Sugar Free Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Rolls are a quick and easy breakfast or brunch recipe made with refrigerated crescent dough in less than 30 minutes.
This recipe features flaky crescent rolls that are stuffed with a lush and creamy lemon filling, and then topped with a simple glaze.
What you will read about in this recipe.
- What makes lemon cheesecake crescent rolls so good?
- Ingredients needed to make Lemon Crescent Rolls
- How to make Sugar Free Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Rolls
- Tips for making the best cheesecake crescent rolls.
- How to store cheesecake rolls.
- Print the Recipe Card for Sugar Free Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Rolls
What makes lemon cheesecake crescent rolls so good?
Perfect for breakfast or brunch, these delicious rolls are perfect for serving a small hungry crowd quickly.
I like that this recipe tastes amazing without the added sugar!
Did you try my recipe for Sugar Free Cream Cheese Crescent Roll Muffins ?
Those muffins are creamy and fruity and can be made in about 20 minutes. Both this cheesecake roll recipe that that muffin recipe are made with refrigerated crescent rolls and are easy idea for breakfast, brunch, or even as a snack.
To make this recipe you will need sugar free powdered sugar to make the glaze You can find a selection of powdered sugar made without sugar here.
Ingredients needed to make Lemon Crescent Rolls
- Crescent Rolls. Select the refrigerated dough rather than rolls that have already been baked.
- Cream Cheese. Your cream cheese should be softened to room temperature so that it can be blended with the other ingredients.
- Sugar Alternative. Use a granular sugar alternative that can also be baked with and that measures like sugar.
- Lemon Zest and Lemon Juice. Real lemon is used to make these tasty rolls.
- For the glaze you will need sugar free powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
Expert Tip👉 To soften your cream cheese in a microwave, remove the packaging and place the cream cheese bar on a microwave safe plate. Microwave your cream cheese for 15 seconds.
How to make Sugar Free Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Rolls
Prep time: 10 Minutes.
Bake Time: 15 minutes.
Servings: 8 rolls.
- Preheat your oven to 375 and prepare a rimmed baking sheet for nonstick. Parchment paper or a baking mat can work in this recipe.
- Carefully unroll the crescent roll on a clean and flat surface. Then separate the dough along the perforation marks into individual triangles.
- In a mixing bowl, beat your cream cheese to soften it up. Then add the sugar alternative, lemon juice, and lemon zest and beat until the mixture is creamy.
- Use a medium scoop to distribute the filling along the wide side of each triangle to about ¼" from the edge.
- To roll the crescent rolls back up, start at the wide end and roll the triangles up, tucking in the corners at the end. Place the rolls about one and a half to two inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the rolls for 12-15 minutes or until they appear to to turn golden brown. Then carefully remove the rolls from the oven let them sit on the baking sheet for a minute before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to fully cool.
- To make the glaze, simply use a whisk to combine the ingredients together. When the rolls have fully cooled you can drizzle the glaze over them and serve once the glaze has become hard.
Expert Tip 👉 If your glaze seems to be too thin you can whisk in a small amount of additional sugar free powdered sugar. To thin the glaze out whisk in a small amount of water or milk.
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Tips for making the best cheesecake crescent rolls.
Store bought refrigerated crescent rolls were used to make my rolls. You can alternatively use biscuit dough that has been rolled out or dough from a sheet, making adjustments as needed in baking.
More helpful tips for you.
- The creamy filling is made using cream cheese as a base. Using a full fat cream cheese will make the filling more lush and flavorful.
- While lemon is what was used to make my rolls, you can try using another citrus fruit. I like the idea of making these with lime instead of lemon.
- The glaze topping is optional but, a really nice addition to these rolls. You should however wait for the rolls to cool before drizzling the glaze so that the glaze can harden in place.
How to store cheesecake rolls.
Once the rolls have fully cooled, they should be stored in an airtight container. When properly stored and refrigerated, these roll should keep for up to a few days. I have not tried freezing these rolls.
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Sugar Free Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 Refrigerated Crescent Roll Dough
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 2 tbsp Sugar Alternative - see post for details and alternatives.
- ½ tbsp Lemon Zest
- 2 ½ tbsp Lemon Juice
Glaze
- 1 cup Sugar Free Powdered Sugar
- ½ tbsp Lemon Zest
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 and prepare a rimmed baking sheet for nonstick.
- Carefully unroll the crescent roll on a clean and flat surface. Then separate the dough along the perforation marks into individual triangles.
- In a mixing bowl, beat your cream cheese to soften it up. Then add the sugar alternative, lemon juice, and lemon zest and beat until the mixture is creamy.
- Use a medium scoop to distribute the filling along the wide side of each triangle to about ¼" from the edge.
- To roll the crescent rolls back up, start at the wide end and roll the triangles up, tucking in the corners at the end. Place the rolls about one and a half to two inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the rolls for 12-15 minutes or until they appear to to turn golden brown. Then carefully remove the rolls from the oven let them sit on the baking sheet for a minute before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to fully cool.
- To make the glaze, simply use a whisk to combine the ingredients together. When the rolls have fully cooled you can drizzle the glaze over them and serve once the glaze has become hard.
Recipe Notes
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.
You will need to add the crescent roll nutrition for the rolls that you have selected to use in this recipe as these can vary. See thesugarfreediva.com for details on this recipe.
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Sugar Free Lemon Cheesecake Crescent Rolls, a quick and easy breakfast or brunch recipe made with refrigerated dough in less than 30 minutes.
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