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!
You might also like to try Apple Monkey Bread. Same cozy cinnamon vibes, but in pull-apart form with apples tucked in.
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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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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
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Ingredients
- 10-12 slices bread (any kind)
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup butter (melted)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Slice the crusts off the 10-12 slices bread
- Using a rolling pin, flatten the bread out.
- Combine the 4 ounces cream cheese and 3 tablespoons powdered sugar until smooth.
- Lay out 2 shallow dishes (I use pie plates sometimes)
- Combine the ½ cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon until well combined and add to one of the shallow dishes.
- In the other, add the melted ½ cup 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.
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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.
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