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Cherry-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 12
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This coffee braid looks bakery-fancy, but Pillsbury™ crescents make it flaky, delicious and easy.
Updated Aug 18, 2020
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Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheet with shortening. In small bowl, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in almond extract, almonds and cherries; set aside.
  • 2
    If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough onto cookie sheet; press into 13x7-inch rectangle, firmly pressing perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough onto cookie sheet; press into 13x7-inch rectangle.
  • 3
    Spoon cream cheese mixture lengthwise down center 1/3 of rectangle. On each long side of dough rectangle, make cuts 1 inch apart to edge of filling. Fold opposite strips of dough over filling and cross in center to form a braided appearance; seal ends.
  • 4
    Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 5
    In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over coffee cake. If desired, garnish with additional sliced almonds and cherries. Cover and refrigerate any remaining coffee cake.

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Assemble the coffee cake up to 2 hours ahead of time; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Uncover; bake as directed in recipe.

Nutrition Information

140 Calories, 7g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 16g Total Carbohydrate, 10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
3g
15%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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