Here are 5 easy crescent roll recipes for tasty treats you can make with just a few minutes prep time! Crescent rolls are a perfect starter dough for all kinds of recipes because it is inexpensive and versatile. It’s so easy to unroll it, make it into whatever you want, and then bake.
For these recipes, it doesn’t matter what brand of crescent roll dough you use, so feel free to buy the store brand. I like to buy extra if I can get a good price and keep them on hand in the refrigerator so I can easily make a quick meal for the kids on busy days or days when I’m not feeling great.
These crescent roll recipes are easy for older kids to make themselves and our teenagers love to make them and then customize to their own tastes.
The savory recipes are good for a quick lunch or dinner. If I were serving them for dinner, I would probably serve the pizza bake or cream cheese bites with a salad or a quick veggie tray. My kids like baby carrots and cucumbers and my husband and I also like sliced bell peppers and celery, so I often serve these together and let them all take the veggies they prefer.
The burrito bake is great just as it is, but you could easily serve with rice, beans, chips and salsa or chips and guacamole.
All of these recipes make great foods for parties, potlucks and family get-togethers. They’re especially great if you just found out there’s a potluck this afternoon or, like me, you got wrapped up in everything you were doing that day and forgot to make something ahead of time! lol
Tips for the best results with crescent roll recipes
- Once you make the crescent roll recipe items, be sure to bake as soon as possible so the dough does not get soggy.
- If you have leftovers, store in a freezer bag in the refrigerator. For the larger items, cut into individual pieces so it is easier to take just one serving out of the bag and re-heat.
- If you plan to save them longer, most of these recipes will freeze well. Of course, things like the lettuce in the burrito bake will not serve well if you freeze it.
- When re-heating, warming them up in an air fryer or the oven will re-crisp them so they are more crispy and taste fresher. If you re-warm in the microwave, they might be soft or soggy.
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This easy pizza bake is one of our kids’ favorite crescent roll recipes because it’s easy to make and customize with your favorite pizza toppings. Just unroll the crescent roll dough, press into the baking dish and add your favorite toppings. This recipe is super easy to make with just a few minutes’ work and then bake and it’s so much cheaper than ordering pizza or eating out!
Crescent Roll Pizza Bake Recipe
Ingredients
1 tube (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent rolls
16 slices pepperoni, cut into quarters (and/or any other pizza toppings as desired)
1/2 cup pasta sauce
1-2 cups mozzarella cheese
3/4 tsp. Italian seasoning, divided
1/4 tsp. garlic salt or seasoned salt
Instructions
- Unroll crescent roll dough.
- Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 13×9 inch baking dish; seal the seams and perforations.
- Spread pasta sauce over the crescent dough.
- Place desired pizza toppings evenly over pasta sauce and sprinkle with Italian seasoning, garlic salt and cheese.
- Bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Notes
The recipe calls for making it as a pizza in a baking dish, but you can also easily lay out each triangle of crescent dough separately, add the sauce, toppings and cheese and roll them for tasty crescent pizza rolls. If you decide to roll them, you might want to go light on the sauce as it will be messy when you roll them.
This easy burrito bake is a crescent roll recipe with a tasty Mexican style flavor, but with a more crispy crust! It’s perfect for a quick family meal or cut into squares as a finger food for parties! It’s super easy to make and you can use whichever toppings your family prefers – perfect for picky eaters!
Crescent Roll Burrito Bake Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 lb. ground beef, browned
1 (16 oz.) can refried beans
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 Tbsp. or 1 envelope taco seasoning
1(8 oz.) tube refrigerated crescent rolls
1 to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Optional toppings: chopped green pepper, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and sliced ripe olives.
Instructions
- Unroll crescent roll dough.
- Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 13×9-in. baking dish; seal seams and perforations.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a mixing bowl, mix beef, beans, onion and taco seasoning.
- Spread beef mixture over the crust; sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
- If desired, sprinkle with optional toppings.
This cherry turnovers recipe is an easy crescent rolls recipe that you can use to make delicious cherry turnovers without a lot of work! It makes tasty turnovers like the ones at your favorite bakery, except faster and for a lot less money! They’re perfect for desserts, breakfast or snacks for the kids!
If you prefer, you can easily substitute a different flavor of pie filling of your choice, like apple or blueberry! If you’re having a party, make a variety of flavors for your guests to choose from!
Crescent Roll Cherry Turnovers Recipe
Ingredients
1 (8 oz.) tube refrigerated crescent rolls
1 cup cherry pie filling
1/4 cup cream cheese
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 to 2 Tbsp. milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into four rectangles; place onto an ungreased baking sheet. Press perforations to seal.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar.
- Place 1 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture onto one half of each rectangle.
- Place 1/4 cup pie filling on top of the cream cheese.
- Fold dough over the filling; pinch edges to seal.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden.
- Place confectioners’ sugar in a small bowl; stir in enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency.
- Drizzle sugar mixture over the turnovers. Serve warm.
These bacon cream cheese bites are an easy crescent rolls recipe that make a tasty pizza-style snack or lunch item. The bacon, onions and cream cheese give it a rich and savory flavor. They’re perfect for party foods or served as a quick lunch item.
Bacon Cream Cheese Bites
Ingredients
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 Tbsp onion, finely chopped
1 tsp. 2% milk
1 (8 oz.) tube refrigerated crescent rolls
5 strips bacon, cooked and finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, onion and milk until blended.
- Unroll crescent roll dough.
- Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 13×9 inch baking dish; seal seams and perforations.
- Spread with the cream cheese mixture
- Sprinkle with bacon.
- Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cut into bite sized pieces. Refrigerate leftovers.
This apple dumplings recipe is an easy recipe with crescent rolls that you can make for a tasty dessert or snack!
Easy Apple Dumplings Recipe
Ingredients
2 medium apples (about 2 cups)
2 (8 oz.) cans refrigerated Crescent Rolls (8 count cans)
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar or brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup Sprite or Mt. Dew
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Spray a 9×13 inch pan with cooking spray.
- Peel and core apples; cut into 16 slices.
- Unroll dough; separate into 16 triangles.
- Place 1 apple slice on the shortest side of each dough triangle.
- Starting with the shortest side of each triangle, roll to the opposite point, wrapping dough around the apple slice; arrange in pan.
- In a bowl, stir together butter, sugar and cinnamon. Pour mixture evenly over dumplings.
- Pour soft drink in the center and along the edges of the pan. (Do not pour on top of the dumplings.)
- Bake 33 to 36 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let stand 15 minutes.
Oh my goodness the cherry turnovers are FANTASTIC!! They are super easy, inexpensive to make, and everyone loved them!
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