Simple refrigerator biscuits are the star of this recipe along with either pie filling or fresh fruits, you can decide how simple you want to make this dessert treat.
These can be garnished with whipped cream or ice cream or just a sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar mixture.
There are so many possibilities to add to these refrigerator biscuits that you can have a new dessert every day of the week with my suggestions below.
If you love easy, quick desserts you may also like to try my Strawberry Mug Shortcake recipe or my 3 Ingredient Dump Cake
This dough can be wrapped around fruits, and used on top of baked fruits in a casserole or muffin tin.
Any kind of filling will work including lemon curd, Nutella, and even peanut butter and jelly for a quick sweet dessert fix.
These are so easy even the kids can make them with you and a fun family treat.
Just scroll down the recipe card for these easy printable instructions and check out our photos for ideas.
Easy Steps
- Unroll the package of refrigerator biscuits and set it on a cutting board
- Individual Turnovers: Either flatten each one, fill then sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar and bake or use the cobbler idea below
- Cobbler: Add the fruit to the casserole dish brown sugar, and butter top with biscuits
- Muffin Tin: spray the tin, and add the filling top with a biscuit. Dot with butter then cinnamon sugar
- Bake in a preheated oven to package instructions or until the top of the biscuits is evenly browned
- Serve with whipped cream, ice cream, or ice cream toppings as shown below which is heated caramel with apple pie filling inside
Different Kinds of Refrigerator Biscuit Easy Creations
- turnovers
- rollups
- muffin cups
- large turnovers by putting all the dough together, roll it out, fill and bake
- biscuits on top of the filling (any pie filling or homemade) for cobbler
Shopping List
- butter
- softened butter (do not use margarine)
- brown sugar
- fruits of choice(apples, pears, cherries, berries, banana, mango, peaches) or pie filling
- refrigerator biscuits (I use buttermilk, crescent rolls, or plain)
- cinnamon or another kind of spice you like
- cooking spray oil
- Garnish is optional: ice cream, whipped cream, ice cream toppings, nuts, coconut
Tool You Will Need:
- deep casserole dish, muffin tin, or cookie sheet
- a microwave-safe dish for melting butter
- measuring cup
- fork to seal the edges if making turnovers
- spatula or spoon
- cookie cutters for flower shapes or other fun shapes for appetizers or making them into pop tart shapes
Tips:
- use a cookie cutter for pretty shapes
- always preheat the oven and bake to the biscuit package directions
- cut the fruit you use if fresh into small pieces
- if using bananas, they can be cut around 3 or 4 inches long and wrapped with dough
- fruit with high water content needs to be blotted dry
- use any kind of refrigerator biscuits, crescent rolls honey flavored or regular flavors
- a deep casserole, muffin tin, or cookie sheet can be used
- keep these refrigerated and reheat in foil for leftovers
- flatten crescent rolls, fill with pie filling, roll like a horn shape, and bake to package directions
- make pop tarts rolling the dough top and bottom filled with jelly
- drizzle with icing instead of cinnamon sugar after baking
Other Suggestions:
- wrap the dough around the fruit for a dumpling dessert
- top the fruit in a deep casserole dish for a cobbler-style dessert
- these can be baked on a cookie sheet and drizzled with a butter and sugar-cinnamon mixture
- if you're not a fruit lover try Nutella, coconut, and nut filling
- sprinkle the top with crushed nuts or coconut before baking
- use a different spice if you're not a cinnamon lover or flavored extract like lemon, orange or vanilla depending on the fruit you use
- for savory style appetizers: add breakfast-cooked sausage and cheddar, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese, or another cooked meat with cheese, vegetables, and cheese (of any kind) brush with butter, parmesan, and granulated garlic powder
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Easy Recipe
Starting out with refrigerated biscuit dough can be sweet or savory, we have also stuffed them with pepperoni and mozzarella, so if you're looking for a quick appetizer, always have biscuit dough on hand.
