Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls

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If you’re a cinnamon roll lover, these Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls made with Pillsbury crescent roll dough, cream cheese, and fresh strawberries will be a fast favorite.

Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls recipe

I was super excited that these Pillsbury crescent roll cinnamon rolls turned out so yummy. My guys were skeptical, but guess what? After a couple of bites, they were just as tickled as I was!

We loved how the strawberry and cream cheese perfectly complemented the brown sugar topping. The pecans add such great crunch, too.

You could absolutely frost these cinnamon rolls with the best cinnamon roll frosting. We thought the powdered sugar sprinkle on top was the perfect finishing touch.

Cinnamon rolls have been my favorite way to spoil the ones I love since I worked in my community with our community kitchen. We like homemade cinnamon rolls, cinnamon rolls with bacon, and our latest favorite, cinnamon rolls made with heavy cream.

Ingredients needed to make Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls

• Refrigerated Pillsbury crescent dough sheet: If you can’t find a crescent dough sheet, you can use crescent roll dough and press the seams together to make a solid dough sheet.
• Cream cheese: I used regular, full-fat cream cheese, but you may substitute low-fat cream cheese, if desired.
• Fresh strawberries: Don’t add any sugar to the strawberries, as this will cause them to release their juices, making your cinnamon rolls soggy. Fresh strawberries work best in this recipe. Once thawed, frozen strawberries tend to be too “juicy” and can make the rolls soggy in texture.
• Butter
• Dark Brown Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Granulated sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Chopped pecans: Optional. I like my pecans chopped fairly finely so the pieces are smaller. If preferred, you may substitute chopped walnuts or even sliced almonds.
• Powdered sugar: This ingredient is optional but makes baked cinnamon rolls look very pretty.

Recipe tips

• When you’re preparing, don’t let the tube of crescent roll dough sit out at room temperature very long. Once removed from refrigeration, the dough will warm up quickly, making it super sticky and hard to work with.
• After you dice the strawberries, if they seem especially juicy, place them in a strainer to drain away any juices before sprinkling them over the cream cheese.

How to make Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a small mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, granulated sugar and vanilla extract to make the filling. Stir until the ingredients are well combined and smooth in texture.

Unroll the crescent dough sheet onto a clean work surface. Use a spreader to spread the prepared cream cheese filling over the dough leaving a 1/8-inch border of exposed dough all the way around.

Sprinkle the diced strawberries over the cream cheese layer, then top the strawberries with the chopped pecans.

Roll the dough up securely, starting at the long side of the rectangle closest to you on the counter.

Slice the log of filled dough into 8 rolls. If you prefer smaller rolls, you can slice the log into 10 rolls. Just bake them a bit less since they will be smaller in size.

Place the cinnamon rolls into a greased 9-inch baking pan. I used a round 9-inch pie plate.

In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, dark brown sugar, and cinnamon until smooth. Drizzle the mixture over the cinnamon rolls in the pan.

Bake the cinnamon rolls, uncovered, on the center oven rack for 15-20 minutes or until they are nicely golden brown.

If desired, sprinkle more finely diced strawberries over each cinnamon roll just after removing them from the oven. Finish with a good sprinkle of powdered sugar.

Serve the rolls at once while still warm.

How to store strawberry cheesecake cinnamon rolls

Because the filling contains cream cheese, store any leftover rolls in refrigeration for up to 3 days. Once baked and cooled, you can wrap the rolls in plastic wrap or foil, then store in a freezer bag for up to 6 months.

To reheat, place the thawed rolls into the microwave for a 30-40 seconds at 50% power until hot throughout.

Can I substitute other fruit in these cheesecake rolls?

Sure. You could swap out the diced strawberries for diced fresh peaches, blueberries, or raspberries. Yum.

Truthfully, just about any diced, fresh fruit would likely work fine but make sure to drain any extra juicy fruit.

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