These are really rich – lots of sugar and butter! Messy to eat too. You can top them with chopped nuts if you insist on gilding the lily.
- 3/4 c butter, melted (1 and 1/2 sticks)
- 1 can (16.3 oz.) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
- 1/4 c sugar
- 1 Tab. ground cinnamon
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, cut into 12 cubes
- 1 c packed brown sugar
- paper muffin cups
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Place paper muffin cups in muffin tin.
- Separate dough into 12 biscuits.
- Press or roll each to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon in shallow dish.
- Dip cream cheese cubes in melted butter.
- Roll in cinnamon sugar.
- Place 1 cheese cube in center of each dough circle.
- Gather up sides of dough to enclose filling.
- Press edges of dough together to seal.
- Place, seam sides down , in muffin pan.
- Mix brown sugar and any remaining butter.
- Spoon over biscuits.
- Sprinkle biscuits with any remaining cinnamon sugar.
- Pour over biscuit.
- Bake 15 min. or until golden brown.
- Serve warm.
Serves: Makes 12
Source: Kraft and Pillsbury – a mash-up