Have you ever heard of a cruffin? It’s a cross between a muffin and a crescent roll and it’s absolutely delicious. These carrot cake cruffins take a carrot cake filling and roll it up inside the dough. You slice those rolls and place them in a muffin tin for baking.
Once baked, these delectable treats are drizzled with a scrumptious cream cheese glaze. These are perfect for brunch, teatime, or to give as a gift.
Carrot Cake Cruffins
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Rise Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
Dough:
- 3 cups all- purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup milk
- 4 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 package instant yeast
- Pinch of salt
Filling:
- 2 cups carrots, grated
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 2 tbsp walnuts chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cardamom pods crushed
Topping:
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp. lemon juice
Instructions:
Make the dough:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, salt, and instant yeast.
- Add the eggs, melted butter, and milk.
- Knead the mixture into a soft, smooth dough. Cover and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
Cook the filling:
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt the butter.
- Add the grated carrots and sauté briefly.
- Stir in the brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, cardamom, and lemon zest. Cook until the carrots are tender, adding 1 tbsp of water or milk if necessary. Set aside to cool.
Put together the topping:
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and lemon juice.
- Mix until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
Assemble the muffins:
- Once the dough has doubled, roll it into a rectangle approximately 15 x 8 inches. Trim edges if needed.
- Spread the carrot filling evenly over the dough.
- Roll the dough tightly into a log and cut into 12 pieces, about 2–3 inches thick.
Prepare for Baking
- Grease a cruffins pan and place each piece into a slot.
- Let the cruffins rise in a warm place for 30–40 minutes, or until doubled in size.
Bake:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Bake the cruffins for 25–30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Allow the cruffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Add the Topping:
- Drizzle or spread the cream cheese topping over the cooled cruffins.
- Serve and enjoy!
Carrot Cake Cruffins
These carrot cake cruffins take a carrot cake filling and roll it up inside the dough. You slice those rolls and place them in a muffin tin for baking. Once baked, these delectable treats are drizzled with a scrumptious cream cheese glaze.
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 3 cups all- purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup milk
- 4 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 package instant yeast
- Pinch of salt
For the filling:
- 2 cups carrots grated
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 2 tbsp walnuts chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cardamom pods crushed
For the topping:
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tbsp. lemon juice
Instructions
Make the dough:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, salt, and instant yeast.
- Add the eggs, melted butter, and milk.
- Knead the mixture into a soft, smooth dough. Cover and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
Make the filling:
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt the butter.
- Add the grated carrots and sauté briefly.
- Stir in the brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, cardamom, and lemon zest. Cook until the carrots are tender, adding 1 tbsp of water or milk if necessary. Set aside to cool.
Make the topping:
- In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and lemon juice.
- Mix until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
Assemble the muffins:
- Once the dough has doubled, roll it into a rectangle approximately 15 x 8 inches. Trim edges if needed.
- Spread the carrot filling evenly over the dough.
- Roll the dough tightly into a log and cut into 12 pieces, about 2–3 inches thick.
Prepare for Baking
- Grease a cruffins pan and place each piece into a slot.
- Let the cruffins rise in a warm place for 30–40 minutes, or until doubled in size.
Bake:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Bake the cruffins for 25–30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Allow the cruffins to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Add the Topping:
- Drizzle or spread the cream cheese topping over the cooled cruffins.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 407kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 7gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 99mgPotassium: 213mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 4190IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 2mg
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