It's perfect for unexpected guests or a weeknight simple dessert.
The recipe requires less than 25 minutes from start to finish.
Easy Filled Refrigerator Biscuits
Yield: 12
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 29 MinTotal time: 39 Min
This is a simple fruit-filled or savory refrigerator biscuit made in less than 25 minutes and with many variations.
Ingredients
- 1 package of refrigerator biscuits of any kind ( I use 10 in a package of buttermilk biscuits in a can of any brand)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon or allspice
- 1 1/2 cups fresh fruits of choice or use any flavor can of apple pie filling or another pie filling you prefer
- Suggestions thin slice or diced: apples, peaches, pears, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, mango
- cooking spray
- Options: casserole dish around 3 quarts, 12 cup muffin tin, a baking sheet around 3 inches in height
Instructions
- Casserole style:
- Melt butter, mix with sugar and cinnamon.
- Spray the casserole with cooking oil.
- Place fruit and cinnamon mixture on the bottom, then fruit.
- Add biscuits to the top of the fruit, and bake until browned on top around 15 minutes at 350 ( check the package for directions)
- Muffin Tin:
- Spray with cooking oil.
- Place fruit on the bottom then a few teaspoons of the cinnamon mixture, top with biscuit bake to package instructions or until biscuit is browned.
- Cookie sheet: spray with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- Place the biscuits in a single file around 3 inches apart. Top with fruit, drizzle with cinnamon mixture.
- Turnovers: flatten dough with your palm, add fruits roll up, or make a half moon style using fork tines seal. The rolls ups need to be seam side down, drizzle each with cinnamon mixture bake the same instructions above.
- Serving suggestions:
- Ice cream, whipped cream, or top with ice cream toppings
- Optional Filling Suggestions:
- if you're not a fruit lover try Nutella, coconut, and nut filling
- sprinkle the top with crushed nuts or coconut before baking
- use a different spice if you're not a cinnamon lover or flavored extracts like lemon, orange, or vanilla depending on the fruit you use
- for savory style appetizers: add breakfast cooked sausage and cheddar, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese or another cooked meat with cheese, vegetables, and cheese (of any kind) brush with butter, parmesan, and granulated garlic powder
Notes
Other Suggestions:
- wrap the dough around the fruit for a dumpling dessert
- top the fruit in a deep casserole dish for a cobbler-style dessert
- these can be baked on a cookie sheet and drizzled with butter and sugar-cinnamon mixture
- if you're not a fruit lover try Nutella, coconut, and nut filling
- sprinkle the top with crushed nuts or coconut before baking
- use a different spice if you're not a cinnamon lover or flavored extract like lemon, orange or vanilla depending on the fruit you use
- for savory style appetizers: add breakfast-cooked sausage and cheddar, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese, or another cooked meat with cheese, vegetables, and cheese (of any kind) brushed with butter, parmesan, and granulated garlic powder
Tips:
- use a cookie cutter for pretty shapes
- always preheat the oven and bake to the biscuit package directions
- cut the fruit you use if fresh into small pieces
- if using bananas, they can be cut around 3 or 4 inches long and wrapped with dough
- fruit with high water content needs to be blotted dry
- use any kind of refrigerator biscuits, crescent rolls honey flavored or regular flavors
- a deep casserole, muffin tin, or cookie sheet can be used
- keep these refrigerated and reheat them in foil for leftovers
- flatten crescent rolls, fill with pie filling, roll like a horn shape, and bake to package directions
- make pop tarts rolling the dough top and bottom filled with jelly
- use cookie-cutter flowers, or animal shapes for the kids
Nutrition Facts
Calories
273.19Fat (grams)
10.04Sat. Fat (grams)
3.04Carbs (grams)
43.91Fiber (grams)
0.53Net carbs
43.37Sugar (grams)
26.37Protein (grams)
2.03Sodium (milligrams)
217.53Cholesterol (grams)
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Disclosure: This recipe was posted in 2013, edited, and re-published in 2021.