At first thought, I might never have put this dessert together. But when I needed a sweet treat and all I had was a can of crescent roll dough and m&m’s, it just came together. And I have to say, they’ve made a perfect combination, topped with a drizzle of frosting. Yum.
Crescent Rolls with an M&M Surprise
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- crescent roll dough – mine came from a can, but any roll dough will do.
- m&m chocolate candies
- baking pan
- frosting
Steps:
1. Lay out your triangle shaped dough. Place 8-9 m&m’s on the large area of the triangle. Press them in a bit as you place them, so they won’t fall around when you roll the dough.
2. Start with the large end of the triangle crescent dough and roll it up to the tip. Place each one on a baking sheet, and top with one m&m for show.
3. Bake these rolls according to your recipe’s directions (or from the can).
4. While these are baking, 12-13 minutes, mix up your frosting. My recipe for white frosting is: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 T milk, 1/4 tsp vanilla. Whisk together.
5. Just out of the oven, and while the rolls are still warm (they are best warm), drizzle the tops of the rolls with frosting in a fun zig-zag look.
These are ready to eat, and will look great for Valentine’s Day with those pink m&ms. Try to eat them right away when they are still warm. If yours cool too soon, you can put it in the microwave for 5-10 seconds to warm back up.
- crescent roll dough – mine came from a can but any roll dough will do.
- m&m chocolate candies
- baking pan
- frosting
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Lay out your triangle shaped dough. Place 8-9 m&m’s on the large area of the triangle. Press them in a bit as you place them, so they won’t fall around when you roll the dough.
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Start with the large end of the triangle crescent dough and roll it up to the tip. Place each one on a baking sheet, and top with one m&m for show.
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Bake these rolls according to your recipe’s directions (or from the can).
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While these are baking, 12-13 minutes, mix up your frosting. My recipe for white frosting is: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 T milk, 1/4 tsp vanilla. Whisk together.
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Just out of the oven, and while the rolls are still warm (they are best warm), drizzle the tops of the rolls with frosting in a fun zig-zag look.
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These are ready to eat, and will look great for Valentine’s Day with those pink m&ms. Try to eat them right away when they are still warm. If yours cool too soon, you can put it in the microwave for 5-10 seconds to warm back up.
New follower. Just loving this recipe. Your little one is so cute.
These are adorable. But Cheryl: NUTELLA??! Awesome idea. I will dream of those until I get to the store!
I used to make these with my kids with chocolate chips but these look yummier!
these look so great! my kids would love them
thanks
Looks yummy, and very pretty too. ;)
What a fabulous idea!
These are so pretty. Perfect for valentines day : )
Love it! My grandma used to put little pieces of Hershey bars in our crescent rolls and it was always such a fun surprise! I’m going to make these on Valentine’s Day!
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My 4 year old is looking over my shoulder as I read this and is asking if we can PUHLEASE make them:) They look delicious and easy…tomorrow is his night to help with dinner, I am thinking this will be the perfect dessert.
Those look amazing! My kids are going to love them. I love throwing things together!
Pink and red and chocolate and pastry….could life *get* any better?
Melissa~
These are so cute. Really they are so adorable. I look forward to making them. Wouldn’t they be cute to decorate for Easter also?
Would be so cute for Easter. Maybe they could be rolled into an oval shape with the surprise inside!
These are great with Nutella inside!
Just spread the Nutella on the triangles before you roll them up.
My kids LOVE.
I’m going to add the frosting!
You had me at nutella!!
Oooh, I am so going to make these for my boys!
I do a similar activity with my 6th graders in the FCS class I teach. I buy an assortment of the different chocolate chips available and let the kids pick which ones to fill the crescents with. Sometimes we cut each triangle into two smaller ones so they have bite sized rolls. They only take about 8 minutes to bake.
I love the bite-sized option with smaller triangles. This would be a great activity with 6 graders! Sounds fun.