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hand holding a strawberry cheesecake bun with a bite taken out to show the cheesecake filling inside. bun has a shiny strawberry glaze on top

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BUNS RECIPE

by Zoha Malik

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Soft and fluffy rolls filled with a creamy cheesecake filling and dipped in a shiny strawberry glaze 

Yield:12 buns

Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Chilling Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr

Ingredients

  • 12 King’s Hawaiian Original Hawaiian Sweet Rolls (1 pack)

Cheesecake filling:

  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled (120g)
  • 1/4 cup sugar (55g)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1-2 tbsp lemon juice (or to taste)
  • 6 oz cream cheese, room temperature (170g)

 Strawberry glaze:

  • 4 tbsp strawberry jam
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch

Decoration (optional):

  • 2-3 Graham crackers and 4-5 strawberries

Instructions

Cheesecake Filling:

  1. Whisk the heavy cream, sugar, salt, vanilla and lemon juice until the mixture starts to thicken up
  2. Add the room temperature cream cheese and whisk on low speed until a creamy mixture forms; avoid overmixing. Taste and adjust as needed
  3. Transfer to a piping bag fit with a round piping tip

Filling the buns:

  1. Use a small knife to poke a hole into the side of each roll, and create a pocket inside (try to get the pocket as large as you can while keeping the opening as small as you can by rotating the knife from the opening)
  2. Fill each roll generously with the cheesecake filling (about 25g/roll)
  3. Clean up the edges and refrigerate while you make the glaze

Strawberry Glaze:

  1. Stir all ingredients together in a small saucepan
  2. Cook and stir over low heat until the mixture starts to thicken up
  3. Remove from heat and let cool down slightly
  4. Carefully dip the top of each roll into the glaze and shake off the excess. Place onto a wire rack and repeat until all rolls are done

Decoration:

  1. Optionally, decorate the rolls with sliced strawberries and crushed graham crackers

Notes

  • Keep the buns refrigerated! They can be stored for 3-5 days and are best eaten cold