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Mardi Gras Crescent Roll Recipe!
One of Mardi Gras traditions is the King Cake. It’s a cake made with a plastic baby doll inside. We left out the baby and just made our favorite Crescent Roll recipe with a twist for Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras is almost here! It is also called Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Paczki Day or just the day before Lent/Ash Wednesday! Whatever you call it, we have a Mardi Gras Crescent Roll recipe for you that is easy to make and everyone will love. Don’t forget to check out our Mardi Gras Cocktail to wash it down with and our Cast Iron Skillet Cajun Crawfish & Shrimp Macaroni & Cheese recipe as your main meal.
Yields: 8
INGREDIENTS:
1 (8 ct) Pillsbury crescent roll canister
1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
For the glaze-
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon milk
Colored sugars – purple, yellow and green
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a large cookie sheet or place parchment paper on it and set aside.
2. Add the cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon juice to a medium mixing bowl. With an electric mixer, mix until light and fluffy.
3. Separate the crescent dough along the perforated lines, into eight triangles. Sprinkle each piece with cinnamon sugar.
4. Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture towards the large end of each dough triangle. Roll up each crescent, folding both sides.
5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool for 10 minutes before adding icing.
6. Add the remaining powdered sugar, milk and vanilla to a medium mixing bowl. Stir until all a thick glaze forms.
7. Generously drizzle the vanilla glaze on top of each crescent roll.
8. Sprinkle the purple, yellow and green colored sugars on top.
9. ENJOY!!
Mardi Gras Crescent Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 8 ct Pillsbury crescent roll canister
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
For the glaze-
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Colored sugars - purple yellow and green
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a large cookie sheet or place parchment paper on it and set aside.
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Add the cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon juice to a medium mixing bowl. With an electric mixer, mix until light and fluffy.
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Separate the crescent dough along the perforated lines, into eight triangles. Sprinkle each piece with cinnamon sugar.
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Spread 1 to 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture towards the large end of each dough triangle. Roll up each crescent, folding both sides.
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Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool for 10 minutes before adding icing.
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Add the remaining powdered sugar, milk and vanilla to a medium mixing bowl. Stir until all a thick glaze forms.
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Generously drizzle the vanilla glaze on top of each crescent roll. Sprinkle the purple, yellow and green colored sugars on top.
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ENJOY!!
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