Best 2 Cream Cheese Bun Recipes

CINNAMON BUN PANCAKES WITH MAPLE CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Set a baking rack on a baking sheet and put it in the oven.
• For the glaze: Put the cream cheese in a bowl. Heat the maple syrup in a small saucepan over low heat until it just begins to simmer, then pour over the cream cheese and whisk vigorously until smooth. Set aside and keep warm.
• For the cinnamon swirl: Melt the butter in a small saucepan until light golden brown. Whisk in the muscovado sugar and cinnamon; the sugar may clump and separate from the butter¿don't worry. Whisk in 1/4 cup water and bring to a simmer, whisking until the mixture smoothes out. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the cream and simmer another 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl to cool--the mixture will thicken as it cools--then transfer to a piping bag with a small tip.
• For the pancakes: Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, 3 tablespoons melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Add the wet mixture to the dry and whisk until just combined.
• Heat a large nonstick pan or cast-iron griddle over medium heat and brush with some melted butter. Ladle about 1/4 cup of the batter into the pan and spread to make a 4-inch circle. Ladle in a few more pancakes, being careful not to crowd them.
• When the pancakes just begin to form bubbles on the surface, pipe in the cinnamon swirl filling: Starting at the center of the pancakes, squeeze the filling on top in a swirl (just as you see in a regular cinnamon bun). Continue cooking until larger bubbles begin to appear, the surfaces are somewhat dry and set, and the bottoms are light golden brown, about 2 minutes--adjust the heat as necessary so the bottoms don't brown before the tops set. Flip over and continue cooking until golden brown on the reverse side, about 1 minute longer.
• Transfer the pancakes to the oven to keep warm while you make the rest of the pancakes.
• To serve: Stack 3 pancakes on each plate, drizzle with some of the maple cream cheese glaze, and sprinkle with pecans.

STICKY BUN BREAKFAST RING WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Spray a fluted pan with non-stick spray.
• Combine the melted butter and syrup in a small bowl and set aside.
• In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nuts (if desired).
• Place about half of the syrup mixture in the bottom of the pan.
• Then sprinkle half of the brown sugar mixture on top.
• Lay the biscuits on the bottom of the pan, overlapping edges (closely together) to form a ring.
• Top with remaining syrup and sugar mixtures.
• Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• While baking, make the cream cheese icing by adding butter and cream cheese into a bowl and microwaving it until melted, about 1 minute.
• Stir to combine, then add vanilla extract and salt, stir.
• Then add the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, and whisk to get lumps out.
• If icing is too thick for your taste, you can thin it out with a little heavy cream or milk.
• When sticky buns are done baking, let cool for 1 minute in the pan, then invert onto a serving platter.
• Pour cream cheese icing on top.
• Enjoy!
• ** I ended up using 1 1/2 tubes of the Pillsbury Grands buttermilk biscuits (1 tube didn't seem like enough) and baked it for about 30 minutes. It needed a bit longer to bake since I used more.