Caramelized Onion Rolls
These Caramelized Onion Rolls are filled with melty gruyere cheese and big French onion flavor, for an appetizer that tastes gourmet, but is actually really easy to make!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 pounds onion, diced
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 6 ounce block gruyere cheese, or Swiss cheese (grated and divided)
- 1 ounce packet french onion dip mix
- 16 ounces crescent roll dough, each can is 8 ounces
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large skillet on the stove over medium heat. Add the diced onions and cook for 5 minutes. Season the onions with the salt, then continue to cook for 40-60 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes until the onions are caramelized.
- While the onions are caramelizing, place the cream cheese in a large mixing bowl on the counter to soften. Grate the gruyere cheese. Measure out ½ cup of the gruyere cheese and set it aside. Add the rest to the bowl with the cream cheese.
- When the onions are almost done caramelizing, preheat the oven to 400°F.
- After the onions are cooked, add them to the bowl with the cheeses. Add the French onion dip mix. Stir to combine.
- Roll out both cans of crescent roll dough and press the perforations together.
- Spread the onion cream cheese mixture evenly over the crescent roll dough.
- Starting with the short side of the dough, roll up each sheet of crescent roll dough tightly over the cheese mixture.
- Use a serrated knife to slice each roll into 9, approximately 1 inch rolls (for 18 total).
- Arrange the rolls on a greased, or parchment-lined, 13 inch x 18 inch baking sheet, with a little bit of space between each of the rolls. If you don't have a baking sheet that big, separate them onto two baking sheets.
- Sprinkle the remaining ½ cup gruyere cheese on top of the rolls.
- Place the rolls in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown.
Notes
- You can caramelize the onions up to a week in advance and store them in the fridge until you're ready to make the rolls.
- Any leftover cooked rolls should be placed in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Since these rolls contain dairy, they should not be stored on the counter at room temperature.
- Reheat them in an air fryer at 400°F for 5 minutes, or in a single layer on a baking sheet in the oven at 400°F for 6-8 minutes.
- This recipe makes 18 rolls, but you can easily cut it in half and only make 9 rolls, if you’re making the recipe for a small family side dish or dinner appetizer. Simply use one can of crescent roll dough, then cut the other ingredients in half to make the filling. You can click the ½ button, next to the word "scale", above and it will automatically update all of the ingredients to make a half-portion of the rolls.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 185kcal (9%)Carbohydrates 16g (5%)Protein 5g (10%)Fat 12g (18%)Saturated Fat 6g (30%)Polyunsaturated Fat 2gMonounsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 20mg (7%)Sodium 478mg (20%)Potassium 101mg (3%)Fiber 1g (4%)Sugar 5g (6%)Vitamin A 214mg (4%)Vitamin C 4mg (5%)Calcium 116mg (12%)Iron 0.5mg (3%)
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