Easy mascarpone cheese scrolls three ways [cherry, banana and mango, no added refined sugar]

Cherry Banana Mango
Happy autumn (if you are in the southern hemisphere as we are) or spring (if you are in the northern hemisphere)! Whatever the season, these easy and versatile mascarpone scrolls are sure to come in handy. They make for a great snack, an easy on-the-go breakfast and, because they are nut free and low in refined sugar (read: only what is contained in your pastry and natural sugars in the fruit), they are also perfect for your kids’ school lunch boxes.
I made three different varieties of these mascarpone scrolls last weekend (cherry, banana and mango) but there are so many options – just add whatever soft fruit you have which needs to be used up!
Whatever your preference, these come together quick on a Sunday afternoon and make for a great little baking project to make with the kids.

More scrolls, please!
Did you know that simple homemade scrolls are very popular among the readers of this blog? More specifically, these easy pizza scrolls have been my number one recipe since they were published and I don’t blame you – they are fantastic little savoury treats, easy to make and great for snacks and kids’ lunch boxes. (And to blow my trumpet a little more, the kids and I just noticed that this recipe is ranked third if you search for “pizza scrolls” on Google, out of 2m+ results – I am a little chuffed right now, I admit!).
These mascarpone scrolls are a little rif off those popular pizza scrolls, only sweet. So if you’re feeling like sitting down with a cup of tea and indulging in some beautifully flaky pastry with lightly sweet, fruity and creamy filling, then you’re in for a treat.
They may not be as beautiful as the scrolls you’ll find in the shops but I find their homemade rustic shapes endearing. And just wait until you taste them – the caramelised banana is our favourite, permeating the light pastry with its gorgeous tropical flavours. Or the mango scrolls, with chunks of roasted mango, which just shines through beautifully. And the cherry scrolls are a classic, with the creamy filling punctuated by the little cherry pieces – it’s heaven. So, you see, looks are not everything.

Mascarpone scrolls – how easy are they to make?
Because I have used pre-made rolled out pastry sheets and, apart from the fresh fruit, standard pantry and fridge ingredients, these don’t require any extra shopping and come together really easily.
If you don’t have mascarpone (say, left over from these delicious individual mascarpone cheesecakes which we love and make often), you can use cream cheese as a substitute – the cherry scrolls are made with cream cheese, the banana scrolls are made with a combination of cream cheese and mascarpone and I used only mascarpone in the mango scrolls. They all came out beautifully (even though the cream cheese is a little thicker so helps make tighter scrolls; that said, the cherry scrolls had the lowest volume of fruit in them and that also helped) so whatever you have in your fridge, it should work. This is a great recipe for using up the last bits of cream cheese and mascarpone from your fridge, if they’ve been hanging around there for a little too long.

Versatile mascarpone scrolls
The basic scroll recipe is made up of the following ingredients:
- puff pastry
- mascarpone or cream cheese
- maple syrup
- speculaas spices
To this basic scroll recipe, you can add whatever fruity fillings you like. I have shown you cherries, bananas and mango and they all work wonderfully but whatever soft fruit you have which needs to be used up should work – try berries, nectarines, apricots, plums, ripe pear or even some grated up apples.
You can also combine a couple of different fruits, like banana and mango for some lovely tropical flavours, but don’t get too greedy – if you overfill the scrolls, they may spread too much and become a little too delicate to handle. So try and restrain yourself – I know it’s tempting – it will be so worth it, I promise you.

