Pumpkin Cream Cheese Dumplings
These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Dumplings are made with crescent rolls, pumpkin purée, cream cheese, butter, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice, then baked until golden for an easy, warm fall dessert perfect with ice cream or whipped cream.
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated crescent rolls 8 oz, 8 count
- 1/2 c pure pumpkin purée not pumpkin pie mix
- 1/3 c butter
- 1/4 c brown sugar
- 1/4 c granulated sugar
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 oz cream cheese divided into 8 even pieces
- 3 tbsp apple juice or water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly coat an 8-inch square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Using a fork, blend the ingredients until the mixture reaches a crumbly consistency. Set aside.
- Open the crescent roll package and separate the dough into 8 individual triangles. Arrange the triangles on a clean flat surface.
- At the widest end of each dough triangle, place 1 tablespoon of pumpkin purée, 1 tablespoon of the butter-sugar mixture, and 1 piece of cream cheese.
- Starting from the wide end, roll each triangle into a dumpling, tucking the pointed end underneath. Arrange the dumplings evenly in the prepared baking dish in 2 rows of 4.
- Sprinkle the remaining butter-sugar mixture evenly over the dumplings. Pour the apple juice evenly over the top.
- Bake on the center rack of the oven for 27 to 32 minutes, or until the dumplings are golden brown and fully baked.
- Remove the dish from the oven and allow the dumplings to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.
Notes
To make these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Dumplings gluten free, replace the refrigerated crescent rolls with a gluten-free crescent-style dough or another gluten-free pastry dough that can be rolled and baked in a similar way. Also verify that the pumpkin purée, cream cheese, pumpkin pie spice, and any toppings such as whipped cream or ice cream are labeled gluten free, since ingredients and additives can vary by brand. If cross-contact is a concern, prepare the dumplings in a clean baking dish and use utensils that have not been in contact with gluten-containing dough.