Cinnamon Pinwheels
Soft, flaky, and filled with a naturally sweet cinnamon date filling, these cinnamon pinwheels are an easy homemade treat made with crescent dough and simple ingredients. They bake up golden on the outside with a soft, gooey center and come together in just minutes.
Servings: 10 pinwheels
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 Medjool dates, pitted make sure dates are soft! see note below.
- 2 tbsp melted butter, slightly cooled
- 2 tbsp warm milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 8 oz can crescent roll or crescent sheets
- oil, milk, or egg wash to brush on top of rolls (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add the dates, melted butter, cinnamon, warm milk, vanilla, and salt to a food processor. Blend until completely smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. You want the mixture to be as smooth as possible without chunks of dates.
- Unroll the crescent dough and pinch the perforated seams together to create one large sheet of dough. Use a rolling pin to gently roll it out if needed.
- Spread the date mixture evenly over the dough in a thin layer.
- Using a knife or pizza cutter, slice the dough into 10 strips along the long edge. Roll each strip up tightly to form the pinwheels and place them onto the prepared baking sheet. Brush rolls with either oil, milk, or an egg wash if desired.
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Allow them to cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Make sure the dates are soft before blending so the filling becomes completely smooth and creamy. If your dates feel firm or dry, soaking them in hot water for about 10 minutes can help them blend much more smoothly.
- Scrape down the sides of the food processor as needed to help everything blend evenly.
- If the filling feels too thick to spread easily, add an extra teaspoon of warm milk to loosen it slightly.
- Pinch the crescent dough seams together well so the filling does not leak through while baking. You can also use crescent sheets if you're able to find them.
Nutrition
Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 141mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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