Recipe
Easy mascarpone cheese scrolls three ways [cherry, banana and mango, no added refined sugar]
Ingredients
Basic mascarpone scroll ingredients (enough for one fruit filling) – if you want to make more, please multiply accordingly
- 1 puff pastry sheet, defrosted according to instructions
- 100 g mascarpone or cream cheese
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp speculaas spice mix (make your own – the recipe is here)
Fruit fillings (choose one)
- For cherry scrolls: 4 to 5 fresh cherries, chopped into smallish pieces
- For banana scrolls: 3/4 banana, sliced
- For mango scrolls: 1/2 to 3/4 mango, diced into small to medium pieces
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 200C. Line a pizza baking tray with baking paper. (I find the round shape suits these rolls better than a rectangular baking sheet – but if a rectangular baking sheet is all you have, by all means use it – it will be fine, just space the cut rolls as apart as you can).
- Place the defrosted puff pastry sheet flat on a clean kitchen bench.
- In a small bowl, mix together the mascarpone or cream cheese, maple syrup and speculaas spices until well combined.
- Spread the mascarpone or cream cheese mix all over the defrosted puff pastry sheet, making sure you go all the way to the edges.
- Spread the chopped fruit filling you're using fairly evenly over the mascarpone/cream cheese layer. It doesn't have to be super even because once you roll it, you won't be able to tell if you spent 20 minutes on arranging the filling or 5 (promise).
- Gently roll up the pastry, making sure that, at the same time, you roll it up as tightly as possible but don't squeeze the filling too much (an impossible task, I know, but give it a go). The more fruit filling you put in, the less tight the rolls are going to be but that's ok as long as they're not falling apart.
- Once rolled, roll until the joint is down the bottom before you start cutting.
- Cut the rolls into 8 even pieces – I usually start by cutting the roll in the middle, then cut each half into two parts, and then each of those pieces in half again.
- Arrange the cut rolls on the pizza baking tray, spacing them out as much as possible. To get a nice golden glow all over the roll, I find it best if they don't touch each other. This might possibly mean that your rolls will spread a little more but the pastry will be beautifully crispy.
- Pop the cut rolls into the oven for about 35 minutes or until golden.
- Take the tray out of the oven and let the scrolls cool before tucking in.
Notes

Recipe notes – mascarpone scrolls
Each amount of the recipe above (including one fruit filling) will make 8 scrolls. If you want to make more flavours, either divide the fruit filling amounts up to include into one batch, or multiply for more batches.
These scrolls are best eaten on the day they were baked but will keep in a glass container on your kitchen bench for a couple of days. They are delicious for breakfast, even for kids (just sayin’ – a perfect school day morning treat, serve it along with some fresh fruit and a yoghurt and you really have something).
Try other fruits if you don’t have cherries, banana or mango – perhaps berries, nectarines, apricots, plums, ripe pear or even some grated up apples.

