Description
Cruffins are a delightful pastry hybrid that combines the flakiness of a croissant with the shape and convenience of a muffin. These cinnamon sugar cruffins are easy to make and perfect for a special breakfast treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Puff Pastry:
- 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed if frozen)
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Additional:
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
- butter or nonstick spray for greasing muffin tin
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease a standard muffin tin.
- Prepare the pastry: Roll out the puff pastry and brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Cut and roll: Cut the pastry into strips, roll each strip into a spiral, then cut into shorter rolls. Place in muffin cups.
- Bake: Bake for 18–22 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve: Let cool slightly, then dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
- For a fun twist, add jam, Nutella, or lemon curd before rolling.
- Best enjoyed fresh but can be reheated in the oven.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cruffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 125mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
