Pumpkin Cream Cheese Crescent Roll Dumplings (Easy Dessert)

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Crescent Roll Dumplings (aka, Pumpkin Pie Crescent Rolls, cheesecake style), are made with refrigerated crescent rolls, stuffed with a delicious pumpkin cream cheese filling, topped with a crunchy sugar and spice topping, baked to golden brown perfection. Top with vanilla ice cream for a fantastic fall dessert.

Pumpkin Pie Crescent Roll Dumplings make a fantastic fall dessert!

Are you looking for a fantastic fall dessert that’s a cinch to make? Give this tried and true Pumpkin Dumplings recipe a try. This tasty treat is ready from start to finish in an hour, making it a great addition to your fall and holiday tables.

This is a photo of Pumpkin Crescent Roll Dumplings after baking in a white square baking dish. In front front of the baking dish is a dumpling served on a round white plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

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Ingredients Needed to Make Pumpkin Crescent Roll Dumplings

refrigerated crescent rolls
pure pumpkin purée (NOT pumpkin pie mix)
granulated sugar
brown sugar
butter
pumpkin pie spice
cream cheese
apple juice (or water)

This is a photo showing all of the ingredients needed to make the Pumpkin Dumplings displayed on brown wood kitchen table.

How to Make the Dumplings

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. In a small bowl add butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Using a fork, cut in butter until the mixture is a crumbly consistency. Set aside.

This is a photo of the butter, sugars and pumpkin pie spice after cutting in, ready to be used in the recipe.

Open the crescent rolls package, carefully separate the dough into 8 individual triangles, then place them on a clean flat surface like a cutting board. At the widest end of the triangle add 1 tablespoon of pumpkin purée, 1 tablespoon of the butter sugar mixture and a piece of cream cheese.

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Next, roll the dumplings, starting from the wide end, tucking the pointy end underneath. Repeat filling and rolling the remaining crescent dumplings. Place them evenly in prepared baking dish (2 rows of 4). Sprinkle the remaining butter and sugar mixture evenly on top then pour apple juice over the dumplings.

This is a photo showing apple juice poured over the dumplings. The last step before placing them in the oven.

Bake on the middle rack of oven for 27 to 32 minutes. Dumplings are ready when they have turned a golden brown and are baked thoroughly.

This is a photo of the Pumpkin Dumplings after baking in a white square baking dish.

When ready, remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 mins. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream on top.

Store leftover dumplings in the fridge.

This is a photo of a crescent roll pumpkin dumpling served on a round white plate with a scoop of vanilla cream on top.

Looking for more great pumpkin desserts? Check out these recipes!

Questions you may have for this recipe:

Can apple juice be substituted?

Yes, you can use water in place of apple juice.

What is in Pumpkin Pie Spice, where can I find it?

Pumpkin Pie Spice can be found in the spice section at your local grocery store. For those not in the States or if it’s not available in your area, you can make homemade. There are several great recipes online. The 5 main spices often used – ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, ground allspice and ground cloves.

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