These Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups are the best thing to happen to sliced bread since….sliced bread!
I was moved to reintroduce this recipe as it’s one of my most visited and pinned posts. And like anything I bring back from my early years, new photos were in order. Nothing about the recipe needed changing – it’s a classic – and the story remains the same. But believe me, it’s a recipe you’ll want to keep close at hand as friends and family stop over during the holidays.
While organizing my recipe drawer, I stumbled upon directions for a dessert that I hadn’t made in years. This small torn and tattered recipe card, wedged between the pages of a book, had made its way back to my attention.
I love this recipe…
I was first introduced to it back in my newlywed days when I was just beginning to collect recipes.
A colleague of mine hosted a group of us for a work/social gathering at her house. I remember walking into her Tudor style home and thinking what a beautiful residence with all of its nooks and crannies. Anyway, after the tour, but before shop-talk, she brought out desserts, which included, Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups.
This dessert, aromatic and fancy (to me), created quite the shock for us all when we discovered that its main ingredient was sliced bread.
It’s a winner on so many levels…
And here’s the good news: all that stands between you and this spectacular treat is:
- Sliced Bread
- Cream Cheese
- Vanilla
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Melted Butter
To begin, you’ll remove the crusts and roll each piece of bread flat with a rolling pin.
Then, you’ll coat the bread with vanilla-sweetened cream cheese, roll it up, and dip in melted butter.
Lastly, roll it through some cinnamon sugar, then bake until slightly puffy and completely warmed through.
It’s perfect nosh with a steaming cup of tea or your favorite espresso…great for dinner parties, baby showers, and holiday brunches…really any place where people congregate and don’t mind that their day is made sweeter by a tasty treat that’s warm and cinnamon-y.
Buon Appetito!
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Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups
- Category: Breakfast / Dessert
Description
These Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups are the best thing to happen to sliced bread since….sliced bread!
Ingredients
- 20 slices white bread, crusts removed
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup melted butter
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- One at a time, roll out each slice of bread until flattened.
- In a medium sized bowl, beat cream cheese, vanilla and 1/4 cup of sugar.
- In a small bowl, combine remaining 3/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon, and set aside.
- Divide cream cheese mixture and spread on each slice of bread (about 1 Tbsp./slice).
- Roll up each slice.
- Dip each roll in melted butter so that it’s fully covered.
- Roll in cinnamon sugar mix.
- Arrange, seam-side down, on baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 – 18 minutes until rolls start to puff.
- Serve warm.
CIAO!
LOVE LOVE 💕 THESE! Im addicted to these now. Not the w worse addiction one could have. 😂
So happy you like them, Roberta!! 🙂
Hi Annie!
I’m just seeing your Cinnamon Cream Cheese Roll-Ups! They look DELISH! Can I make ahead and freeze once they’re baked?
Thank you! This one’s a keeper! I have never frozen mine – although it is safe to refrigerate and reheat within a few days.
Hi Annie just found your recipie..yay 🥰
Just a quick question hon, could u do the same with a pre-rolled puff pastry cut into bread sized squares? Thanku 😀
Hmm…good question! I’ve never tried it, but I need to! If it works – that would be divine! Wish I could offer more!
This recipe sounds great, I’m definitely going to try it. I do have a totally non-related question. Your hair is so beautiful, can I ask what type of product you use that brings out each individual wave so nicely? I’m having trouble with my hair, all it does is frizz.
Thank you! I use Amika products…they work so well and smell so good!!
Thank you so much! Love cinnamon! Love cream cheese! Love easy! These are the most loved treats ever! They turned out really well and are delicious. When I bake an extravaganza I will bake around 700 pieces and share with friends. These are definitely going to be included in my next bake-a-thon!! Love them!!
I love that!! Thanks for stopping by with a kind word! 🙂
Can you make these before the party and freeze?
YUM YUM. YUM! Movie watching snack! Thank you. Love this one!
Yayyy! Fabulous idea! Thank you!! 🙂
OMG i barely got to taste because they went so fast…. Delish!
Yay! So happy they were a hit!!
Can you serve these at room temperature
Sure 🙂
Will the bread fall apart when spreading the cream cheese? Can you use whipped cream cheese?
Hi Kim… Because you roll the bread flat, first, it creates a much sturdier platform to spread the cream cheese. I’ve never had a problem with it. Thanks for your question.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this recipe which has some of my favorite ingredients. Love to serve these rolls at a tea party as they look so good.
Thank you!! 🙂
Oh these roll ups are just soooo gooood! After my first batch, I just had to make a second since they were gone in an instant. I had put a few that were left in the fridge, and I actually prefer them cold now. Thank you for this one, it’s definitely Italy a keeper!.
So happy you enjoyed! Thanks, Debra!
Yay! So happy you enjoyed!!
I can see why this is such a loved recipe! It’s a whole lot of goodness wrapped up in cinnamon and sugar!
Exactly!! Can’t beat that! Thanks, Kathy!
I can certainly see why this is so popular, Annie! I hadn’t seen this one of yours so finally happy I did!! Love the simplicity of it, but still it’s packed with yummy flavours. This is a must try!! Perfect with the coffee I’m sipping on right now 😉 Happy weekend, my friend! XOXO
It’s one of my favorites, too! Thanks for stopping by, my friend! Have a lovely Sunday! XOXO
This is such an amazing idea! I love how simple these are! It’s such a cute dessert to serve with the evening tea.. The aroma and the creamy delicious spiced rolls can make anyone’s day better :).
It certainly has a way of making one’s day better! 🙂 Thank you, dear!
Oh my gosh no wonder this is one of your most pinned recipes! They look so much more complicated than they actually are. I love recipes like this. I bet they taste so delicious too!! pinning!!
This is my favorite kind of recipe! 😉 Thank you, my friend!
Oh my gosh, I love roll-ups, these look divine!!
Thanks, my friend!
I can’t believe how simple these are. Yet how enticing. That’s true genius at work!
They are awesome! True comfort food made in no time… 🙂