Chocolate Cinnamon Cruffins
Chocolate Cinnamon Cruffins are soft, flaky pastries made with crescent dough, cinnamon sugar, and chocolate chips, rolled up like a muffin. Delicious plain or glopped with soft cinnamon roll frosting.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 417kcal
For the Cruffins
- 3 cans Pillsbury crescent rolls
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
For the Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-3 tablespoons milk or cream
Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a nonstick muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Stir the softened butter and cocoa powder together until completely combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and chocolate chips.
Roll out one can of crescent dough onto a silicone mat, silicone cutting board, or a lightly floured surface. Pinch the perforations together as needed.
Evenly spread ⅓ (about 2 ½ tablespoons) of the cocoa powder-butter mixture over each sheet of crescent dough.
On each sheet, sprinkle ⅓ of the brown sugar cinnamon mixture (about ½ cup loosely packed) over the butter.
Roll up the dough from the long end. Cut the log in half cross-wise so you have 2 logs. Cut each log in half lengthwise. Roll each portion around your finger with the cut sides facing up and place it in the prepared muffin tin. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Make the Frosting
Stir the powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla, and 1-2 tablespoons of milk together. Add more milk a little at a time until it reaches your desired consistency. I use 3 tablespoons.
Spoon the frosting over the warm chocolate cinnamon cruffins. If desired, sprinkle with a few more mini chocolate chips.
Serve warm.
Keep the crescent roll dough cold until you're ready to use it.
Use a sharp knife when cutting the crescent roll dough.
How thick or thin you make the cinnamon roll frosting is up to you. Start with a small amount of milk and add more until it's how you like it.
Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 529mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 316IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg