Carrot Cake Cruffins

Absolutely delicious Carrot Cake Cruffins are crescent roll dough rolled up with all of the flavors of carrot cake from the spices to the carrots to candied walnuts. The cruffins are rolled cut and baked in a muffin tin before being coated in more sugar and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze. Its the next best and unique way to enjoy all the flavors of a carrot cake! I also have Cinnamon Sugar Cruffins that you will love!
What is a Cruffin?
We all know what a carrot cake is but what about a carrot cake cruffin? A cruffin is a cross between a croissant and a muffin. However in this case I used crescent roll dough in place of croissant dough to make this an easy recipe that anyone can make no homemade dough required. Then the spices shredded carrots and nuts you would find in the cake are rolled up into these cruffins. I can almost guarantee they will be your new favorite way to enjoy the popular cake.

Ingredients Substitutions
Dough I used storebought crescent roll dough that came in sheets no perforations. But you could still use the original dough that does have perforations just pinch the seams together. If you want to make the dough from scratch I will give you a couple of recipes you could use next.
Butter Unsalted butter gets rolled up in each cruffin giving you plenty in every layer of the treat. You will also use butter in the cream cheese glaze.
Sugar and Spices Granulated sugar is mixed with cinnamon and nutmeg to give you more of the flavor profile of carrot cake. Then the cruffins are rolled into more sugar after they are baked.
Carrots Of course you cant have carrot cake without carrots. Finely chop shredded carrots to add as a filling.
Nuts I love nuts in my cake and my candied walnuts bring this dessert to the next level of deliciousness! Be sure to have a few extra on hand for a topping.
Cream Cheese Drizzle With cream cheese frosting being a popular choice to spread over carrot cake I couldnt forget about that!
Can I Make the Dough From Scratch?
Sure! If you want to make your own dough for these blueberry cruffins there are a couple of options. You could check out my fromscratch Cruffin Recipe. Or use the dough that I make for my Pumpkin Puff Pastry.
Can I Make Cruffins with Puff Pastry Sheets?
Yes!