52 Comments
Judee
Doesn’t get easier than this delicious looking recipe. Wow a fabulous treat. I love all the fillings! I wonder how raisins would taste?
Katerina
Ohhhh, great idea, Judee! Thanks so much!
Balvinder
How delcious these mascarpone scrolls look. And, what an inviting photo!
Katerina
Thank you so much, Balvinder!
shannon
Katerina that is such exciting news about the Google search result! That’s no easy feat, well done my friend! These mascarpone cheese scrolls look just as delicious, I love the speculoos seasoning addition. 😋. I can see how these flavors and the puff pastry texture would go great with all three of the fruit fillings, yum!
Katerina
Thanks so very much, Shannon, much appreciated!
John / Kitchen Riffs
Do I have to choose one filling? I want them all! 🙂 Really nice — thanks.
Katerina
Haha.. that’s always an issue for me, John!
2pots2cook
Love yourt styling and love everything Mascarpone ! Great one !
Katerina
Thanks so much Davorka!
Tasia ~ two sugar bugs
These little scrolls sound and look so delcious!! I’m such a fan of mascarpone cheese and I can almost taste how fantastic they are with puff pastry and fruit. My girls are going to love this one!
Katerina
Thanks Taisa, I really hope they are!
Christie
MMMMm these easy mascarpone cheese scrolls sound and look fantastic! I bet they make for a perfect little afternoon snack! YUM! I hope you’re doing well Katarina!
Katerina
Thanks so much Christie!
Molly Pisula
These look so delicious, and I love the fillings you have chosen. I have a similar recipe on my site that uses some chopped up apples that you cook down a bit with cinnamon before filling the puff pastry. But I love the idea of mascarpone cheese in there along with cherries or mangoes or bananas–I will have to try your technique next!
Katerina
I love a good apple and cinnamon filling any day, Molly, that sounds so delicious. Thank you and I’ll try yours!
Michelle | Sift & Simmer
Scrolls are absolutely so much fun to make! These marscapone ones look amazing — love all the variations!
Katerina
Thanks so much Michelle!
Healthy World Cuisine
Decisions, decisions. Have no idea which flavor we want to start with so might have to try all three. Don’t you just love puff pastry. Making quick and easy recipes like this in a flash are always a hit.
Katerina
I couldn’t agree more, Bobbi. I love having puff pastry sheets in my freezer for snack emergencies! Thanks so much.
Raymund
They all look amazing! I would definiely eat more than 3 of them in one sitting.
Katerina
Haha.. I totally understand!! Thanks so much Raymund.
Jeff the Chef
These cheese scrolls sound wonderful. My grandmother, who was from the old country, used to make pastries like this that were sweetened only with fruit. As a kid, of course, I wished only for sugar bombs … but as an adult in an overly-sugared world, I love these kinds of things so much.
Katerina
That’s a grandmother after my own heart! Thanks very much, Jeff.
Sophie
They look delicious! And so easy to make too, I’ve never made anything like this with fresh fruit in before but mango ones sound amazing.
Katerina
Thanks so much Sophie! We really enjoy these.
Laura
Katerina, these look and sound so tasty! My mouth is watering right now just thinking about fruit and mascarpone, all wrapped in puff pastry. Wow, so yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
Katerina
Thanks so much Laura! I’m glad I did you you what you do to me with your awesome recipes all the time!!
Tiziana Olbrich
Wow they look so delicious! Never saw recipe like this before! Great combo 🙂
have a great day
Tiziana
http://www.tizianaolbrich.de
Katerina
Thanks so much Tiziana, hope you have a great day too!
Auggie
Ahh these scrolls are so versatile. I almost always have cream cheese to use up so this will really come in handy! Thanks for the awesome idea Katerina.
Katerina
My pleasure, Auggie! Thank you so much.
David @ Spiced
Well I can certainly see why those pizza scolls are so well loved – they look amazing! I like your idea of putting a sweet spin on those scrolls. These sound easy to make, and I love the way you used fresh fruit for flavor. Also, mascarpone truly is amazing, isn’t it?? 🙂
Katerina
You’re not wrong there, mascarpone Is amazing! Thanks so much, David, appreciated!
Neil
Congratulations on being ranked third on Google for your Easy Pizza Scrolls Katerina! I wouldn’t be surpised if these Mascarpone Cheese Scrolls also get ranked somewhere near there too. My favourite fruit filling here has got to be the cherry one. Yum!
Katerina
Ahh, thanks so much Neil! I don’t even know how that happened but I’m so pleased. Much appreciated.
Lisa
I love how easy these are to make – big yes for using shop-bought puff pastry! Flora adores marscapone but these are a lovely twist. Like you, I think the banana would probably be our favourite, but we always have left over blueberries and raspberries so I’m thinking those would be first to our list to try! x
Katerina
I agree berries would be amazing in these, Lisa! I hope you enjoy them!
sherry
my sister makes wonderful pizza scrolls but i’ve never had a sweet version… so i must give these a try. they look easy and delicious. a winner!
Katerina
Thanks so much Sherry – much appreciated!
jodie filogomo
These would be fabulous for a brunch or Easter. They are so pretty and I always love how you keep things healthier!!
XOOX
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Katerina
Thank you so much, Jodie, much appreciated! I do try – most recipes only need little tweaks to be healthier.
Linger
Gracious these look outrageously delicious! First of all, puff pastry is the BEST! and Secondly, that you included three different fruits with this recipe makes me really happy. I love your pizza scroll recipe as well. I don’t know where to start! Thanks so much for sharing.
Katerina
Aww, thanks so much, Kristy, I so appreciate all of this! And I’m so pleased you like this recipe.
Naya
Wow, these do look scrumptuous! I bet your kids love these a lot. Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe with us Katerina! xx
Naya
http://www.nayatilly.com
Katerina
Thanks so much Naya – and yes, these definitely get the thumbs up!
Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom
Wow! 3 flavors and I LOOOOOVE these photos with the flowers, so beautiful! You are a natural at food photography! I bet these taste so good. I’d love to have 1… or 2… maybe 3 🙂 with a hot cappucino!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
Katerina
Ahh, thanks so very much, Carrie – I really appreciate the compliment! Hope you have a great day!
angiesrecipes
Ready made pastry is definitely a great idea when you are short on time and crave the crisp layers of crispiness. Anything with mascarpone is a WINNER in my book!
Katerina
I couldn’t agree more Angie, I’m a big fan of mascarpone! Thanks so much!
Kathrine Eldridge
Thank you for sharing this recipe! These look delicious and I would love to make them for Easter brunch coming up.
https://www.kathrineeldridge.com
Katerina
Thank you Kathrine, I hope you enjoy these!