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Quick and Easy Resurrection Rolls Recipe

February 26, 2019 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

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Easy Resuurection Rolls recipe - a fun Easter activity to do with kids!
Easy resurrection rolls recipe using a package of crescent roll dough for Easter.

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

A quick and easy resurrection rolls recipe using crescent roll dough. Perfect sweet roll to serve on Easter morning!

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)

Easy resurrection rolls recipe for Easter Sunday

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.

Quick and Easy Resurrection Rolls Recipe

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.

resurrection rolls made with crescent rolls

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

4. Dip a marshmallow into the melted butter.

dip marshmallow in melted butter to make resurrection rolls

5. Then roll the marshmallow in the cinnamon sugar.

Coat the marshmallows in cinnamon sugar to make resurrection rolls.

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

Resurrection rolls recipe using crescent rolls

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

resurrection rolls made by wrapping crescent roll dough around marshmallow coated in cinnamon sugar

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

resurrection rolls dough

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.

resurrection rolls in muffin tin

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

resurrection rolls on platter

Printable Recipe for Resurrection Rolls

Quick and Easy Resurrection Rolls Recipe
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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 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Author Alea

Ingredients

Ingredients

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

Instructions

Directions

  • 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.
  • Unroll crescent dough and divide into 8 triangles at the perforations.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and sugar.
  • Dip a marshmallow into the melted butter.
  • Then roll the marshmallow in the cinnamon sugar.
  • Place the coated marshmallow on the large end of the crescent triangle.
  • Fold the dough over the marshmallow tightly sealing the edges so the marshmallow does not melt and leak.
  • Finish wrapping the dough around the marshmallow and form into a ball.
  • 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.

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Barbara at Mantel and Table says

    March 15, 2022 at 6:16 pm

    Wow – that is so cool – I’ve never heard of Resurrection Rolls before but they sound like a blast to make, especially with kids. And fun to eat too. Thanks for sharing this one!

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  2. Linda Johnston says

    March 15, 2022 at 12:28 pm

    Easy and cinnamon! My kind of recipe.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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