This cherry cream cheese pastry ring combines a golden, flaky crescent dough ring with sweet cherry and tangy cream cheese fillings to create a pastry appetizer, dessert, or brunch item that’s easy to make and hard to resist.
Pastry rings are such versatile dishes. Of course, they make great dessert recipes, but they’re also classic comfort food recipes that are perfect for a sweet breakfast or brunch, an afternoon snack, and a sweet addition to any party. You can’t ever go wrong with them.
We’re particularly big fans of crescent rings that combine both fruit and cream cheese, like this strawberry pastry. Pasty rings like this have a wonderful variety of flavors and textures that always keep everyone coming back for more.
Our cherry cream cheese pastry ring combines the best of all these worlds with a golden, flaky crescent dough ring filled with the sweet flavors of cherries and the sweet, tangy flavor you find in all your favorite pastries. DEE-licious.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Basic Baking Ingredients: Everything used in this recipe is a baking staple found in most kitchens and in any grocery store.
- Easy: Making the fillings and the ring itself is super easy to do. Even beginners can make this one with ease.
- Classic Flavor: This ring is full of classic pastry flavors, like a flaky crust, sweet cherry filling, and sweet and tangy cream cheese.
- Versatile: Serve this pastry ring for breakfast, brunch, an afternoon snack, or at any party.
Ingredients
We’ve listed the ingredients here, but you’ll find their exact amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Cherry Filling
- Fresh cherries
- Sugar
- Lemon juice
- Water
- Cornstarch
Cream Cheese Filling
- Cream cheese – softened
- Sugar
- Egg yolk
- Lemon juice
- Vanilla Extract
Pastry Ring
- Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- Powdered sugar and milk – for the glaze
Variations
- Filling: Use your favorite berries or sliced fruits like apples, pears, and peaches for the filling.
- Semi-Homemade: Skip making the filling and use pie filling instead.
- Lemon Glaze: Use lemon juice in place of milk to create a lemon glaze for a bright, citrusy note.
How to Make Cherry Cream Cheese Pastry Ring
- Step 1: Combine all the filling ingredients except the water and cornstarch and cook over low heat until hot and bubbly. Then, add the cornstarch slurry and cook until it has thickened. Set aside to cool.
- Step 2: Beat the cream cheese in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Then, add the remaining filling ingredients and beat until combined.
- Step 3: Separate the crescent roll dough into its precut triangles.
Step 4: Arrange the triangles into a ring on an ungreased baking sheet or a pizza pan, with the wider ends at the center. The opening should be about 5 inches. Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the wide inner portion of the ring.
Step 5: Next, top it with the homemade fresh cherry filling.
Step 6: Fold the triangles over the filling, tucking the tips under the inner side of the ring.
Step 7: Bake at 375 until golden.
- Step 8: Mix the glaze ingredients and drizzle them over the cooled ring. Enjoy!
Tips
- Stir your cherry filling constantly while cooking to prevent scorching.
- Ensure the wide ends of your triangle overlap to form a solid base while laying them out to create the crescent ring.
- Try to leave a little room between the filling and both the inner part of the ring and the outer portion where the triangles split apart. This helps keep the filling in the ring where it belongs.
Cherry Cream Cheese Pastry Ring FAQ
Cornstarch and tapioca are both excellent thickeners for cherry filling, giving it a thickened texture without altering its flavor.
Cream cheese pastry ring filling is the same filling used for pastries. It’s made with cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
Pastry ring filling usually oozes out of the ring if it’s been overfilled or the filling has been placed too close to the edges.
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Cherry Cream Cheese Pastry Ring
Ingredients
- 2 containers Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
Cherry Filling
- 3 cups fresh cherries
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze Drizzle
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
Cherry Filling
- In a small saucepan over low heat, add fresh cherries, sugar and lemon juice. Stir and cook for approximately 5-6 minutes until hot and bubbly.
- In a small bowl, mix water and cornstarch together until combined then add to the cherry mixture.
- Continue stirring until the cherry mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
Cream Cheese Filling
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add sugar, egg yolk, vanilla and lemon juice. Beat for an additional 2 minutes.
Making the Pastry Ring
- Unroll crescent rolls and separate into the precut triangles.
- Place triangles on an ungreased baking sheet, or a round pizza tin, so that the wider end of the crescent is in the center forming the circle with about a five inch opening in the center. The smaller tip of the crescent is on the outside. *When forming the circle, the wider ends of the crescents will overlap each other.
- Spread cream cheese mixture over the wide part of the crescents.
- Spoon cherry filling on top of the cream cheese mixture.
- Fold the small tip of the crescent over and tuck under the wider part to secure forming the ring.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool.
Glaze Drizzle
- In a small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk together until combined.
- Drizzle over the pastry ring. Cut and enjoy!
Notes
- Refrigerate for up to 4 days in an airtight container.
- Bring to room temperature or microwave individual portions at 20-second intervals until warm.
- Stir your cherry filling constantly while cooking to prevent scorching.
- Ensure the wide ends of your triangle overlap to form a solid base while laying them out to create the crescent ring.
- Try to leave a little room between the filling and both the inner part of the ring and the outer portion where the triangles split apart. This helps keep the filling in the ring where it belongs.
