Description
These Banana Cream Cheese Bites are easy to make with soft banana slices and sweet cream cheese tucked inside flaky pastry. They are quick enough for brunch and simple enough for party trays while still feeling like the best little treat for a holiday or potluck. Use them for dessert ideas and snack ideas when you want something healthy tasting with fruit and creamy sweetness.
Ingredients
- 2 medium Ripe bananas
- 4 ounces Cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons Powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- 1 sheet or 8 ounce tube Refrigerated crescent dough
- 2 tablespoons Melted butter
- 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar
Instructions
- Slice the bananas into thick uneven rounds so the fruit looks soft and fresh. Cut the crescent dough into small squares and leave the pieces slightly irregular so the bites look homemade.
- Stir the softened cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla and cinnamon until the mixture turns smooth and pale. The filling should look thick with tiny cinnamon specks and soft ridges from mixing.
- Spoon small uneven portions of cream cheese filling onto the dough squares. Add one banana slice to each square so the filling spreads slightly around the fruit but does not fully cover it.
- Fold the dough corners around the banana and cream cheese filling so each piece becomes a small uneven bundle. Some edges should overlap and a little filling can peek through because that makes the baked bites look natural.
- Brush the folded bites with melted butter and scatter sugar over the tops. Bake until the pastry turns golden with darker edges and the cream cheese softens into small melted pockets.
- Place a few warm bites on a white plate and split one open so the banana and cream cheese filling can be seen. The final serving should look casual with uneven pastry flakes and soft creamy centers and light cinnamon sugar on top.
Notes
Pro Tips:
- Use ripe bananas with a few brown spots because they bake sweeter and soften nicely inside the pastry.
- Keep the cream cheese cool but spreadable so it holds its shape while the dough is folded around it.
- Leave small gaps in some seams because tiny melted pockets make the finished bites look homemade and inviting.
- Serve soon after baking because the pastry stays flakiest when warm and the banana filling tastes fresh.
Storage: Store leftover Banana Cream Cheese Bites in an airtight container once they are fully cool. Keep them in the refrigerator for up to three days because the cream cheese filling needs to stay chilled. Reheat them in a low oven until the pastry feels warm and lightly crisp again. Avoid microwaving for too long because the pastry can turn soft and the banana filling may become too hot.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pieces
- Calories: 265
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 15g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 32mg