Made with only five ingredients, you can whip up these Honey and Pecan Cream Cheese Crescents in under 30 minutes! 

Do you have a recipe in your collection that stirs up memories every time you make it? One that exudes nostalgia as it’s baking in the oven? Our sense of smell can prove to become a fascinating experience when it recognizes something particular. It’s one of those mysteries that has yet to be figured out.

These Honey and Pecan Cream Cheese Crescents are a perfect example of a memory making recipe! When these are in our oven, it takes me back to the time when I was a new military spouse. I was new to the ways military and making friends was proving to be a rough patch for me.

I became elated with joy when I received my very first invitation to attend a baby shower for another fellow spouse. All of these questions went through my mind the day before. “Am I going to leave the party with a new best friend?” “Will I leave the party with a shopping buddy?” 

Honey and Pecan Cream Cheese Crescents

Instead of leaving with answers to these questions, I left with an earful of advice from everyone in attendance.  These Honey and Pecan Cream Cheese Crescents were also served during the party and much to my dismay, I left without the recipe as well.

Everyone in attendance had children except for me.  Once this was established, the comments came flying out of thin air….

• “You don’t want to have children right now.”
• “Waiting to have children is such a good idea.  I wish my husband and I would have done that”
• “You are lucky, keep it that way.”  

It seemed not one single person had anything good to say about having children and being a military family.

What does any of this have to do with these Honey Pecan Cream Cheese Crescents? Read on to find out!

Listening to their stories about life with little ones and being far away from home scared me to the core. Looking back on it, I know I shouldn’t have let their opinions rule my thoughts, however, I was naive. I listened to every single piece of advice that anyone gave me.

Before I walked out the door to head home, I asked the soon-to-be mother for the recipe for these crescents.  Her response?  “I got it out of Kraft’s Family and Food Magazine.”  I was anticipating her to copy it onto a sheet of paper, but she never did 🙁

Years later, I came across it on the Kraft website. Every time I make them, it takes me back to a time when I was a young military bride, listening to everyone else’s stories and thinking, “Yikes! I don’t want that to happen to me!”

Now I’m the one who finds herself telling my stories to younger military spouses. Gotta love the circle of life 😉

Looking for something a bit more festive but still want that cheesecake flavor? Try my recipe for Gingerbread Cheesecake Snacks! 

Honey and Pecan Cream Cheese Crescents

Made with only five ingredients, you can whip up these Honey and Pecan Cream Cheese Crescents in under 30 minutes!Serving Size: 1 Crescent 

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Serves: 8 people

Calories Per Serving: 107

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 oz. package of full fat cream cheese, softened
• ▢ 3 tbsp. honey, divided
• ▢ 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• ▢ 1 package of refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (8 count and non-garlic)
• ▢ Ground Cinnamon to taste
• ▢ Powdered sugar to taste

Equipment You'll Need

• glass mixing bowl set
• large sheet pan

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, 2 tbsp. of honey, and pecans. Stir until well mixed.
• Open up the package of crescent rolls. Roll out each roll and spread 1 tbsp. of the cream cheese mix onto each of them. Roll up each roll then shape into crescent shapes.
• Place the rolls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle each with a dash of ground cinnamon.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle each roll with remaining tablespoon of honey. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Libby's Notes

Instead of pecans, use almonds.

Recipe Source: From a fellow military spouse.

Nutrition

Calories: 107kcal

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