Name: Easy Resurrection Rolls Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 8 ounce package refrigerated crescent rolls; 8 regular-sized marshmallows; 5 tablespoons butter (melted); 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

This easy resurrection rolls recipe is a meaningful tradition to start with your kids.

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I had a recipe for overnight resurrection rolls printed out for years but never made it. With all the prep for Easter, it got lost in the chaos. Then a friend shared her quick and easy resurrection rolls recipe with me. It only requires 5 ingredients and can be made start to finish in 20 minutes. Yes, it uses canned crescent roll dough, but that means this is an easy activity to fit into my busy schedule. And most importantly, it gives me quality time with my kids to share the verses pertaining to Jesus’ burial and resurrection.

Symbolic meanings of the Resurrection Rolls

Marshmallow – Jesus’ body (Luke 23:26-46)
Crescent roll dough – The linen used to wrap Jesus’ body (Luke 23:47-54)
Melted butter and cinnamon sugar – Anointing oil and spices for the body that the women planned to use on Jesus body after the Sabbath (Luke 23:55-56, Luke 24:1)
Oven – The tomb (Luke 23:53, Mark 16:1-6)
Empty roll – The empty grave clothes or the empty tomb (John 20:3-7)

Tips for Making Resurrection Rolls

For best results, use name brand marshmallows from a freshly opened package. Older or low-quality marshmallows will not melt properly.

Keep one hand clean and use the other for rolling the marshmallows in cinnamon sugar. Use the clean hand for sealing the dough edges. If you get the cinnamon sugar on the crescent dough edges, it will be difficult to form a tight seal and the melted marshmallow will leak.

The cinnamon sugar and melted marshmallow will make a melted mess of your muffin pan. Consider using cupcake liners or spray the pan well with non-stick cooking spray. Alternatively, you could grease the muffin tin with butter.

Sprinkling the top of each roll with additional cinnamon sugar is optional. You could also create a glaze for your rolls using 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 to 3 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Allow the rolls to cool before adding the glaze.

You can double or triple this recipe without having to change the baking time.

Easy Resurrection Rolls Recipe

Ingredients

8-ounce package refrigerated crescent roll dough
8 regular-sized marshmallows
5 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 8 wells in a muffin tin with baking cups (for easier clean up) or spray the wells with non-stick cooking spray.

2. Unroll crescent dough and divide into 8 triangles at the perforations.

3. In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and sugar.

4. Dip a marshmallow into the melted butter.

5. Then roll the marshmallow in the cinnamon sugar.

6. Place the coated marshmallow on the large end of the crescent triangle.

7. Fold the dough over the marshmallow tightly sealing the edges so the marshmallow does not melt and leak.

8. Finish wrapping the dough around the marshmallow and form into a ball.

9. Repeat with the other marshmallows. Place the rolls in a muffin tin. Brush the rolls with some of the remaining melted butter. then sprinkle the remaining cinnamon sugar over the rolls.

10. Bake the rolls for 10 to 14 minutes until puffed and lightly golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before serving.

Printable Recipe for Resurrection Rolls

Easy Resurrection Rolls Recipe

A quick and easy resurrection rolls recipe using canned crescent roll dough.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Easy Resurrection Rolls Recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Author Alea