Name
King Cake Bites

The Cookery's King Cake Bites

  • Time:
    23 minutes
  • Servings:
    32 bites
  • Difficulty:
    Easy

Ingredients

Bites

  • 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tbsp. raspberry, strawberry or fig preserves
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 - 8-oz. cans crescent dinner rolls, refrigerated

Glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp. milk
  • Yellow, green and purple sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Beat cream cheese, preserves, 1 cup powdered sugar and lemon juice with mixer until well blended.
  2. Separate dough into 8 rectangles; seal seams. Sprinkle each rectangle with approximately 1/4 tsp. cinnamon.
  3. Spread cream cheese mixture down the middle of each rectangle. Fold each rectangle lengthwise into thirds to enclose filling (bring long edges up to cover cream cheese); cut each into 4 squares.
  4. Place seam side down on baking sheet. Bake 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly.
  5. Mix together remaining 1 cup powdered sugar and milk. Spread on top of King Cake Bites and sprinkle with colored sugars. 

Special thanks to The Cookery Project for this recipe!