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    Apple Pie Muffins Using Crescent Rolls

    Published: Jan 10, 2014 · Modified: Oct 26, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    They say confession is good for the soul. Well, I have a confession to make. I am obsessed with crescent roll recipes. There I said it. Feels good to get that out there. What makes me adore these flaky, buttery things so much? Well for one, they are versatile. You can make just about anything out of them. We have made Peach Pie Crescents, Crescent Roll S'mores and Turkey and Cheese Stuffed Crescents just to name a few. Today, the kids helped me make some Apple Pie Muffins. But these are no ordinary Apple Pie Muffins, they are made using crescent rolls of course. I love cooking with kids because its a way to spend quality time together and teach them a few things in the process. If you are looking for more yummy apple recipes, check out this Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie.

    Apple Pie Muffins Using Crescent Rolls - These are so simple to make and use popular crescent rolls. My kids helped me make these so you know they are simple!

    Apple Pie Muffins

    This recipe will make 4 Apple Pie Muffins. Since you need 2 crescents per muffin, you will get 4 muffins out of a tube of 8 crescents.

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

    Remove the dough from the tube and unroll it. The dough is made of crescent triangles. Connect two of the triangles so that you can make four rectangles of dough.

    crescent rolls dough

    Push each rectangle of dough into a greased muffin tin so that they form a muffin cup.

    crescent dough in a muffin tin

    If you have a little helper, this is a great time to get them involved. They can scoop a large spoonful of apple pie mixture into each crescent muffin cup.

    cooking with kids

    Now it's time to make the streusel topping for the apple pie muffins. The following mixture makes ¾ cup of streusel topping and you may have some leftover depending on how much you put on each muffin.

    Combine - ⅓ cup of sugar, ⅓ cup of flour, ⅔ teaspoon of cinnamon, ½ tablespoon of water and 2 tablespoons of softened butter. Use a fork to mix the butter into the mixture until it becomes crumbly.

    Now you sprinkle some over the apple pie filling in each muffin. My daughter sprinkled a few large spoonfuls onto each muffin.

    child baking
    apple pie crescent muffins

    Bake the muffins in a 375 degree oven for 12-13 minutes until the edges start to brown. We used a smaller muffin pan and baked ours in our toaster oven which worked perfectly.

    fresh baked apple pie muffins

    These are best served warm, but let them cool a little as the apple pie filling can be quite hot especially for kids.

    apple pie filling in an apple pie muffin

    These apple pie muffins are great if you have an unexpected guest. They work for breakfast or dessert and are so delicious, you won't believe they are this simple to make.

    Apple Pie Muffins Using Crescent Rolls - These are so simple to make and use popular crescent rolls. My kids helped me make these so you know they are simple!

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    Apple Pie Muffins Using Crescent Rolls

    Apple Pie Muffins Using Crescent Rolls - These are so simple to make and use popular crescent rolls. My kids helped me make these so you know they are simple!
    4.82 from 11 votes
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    Course: Muffin
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 13 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 23 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 497kcal
    Author: Vicky

    Ingredients

    • Ingredients:
    • 1 can Apple pie filling
    • 8 Crescent rolls
    • For streusel topping:
    • ⅓ cup of sugar
    • ⅓ cup of flour
    • ½ tablespoon of water
    • ⅔ teaspoon of cinnamon
    • 2 tablespoons of softened butter

    Instructions

    • This recipe will make 4 Apple Pie Muffins. Since you need 2 crescents per muffin, you will get 4 muffins out of a tube of 8 crescents.
    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    • Remove the dough from the tube and unroll it. The dough is made of crescent triangles. Connect two of the triangles so that you can make four rectangles of dough.
    • Push each rectangle of dough into a greased muffin tin so that they form a muffin cup.
    • Scoop a large spoonful of apple pie mixture into each crescent muffin cup.
    • For the streusel topping combine ⅓ cup of sugar, ⅓ cup of flour, ⅔ teaspoon of cinnamon, ½ tablespoon of water and 2 tablespoons of softened butter.
    • Use a fork to mix the butter into the mixture until it becomes crumbly.
    • Sprinkle enough topping over each muffin to cover it completely.
    • Bake the muffins in a 375 degree oven for 12-13 minutes until the edges start to brown.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 559mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 2.5mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1.6mg
    Try this Recipe! Pin it for Later.Mention @vickycat or tag #messforless!

    For more fruit filled recipes check out:

    Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie

    Fruit Filled Crescent Cups

    Apple Crescents

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    Comments

    1. Britt | Sweet Tea and Thyme

      May 04, 2018 at 3:19 pm

      5 stars
      Oooh those photos sold me on this recipe! Looks heavenly!

    2. Monica

      May 04, 2018 at 1:32 pm

      5 stars
      These look so warm and inviting! It's really amazing how much you can do with crescent roll dough, but I would never have thought of something quite like this!

    3. Rae

      May 04, 2018 at 12:16 pm

      4 stars
      My husband has a minor obsession with crescent rolls, so I am sure he would be over the moon with these muffins.

    4. lalaine manalo

      May 04, 2018 at 11:09 am

      5 stars
      What a fun baking project to do with the kids. Looks so easy to make but very tasty. I always have crescent rolls at home, can't wait to try this recipe!

    5. Beth

      May 04, 2018 at 10:41 am

      5 stars
      These look so good! It's such a great thing to teach them when they are young! They will remember it! I am a crescent addict as well. You're right. Good to get that off ones chest! 🙂

    6. Vicky

      January 27, 2016 at 4:58 pm

      Thanks for stopping by! Glad you guys enjoyed them!

    7. Deanna

      January 25, 2016 at 5:24 pm

      Made these tonight for my family. I opened 2 packages of crescent rolls so I could fill all 6 tins. And I skipped the topping because I was just lazy tonight! Thanks for posting these.

    8. Kathy G

      March 06, 2015 at 3:17 pm

      I needed to bring several things for a dessert reception and I didn't want to go to the store. I ended up making these in my mini muffin pan (24 cup) and they turned out fabulous. I did sprinkle cinnamon sugar on the crescent rolls once in the pan, just to sweeten them up a touch. Thanks for the great idea.

    9. Vicky @ Mess For Less

      February 06, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      Thanks Anna!

    10. Anna

      February 03, 2014 at 1:32 pm

      Featuring today as part of my round up!

    11. Anna

      January 18, 2014 at 5:23 am

      They look heavenly! Thanks for sharing at the After School Linky.

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