Growing up I remember my Grandma always having a pie or two cooling. Boy, did she make good pies. Peach, cherry, apple, rhubarb…you name it. And it wasn’t just the fillings that were delicious. The buttery, flaky crusts were pastry perfection. The real treat for us grand-kids wasn’t the pie we had to wait on dessert for though, it was what we knew she would do with the leftover pie crust. She would sprinkle them with cinammon and sugar and bake them into sweet little sticks. These are so similar to what she did, but the dip blew my mind. Sorry Grandma, but the dip is where it’s at.
A sweet start to the morning? These can be for breakfast or dessert. The sticks are soft and buttery and then dipped in that cinnamon sweet sauce makes it just right. And yes, I know they’re on the sweet side for breakfast, but you’ve got to treat yourself every once in a while, right?
Other Cinnamon Roll Flavored Treats To Try
- Cinnamon Roll Waffles with Cream Cheese Glaze
- Cinnamon Bun Cheesecake
- Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake
- Cinnamon Honey Butter
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch White Chocolate Popcorn
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Ingredients
For The Cinnamon Sticks
- 1½ cups flour
- 4 tablespoons sugar divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter softened +1 tablespoon (divided)
- 3-6 tablespoons ice cold water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
For The Cream Cheese Glaze Dip
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- milk
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Cut in ½ cup butter with pastry cutter or two forks until crumbly. Add 3 tablespoons ice cold water and mix to combine. Add more water 1 tablespoon at a time as needed until mixture comes together. Flatten dough into a round disk, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill 15 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375 and grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- When dough has chilled, unwrap it and use a pizza cutter to cut into 1-1/2 inch strips. Place wtrips on prepared baking sheet. Use a rubber spatula to spread 1 tablespoon butter over the tops of the strips. Combine cinnamon and 1 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl and sprinkle mixture on top of buttered strips. Bake uncovered 12-14 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Prepare the glaze dip by combining softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a bowl. Use a hand mixer to mix well. Add milk 1 teaspoon at a time until a smooth consistency is reached. In a small sauce pan combine brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon and whisk until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Drizzle cinnamon mixture into prepared glaze dip.Serve warm with glaze dip & enjoy!
Notes
recipe originally from Creme De La Crumb
Nancy says
Oh yummy, Meaghan…these look like a welcoming little snack! Love this idea. 🙂 Definitely worthy of a whole pie crust recipe!
4 Sons 'R' Us says
These take pie crust to all new heights!
Audrey says
My mind reels.. I could serve these in little jelly jars for a breakfast meeting or party. A little dip, a couple of sticks per jar for each of us and we can refill as necessary. I will let you know how many refills we ate! ha Thanks for the idea!
4 Sons 'R' Us says
That’s a fantastic idea, Audrey! You’ll have to be sure to show me a photo of your adorable presentation too 🙂
Lori says
So fun! I had never heard of doing this, but my mom just mentioned it the other day, and now I see your post! So cool! These look amazing!!
4 Sons 'R' Us says
The sons thought the dessert breadsticks from the local pizza joint were the shizz until they had these. I don’t usually bake pies so they were brought into the know a little later in life than we were 😉
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner says
What a great idea! I love a sweet breakfast like this one. 🙂
4 Sons 'R' Us says
Thanks, Tina!