Carrot cake meets cheesecake meets cinnamon rolls in this fun and easy springtime recipe.
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Carrot Cheesecake Cinnamon Roll Cups
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 10
Ingredients
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup coarsely shredded carrots
- 3 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon golden raisins
- 1 can (17.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing (5 Count)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 10 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add powdered sugar; beat until smooth. Beat in vanilla and cinnamon. Stir in carrots, 1 tablespoon of the pecans and the raisins until just combined.
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Step3Separate dough into 5 rolls; set icing aside. Unroll each roll into strip. Cut each strip in half to make 10 strips.
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Step4Coil and firmly press strip into bottom and side of each muffin cup.
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Step5Fill each cup with about 1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese filling, pressing filling slightly into each cup.
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Step6Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until rolls are baked through and golden brown. Cool 2 minutes in pan, then transfer to cooling rack. Top each roll with about 1/2 teaspoon of the chopped pecans.
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Step7In small microwavable bowl, microwave icing uncovered on High 8 to 10 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over warm rolls. Cool 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
260 Calories
11g Total Fat
3g Protein
38g Total Carbohydrate
20g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 330mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 50mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 38g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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