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Cheesy Garlic Chive Cruffins are bite-sized crescent roll dough pastries filled with a rich cheesy chive garlic butter, rolled, sliced, and baked in a muffin tin, providing a crispy outside with a soft inside, perfect as an appetizer or side dish.

  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 3 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent roll sheets
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 3 cups (339 g) mild cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chives, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray and set aside.
  2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each tube of crescent dough into roughly a 12×16-inch rectangle. Pinch seams firmly if dough has perforations.
  3. In a medium bowl, mix softened butter, chopped chives, and minced garlic until well combined.
  4. Spread about one-third of the garlic-chive butter evenly over each dough sheet.
  5. Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese evenly over the buttered dough sheet.
  6. Starting at the long edge, roll the dough tightly into a log.
  7. Cut each log in half to form two smaller logs.
  8. Slice each smaller log lengthwise in half, yielding four sections per dough sheet.
  9. Repeat with remaining dough sheets to get 12 dough sections total.
  10. Working with one piece at a time, layer side facing out, roll each tightly into a cinnamon-roll shape, tucking the end under to seal.
  11. Place each rolled cruffin into prepared muffin tin until all 12 are set.
  12. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown; while baking, prepare garlic butter topping.
  13. Whisk together melted butter, minced garlic, chopped chives, and kosher salt in a small bowl.
  14. Brush the garlic butter over warm cruffins immediately after removing from oven.

Notes

You can substitute scallions for chives, keeping in mind the flavor shift., For a bolder cheese taste, use medium or sharp cheddar instead of mild., Puff pastry sheets can be used instead of crescent dough; bake at 400°F for 24 minutes for a flakier texture., Mini cruffins can be made by doubling the sections to 8 per dough sheet, baking at 350°F for about 18 minutes in a mini muffin tin., Store cooled cruffins in an airtight container for up to 3 days., From-scratch dough recipes (such as cruffin dough or apple turnover dough) can also be used, skipping cinnamon and sugar in filling.

  • Author: Laura
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Category: Appetizer, Side Dish
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cruffin
  • Calories: 403 kcal