A creamy chocolate and cream cheese center make these Cheesecake Nutella Crescent Rolls disappear in a hurry. These sweet pastry rolls filled with hazelnut spread will become a family favorite in no time at all.
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Nothing says "I love you" to my family more than a hot breakfast. Most of the time I make a big batch of blueberry pancakes, banana waffles, and loaded egg burritos and keep them in the freezer, so they can heat up a quick breakfast before school.
On the weekends I love making delicious little treats before the kiddos wake up. These crescent rolls with Nutella were one of the fun creations I surprised them with.
Why You Will Love These
These buttery and soft crescent rolls have a creamy cheesecake filling and a gooey pocket of Nutella spread hidden inside.
They are so easy to make with just a few ingredients, but they look like you spent hours in the kitchen. Adding the white chocolate drizzle just adds that extra little touch.
The best part is that these chocolate rolls can be ready to be devoured in under 30 minutes. They are the perfect treat for Nutella lovers.
Ingredients
With just a few kitchen staples and a jar of Nutella, these cream cheese crescent rolls are a fun treat to make.
- Refrigerated Crescent Rolls - You will need two packages of canned rolls to make this recipe.
- Cream Cheese - Make sure to set one package out ahead of time, so it can come to room temperature.
- Sugar - Granulated sugar sweetens this particular roll.
- Egg - A large egg helps to bind the cream cheese filling together.
- Nutella - The sweet hazelnut spread adds a fun flavor to the filled crescent rolls.
- White Chocolate - You can use white chocolate chips or white chocolate melting wafers for the drizzle on top or just sprinkle with powdered sugar.
How to make Cheesecake Crescent Rolls
Filling flakey crescent rolls with two kinds of filling makes these little pastries a decadent treat that is perfect for breakfast or dessert.
- Beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add the egg and beat again.
- Open both packages of crescent rolls and roll the dough out on a baking sheet. Press 2 triangles together to form a rectangle, repeating until you have 8 rectangles of dough.
- Scoop out a tablespoon of Nutella and spread it down the right center of each rectangle.Repeat with a tablespoon of cheesecake filling down the left center.
- Fold the sides over to the middle and gently pinch the seams together. Pinch the ends together too.
- Flip the roll over carefully. Gently twist the roll. (You can also just pinch the roll together and skip the twist.) Pinch together any seams that come undone.
- Place the pan in a preheated oven and bake until golden brown. Remove and cool on a wire rack.
BruCrew Tip: To make these cheesecake Nutella rolls even more fun and delicious, drizzle the tops with melted white chocolate before serving.
Filling Variations
- Bananas - These banana Nutella crescent cups are a cute and fun treat.
- Marshmallows
- Strawberries - One of our favorite treats are these strawberry Nutella rolls made with canned breadsticks.
- Cinnamon Sugar - Sprinkle the tops of the rolls before baking.
Storage Recommendations
The filled crescent rolls are best if served the same day they are made. If you have leftovers keep them in an air tight container in the fridge for a few days.
Other Crescent Roll Desserts
- Blueberry Danish
- Nutella Rolls
- Banana Cheesecake Rolls
- Churro Pumpkin Pie Danish
- Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Bars
- Cherry Almond Brie Bites
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Recipe
Cheesecake Nutella Crescent Rolls
Crescent rolls filled with Nutella and a cream cheese filling is a sweet breakfast.
Ingredients
- 2 - 8 ounce cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup Nutella spread
- ¼ cup white chocolate melting wafers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add the egg and beat again.
- Unroll the crescent rolls and separate into triangles. Press two triangles together to form 8 rectangles.
- Spoon a large tablespoon of Nutella down the right side of the center. Repeat with a large tablespoon of cheesecake filling down the left side of the center.
- Fold the edges of the rolls over the filling. Press the seams together at the middle and the end. Flip the roll over so that the seam is underneath.
- Gently twist the roll. (This step can also be skipped if you want to just leave them as a roll.) Press together any seams that may come undone.
- Place rolls on a baking sheet and bake for 10-11 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
- Place white chocolate melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds. Stir until melted and creamy.
- Spoon into a plastic baggie with one tip cut off. Drizzle over the cooled twists. Let set. Refrigerate leftovers.
Notes
- You can also melt ¼ cup white chocolate chips with ½ teaspoon shortening for the drizzle on top.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 258Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 66mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 2gSugar: 26gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for Cheesecake Nutella Twists was first published April 19, 2012. The post and photos were updated and republished January 14, 2021.
Pam Fields
Wow! These could become a dangerous situation. Pinned and planning a day to make. Yum!
Little Becky Homecky
These look so delicious! Thank you so much for sharing!!
Crunchy Creamy Sweet
Yum! My kind of breakfast 🙂 And the cream cheese... mmm... Delicious!!
parkhouselove.com
Wow these sound amazing. I love anything that has to do with nutella so I'll definitely be giving these a try.
Tiffanee
This is brilliant! I so love this idea and cannot wait to make some very soon!!
Catalina @ Cake with Love
These actually look so easy to make that nobody will guess it! I love all the flavors, can you send me one, please ?:)
Holly
I HAD to pin these delicious things! I am a night owl too! I am never very happy before 10 a.m., that being said, these would make me a very happy girl if I had one to wake up to tomorrow 🙂
Jocelyn
@Hayley...thanks. I think you are on to something there...and I even have a jar of biscoff in the cupboard waiting for the right thing:-)
Hayley
Genius to bake these the night before--plus 1 for Jocelyn! And the Nutella/cheesecake mixture looks SO SO SO good. Imagine how Biscoff could taste in there--yum!!
Jane and Lorraine
These look DELICIOUS!! Myself and my kids would love these!
Carrie Burrill
Your kids must be in heaven these look sooooooo good!
Rebecca O
Hi there. My name is Bekki and I am friends with your sisters Juby and Jen! We all went to WCA together. I actually graduated with Juby.
I have been a follower of your blog for awhile, but I never leave comments. But, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to let you know how good these look! My 4 year old loves Nutella and I know that he would love these. Thank you for sharing Jocelyn!
Mandy
I am not a morning person, either. Well I like being up early when it's so peaceful and the sun is coming up, but I don't like the getting up part.I love the night, that's my time! These look delish!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
Those are gorgeous! LOVE LOVE them. I'm more of a morning person...once I've had coffee. It's too bad that my daughter likes to eat as soon as she gets up...at 6am. So baking breakfast the night before is genius. 🙂
Lyndsay Wells
This is brilliant. I pinned it 🙂
Julie
SHUT UP. YOU DID NOT JUST POST THIS. Now this is all I'm going to be able to think about ALL DAY. 🙂
amy (fearless homemaker)
yum, these sound fantastic! can't go wrong with nutella, especially for breakfast. =)
Cookbook Queen
These look and sound absolutely amazing!!!
Aimee
Oh I love this! They turned out beautiful!
Loveforfood
What a wonderful recipes you share