Apple Butter Cruffins are crescent roll dough smothered in homemade apple butter, rolled, cut, and baked in a muffin tin, topped with cinnamon and sugar. The entire recipe is made with just four ingredients! And, you get all the apple flavor without peeling or dicing any apples! I also have Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins you will love!
What Is A Cruffin?
A cruffin is a pastry that’s a mix of two tasty treats: a croissant and a muffin. Imagine if a croissant, which is a flaky and buttery bread, and a muffin, which is like a soft and round cake, decided to become best friends. They’d create a cruffin! But, this recipe uses crescent roll dough in place of croissant dough to make this an easy recipe that anyone can make (no homemade dough required). I have been on a cruffin kick lately from Blueberry Cruffins to Carrot Cake Cruffins to Chocolate Peppermint Cruffins!
Ingredients & Substitutions
Dough:I used storebought crescent roll dough that came in sheets (no perforations). But, you could still use the original dough that does have perforations, just pinch the seams together.If you want to make your own dough for cruffins, there are a couple of options. You could check out theNew York Times Croissant recipe. Or, use the dough that I make for myPumpkin Puff Pastry.
Apple Butter: Apple butter is a delicious apple-flavored spread that is wonderful on bread or used as a condiment. The name can be confusing since it isn’t made with butter but is more like jams and jellies. For the best flavor, make homemade apple butter! Or, you can buy a jar at the store.
Topping: The warm, freshly baked cruffins are rolled in a cinnamon and sugar mixture.
Can I Make the Dough From Scratch?
Sure! If you want to make your own dough for these blueberry cruffins, there are a couple of options. You could check out my from-scratchCruffin Recipe. Or, use the dough that I make for myPumpkin Puff Pastry.
Can I Make Cruffins with Puff Pastry?
Yes! You could use 3 sheets of puff pastry (1 1/2 boxes), thawed according to package instructions, to make 12 cruffins. However, the baking instructions are a little different. If using a puff pastry sheet, follow the instructions for filling, rolling, and cutting. Place in the prepared muffin tin and bake for 24 minutes at 400°F. (Notice the baking temperature is different when compared to making the cruffins with crescent roll sheets.)
How To Store Apple Butter Cruffins
You can store apple butter cruffins at room temperature or freeze them.
Room Temperature: After they have baked and rolled in the cinnamon and sugar mixture, store the cruffins in an airtight container. They will last up to 3 days at room temperature (but I doubt they will last that long; they are so good)!
To Freeze: If you are not going to enjoy the cruffins within three days, it’s best to freeze them. First, let them cool completely. Then, store in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months. When ready to enjoy, let the cruffins thaw in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature for a few hours.
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Apple Butter Cruffins
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 22 minutes mins
Total Time 42 minutes mins
Apple Butter Cruffins are crescent roll dough smothered in homemade apple butter, rolled, cut, and baked in a muffin tin, topped with cinnamon and sugar. The entire recipe is made with just four ingredients! And, you get all the apple flavor without peeling or dicing any apples!
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Ingredients
Cruffins
- 3 tubes (8 ounces each) crescent roll sheets
- 1 ½ cups (360 g) apple butter, divided
Topping
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a standard 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Set it aside.
Working on a lightly floured surface, roll out each tube of dough into a 12×16-inch rectangle. If using perforated crescent roll dough, be sure to pinch the seams to seal them.
Spread ½ cup of apple butter evenly over the top of each sheet of dough.
Starting on the long end of the dough sheet, tightly roll it up into a log.
Cut the log in half, creating two shorter logs.
Cut each of those shorter logs in half lengthwise, giving you four sections of dough.
Repeat these steps with the remaining two sheets of dough, resulting in 12 sections of dough.
Working with one section of dough at a time, with the layered side facing up, roll it tightly into a cinnamon roll shape, tucking in the end piece of dough.
Place each roll into the prepared muffin tin.
Bake for 22-24 minutes or until the cruffins are golden brown.
Topping
In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon.
Remove rolls from the oven and immediately roll each cruffin in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cruffin | Calories: 293kcal
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: Apple Butter Cruffins
Servings: 12 cruffins
Calories: 293
Author: Amanda Rettke–iambaker.net
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What the Test Kitchen had to say about this recipe:
Autumn
Apple butter is such a unique flavor. It brings me back to my childhood, although I don't think I appreciated it as much when I was younger. Paired with these simple cruffins, you just cant go wrong!
Elizabeth
This is another cruffin I am 'luffin'…get it?!? I love to peel off each layer, making the treat last as long as I can! The apple butter spread is so flavorful in this, which I was not surprised about since I love it on a slice of bread, too!
Rachael
Yummm, such an easy variation of cruffins with apple butter. Very easy to assemble and the flavor of the apple butter is so delicious!
Bella
Delicious! Flaky, buttery, and sweet. The apple butter is spread out evenly throughout the roll, so you get a flavorful bite each time!
Selena
So moist and flavorful! They were extra gooey in just the right way. My family devoured these!
Categorized in: Breakfast, Dessert
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