Raspberry Cream Cheese Pull-Apart Rolls

Raspberry Cream Cheese Pull Apart Roll

One last recipe before the big day of love tomorrow!  This one is for a super simple and delicious breakfast, Raspberry Cream Cheese Pull Apart-Rolls.  The original recipe was first published in Cooking Light Magazine in 1999.  It was a little different with dried fruit and citrus zests and far less fat and calories than my recipe has.  But I’m not going for “light” on this one.  I wanted full fat and loads of sugar!  And that’s exactly what I did.  Because it tastes good.

Raspberry Cream Cheese Pull Apart Rolls

Imagine a soft, fluffy yeast roll, brushed with butter, studded with tart raspberries and finished with a layer of cheesecake topping.  That’s what you get with these rolls!  They are simply divine.  The only thing I didn’t get to do (and regret immensely) was drizzle them with a yummy glaze.  I highly suggest whipping up a simple powdered sugar/milk mixture and drizzling it over the rolls while they’re still warm.  Just too add a little more sweetness since the only sugar is in the cheesecake mixture.   They would make a great Valentine’s Day breakfast treat or even dessert!

Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

Raspberry Cream Cheese Pull-Apart Rolls
 
Ingredients
  • One, 25 oz. Package Rhodes Dinner Rolls (36 rolls total)
  • 1 stick Butter, melted
  • 12 oz. Frozen Raspberries
  • 2, 8 oz. pkgs. Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 c. Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs, room temperature
  • 2 T. Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 c. Powdered Sugar and ⅔ c. Milk whisked together until smooth
Instructions
  1. Thaw rolls at room temperature for 1 hour. Place 36 rolls in two, 9-inch round pans (18 rolls in each), coated with cooking spray. Brush melted butter evenly over rolls. Cover and let rise in warm place, free from drafts for 1 hour.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Sprinkle rolls with frozen raspberries and then pour cream cheese mixture over rolls. Cover and let rise 1 hour.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake rolls for 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and drizzle with powdered sugar glaze.
  4. OVERNIGHT VARIATION: After pouring the cream cheese mixture over rolls, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 12 hours. Remove plastic wrap from rolls and let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Proceed with baking the rolls as directed.
Notes
Makes 36 rolls.

 

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