Easy Apple Crescent Muffins
Are you craving the warm, flaky goodness of a Starbucks Baked Apple Croissant but want something even easier to whip up at home? Enter these Apple Crescent Muffins made with crescent rolls and apple pie filling! This simple recipe transforms basic ingredients into bite-sized delights that are perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert. With a buttery, cinnamon-spiced exterior and gooey apple centers, they’re a crowd-pleaser that’s ready in under 30 minutes. Whether you’re a busy parent, a baking novice, or just love fall flavors, these muffins will become your new go-to treat.
Why You’ll Love These Apple Crescent Muffins
- Quick and Easy: Only 2 ingredients and minimal prep time.
- Budget-Friendly: Uses affordable pantry staples like canned apple pie filling and crescent rolls.
- Kid-Approved: Fun to make and eat – great for family baking sessions.
- Versatile: Customize with nuts, caramel drizzle, or even a cream cheese filling for extra indulgence.
- Fall Favorite: Perfect for apple season, holidays, or anytime you need a comforting treat.
Ingredients:
- cans of crescent rolls
- apple pie filing
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Start by preheating your oven to 350°F (190°C). Grease a standard muffin tin or silicon muffin tin.
- Prepare the Dough: Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate each can into 4 rectangles. Press two triangles together for each muffin base. Press the crescent rectangle into a muffin tin.
- Add the Filling: Spoon about 2 tablespoons of apple pie filling into the crescent roll muffin tin.
- Sprinkle: If desired, mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, then generously sprinkle over the muffins.
- Bake to Perfection: Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly. Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.
Pro Tip: For a Starbucks-inspired twist, add a dash of nutmeg to the cinnamon sugar mix to mimic that baked apple croissant flavor.
Tips and Variations for the Best Apple Pie Muffins
- Make-Ahead Option: Assemble the muffins and refrigerate overnight for fresh-baked goodness in the morning.
- Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or freeze for up to a month. Reheat in the oven for that fresh-baked crispness.
- Customizations: Swap apple pie filling for cherry or peach for different flavors. For a healthier spin, use reduced-sugar filling.
Apple Crescent Muffins
Equipment
- muffin tin
Ingredients
- 2 cans crescent rolls
- 1 can apple pie filling
Cinnamon Sugar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Glaze Drizzle
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp milk add more if too thick for you
Instructions
- Preheat you oven to 350℉. Spray your muffin tin well with nonstick spray. I used a silicone muffin tin which made it easy to pop them out.
- Open your crescent roll cans. Press the seams of two triangles together to make a rectangle.
- Press the rectangle piece into one of the muffin tins. Press the top edges together to make a cup inside the tin. You will have 8 crescent muffin cups.
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of apple pie filling into the crescent cups.
- If desired, sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.
- Bakes in preheat oven for 25 minutes. Let them sit in muffin tin 5 minutes before removing.
- If desired, mix your milk and powdered sugar together to create the drizzle and add to cooled muffins.
Notes
These easy apple pie muffins with crescent rolls are proof that you don’t need fancy skills to create bakery-worthy treats. If you’re a fan of quick apple desserts or Starbucks copycat recipes, this one’s for you!
Other Apple Desserts
I wanted to make these right away, so I used what I had on hand; left over cherry pie filling and pkg. of Rhodes frozen dinner rolls. Took out 8 frozen dinner rolls (the smaller ones). Left out just until thawed and then formed dinner rolls into muffin pan compartments; spooned in pie filling and baked in oven according to pkg. instructions.
Iced them when taken out of the oven and again once they where just slightly warm. I did add just a bit of Almond extract to the icing.
I wash lucky to sample 2, but hubby ate the rest.