoons of the preserves on the cream cheese.
• 2. Fold the bottom corner of the wrapper up towards the middle. Fold one of the side corners to the middle, then the other side corner. Roll up the wrapper, moistening the remaining corner to seal the edges.
• 3. Deep fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels on a cooling rack.
• 4. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.

PUMPKIN CINNAMON ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir yeast into water to soften. Add milk, eggs, pumpkin, butter, 2 cups flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom to yeast mixture. Beat vigorously for 2 minutes.
• Gradually add remaining flour, a little at a time, until you have a dough stiff enough to knead. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead, adding flour as necessary, until you have a smooth, elastic dough.
• Put dough into an oiled bowl. Turn once to coat entire ball of dough with oil. Cover with a towel and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Combine the white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a small bowl, set aside. Transfer the risen dough to a lightly greased work surface, and pat or roll it into a 16" x 12" rectangle. Spread softened butter over dough and then sprinkle with the sugar mixture.
• Roll the dough into a log the long way; it'll stretch to about 20" long as you roll. Using a very sharp knife, slice the log into 15 slices. In order to cut down on drag, it helps to rinse the blade in hot water, and wipe it off, between slices. Place slices in a greased 9x13 inch baking pan (or in two 8 or 9 inch round cake or pie pans). Cover with a towel and let rise until almost doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Bake in a preheated 375°F oven. Bake the rolls till they're brown around the edges and beginning to turn golden brown across the center, about 20-30 minutes.
• While rolls bake, prepare the cream cheese frosting. Add the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and lemon juice to a small food processor. Blend until smooth and combined. Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, blending in between, until well mixed and desired consistency is reached. (I used 2 cups powdered sugar).
• Frost warm rolls with the cream cheese frosting and serve immediately.
• For night before prep: Prepare the rolls up to the point where you roll and place in the pan. Then, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, remove the pan from the fridge and proceed with the instructions where you left off. Rising time may be slightly longer than noted in the recipe due to the dough being cold vs room temperature.

AVOCADO ROLLS WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Half and remove the skin of the Avocado. Cube the Avocado and Cream Cheese into 1/2-inch to 1-inch squares (it doesn't have to be perfect). Divide all ingredients equally onto the 3 Egg Roll Wrappers.
• Roll them up and deep fry until golden. You can use a narrow pan, and have the oil deep enough to reach half the height of a roll, making sure to turn the rolls over to fry each side.
• Makes 3 whole rolls. Cut them diagonally to make 6 half rolls. The deeper the cut, the prettier your finished dish!
• Serve with the Sweet Thai Chili Sauce as a dip.

SMOKED SALMON CREAM CHEESE ROLLS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and capers in a small bowl.
• Spread smoked salmon slices with cream cheese mixture; roll up jelly-roll fashion.
• Cut rolls into 16 1/2 inch slices.
• Place a romain leaf on each serving plate. Place 4 salmon rounds in a row down the center of each leaf.
• Garnish with lemon wedges and serve with bagels.