Description
Enjoy these quick cinnamon sugar cruffins, a delightful blend of croissant flakiness and muffin texture. Made with store-bought puff pastry, they offer a bakery-quality treat in about 30 minutes, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed but still cold
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Extra butter for greasing
- Additional cinnamon sugar for coating
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190°C (375°F) and generously grease a 6-cup muffin tin with butter.
- In a small bowl, mix together the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon for the filling.
- Unfold the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface. Brush the entire surface with melted butter, then evenly sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the top.
- Starting from a long side, tightly roll the puff pastry into a log. Slice the log in half lengthwise to create two long strips.
- With the cut side facing out, gently roll each strip into a spiral shape. Place each spiral into a prepared muffin cup.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cruffins are puffed up and deeply golden brown.
- Let the cruffins cool in the muffin tin for about 5 minutes.
- Brush each warm cruffin with a bit of melted butter, then coat generously in additional cinnamon sugar.
Notes
- Keep puff pastry cold for best results.
- For a richer flavor and better browning, use butter for greasing the muffin tin.
- Adjust cinnamon sugar amount to your preference.
- Fillings like chocolate spread, jam, or nuts can be added before rolling.
- For an autumn twist, use pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon.
- Double the recipe for larger batches and use a 12-cup muffin tin if needed.
- Assembled cruffins can be refrigerated overnight before baking.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days; reheat in the oven.
- Baked and cooled cruffins can be frozen for up to a month.
- Use high-quality all-butter puff pastry for optimal flavor and flakiness.
- Other spices like cardamom or nutmeg can be used instead of cinnamon.
- A muffin tin is recommended to hold the cruffin shape while baking.
- Homemade puff pastry can be used for an elevated result.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Pastry
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cruffin
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg