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This Baked Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups recipe is a simple process that yields an amazing churro-like breakfast treat. 20 minutes in the oven (if you can wait that long) to dig in to these!
Step by step photos and instructions below!
Can you believe I actually had to convince my children to try these? They’re deeply suspicious of all new foods (ugh), and were skeptical when I said brightly “they’re really good!! Try one!”.
I think they’re onto me, because I also said that about asparagus a few weeks ago, and they did try it. And hated it.
I guess I kind of deserved that one.
Anyway – the cinnamon-y deliciousness of these Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups hit their nostrils, and they deigned to taste it. Naturally, their mother was right (as always – we’ll forget about the asparagus incident).
If you like this – you might also enjoy this recipe for Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Rolls:
Why you’ll love this recipe:
- It’s super easy to make a LOT of. You are limited only by the number of ingredients you have, and the amount of baking trays that fit in your oven!
- Delicious. Seriously, these are epic. The whole family will love these.
- Easy to make. Check out the pics below!
I have included step by step photos and instructions, as well as tips and tricks in the post. If you’d rather skip all that, scoot right on down to the full recipe card located at the bottom of the post.
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Ingredients
The full list of ingredients and quantities is found in the printable recipe card below.
How to make this recipe
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The full list of ingredients, quantities and instructions can be found in the printable recipe card below.
Get prepped
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and slice the crusts off the bread
Lay out 2 shallow dishes (I use pie plates sometimes)
Flatten the bread and mix up the filling and coating
Using a rolling pin, flatten the bread out.
Combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Combine the sugar and cinnamon until well combined and add to one of the shallow dishes. In the other, add the melted butter.
Assemble
Spread each slice of bread thickly with the cream cheese mixture.
Roll up tightly
Dip in the butter.
Then dip the sugar and place on a baking sheet.
Bake
Bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned.
Devour.
Kylee’s Notes
How about a variation?
Cooked apples, diced small are awesome inside these, or maybe Raspberries, Blueberries, Nutella. Even peaches!
Can I make these ahead?
Yes! I make these, bake them and then let them cool. They are great reheated in the oven, for about 5 minutes.
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Baked Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups
Ingredients
- 10-12 slices bread ((any kind))
- 4 oz cream cheese (, softened)
- 3 Tbs powdered sugar
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup butter (, melted)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Slice the crusts off the bread
- Using a rolling pin, flatten the bread out.
- Combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Lay out 2 shallow dishes (I use pie plates sometimes)
- Combine the sugar and cinnamon until well combined and add to one of the shallow dishes.
- In the other, add the melted butter.
- Spread each slice of bread thickly with the cream cheese mixture.
- Roll up tightly, dip in the butter, then the sugar and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned.
- Devour.
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
Update: This recipe was originally published in May of 2017. It was republished with updated photos in July of 2021.
Erin says
Just made these, they are amazing! My advice is while my oven was preheating I set the cream cheese in the oven a couple minutes to get it soft enough to spread.
Debra M Swiggum says
I looked up your recipe because I hadn’t made them for years. Used to make them 20 years ago. They are as good as I remember. I have always made them and then put them in the freezer. Then when you have company you can just put on a pan and pop in the oven. Yum
Kimberly says
Can you use flour tortillas instead of bread?
Kylee says
You could, but then they’d be taquitos and will be a different texture.
Dawn says
These are awesome! I also took the crusts that were cut off and rolled in butter and cinnamon sugar mix and baked those. They came out like French fries, husband loved them
Susan says
Easy and so delicious! These were a big hit!!
Santana says
These cinnamon roll ups are LIFE! I have tried a number of different versions and these are the best hands down. Thanks Kylee!
Nygeria says
This was very delicious. I decided to try out some Cream Cheese desserts out of curiosity because I have a small hobby of baking. I came across this recipe and decided to give it a try. All I can say is that my siblings and mother devoured them all. I will definitely make this again
Lindsey says
OMG <3 These are soooo good, I get all kinds of complements, and each person is shocked that the dough is sliced bread 🙂 Would it be possible if I made these ahead of time and froze them that they would thaw to be ok?
Kylee says
Yes. You will have to cook longer from frozen and they may not brown as much, but they will still taste good!
Camille Wilmer says
Thank you for this wonderfully easy and delicious recipe!
I made these as a dessert for us and we devoured them!
Now, I am experimenting with this idea as a non-dessert. Instead of sugar and cinnamon, I am using garlic and onion inside the cream cheese mix. And the outside bread with a little Italian seasoning a a splash of garlic. Their not done yet. Wish me luck.
Avneet Sandhu says
This recipe was absolutely amazing. I made it for my mothers birthday as a treat and they tasted so good that people kept asking where I got them!
Jennifer says
Absolutely delicious!! For personal preference I only lightly rolled them in butter, and lightly rolled them in sugar-pumpkin pie spice. I was out of cinnamon but the pie spice was fantastic. I don’t think I spread the cream cheese too thick, but it only made 7. I used a regular loaf of 100% whole wheat bread. They cooked perfectly crispy in a glass pie dish. I could have easily eaten all of them by myself!!
Cheryl says
Delicious 😋 making another batch today, added some grated apple 🍎 this time ! Yum