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Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls AKA Resurrection Rolls

April 10, 2012 by Jaime @ Mom's Test Kitchen 1 Comment

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Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls AKA Resurrection Rolls is the perfect recipe for Easter. Easy cinnamon-sugar coated crescent rolls filled with a gooey,melting marshmallow inside makes a great object lesson for kids, teaching the true meaning of Easter.

Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls AKA Resurrection Rolls is the perfect recipe for Easter. Easy cinnamon-sugar coated crescent rolls filled with a gooey, melting marshmallow inside makes a great object lesson for kids, teaching the true meaning of Easter.

a full roll on a round white plate with a muffin tin with more rolls in the background

These Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls are such an easy and fun recipe to make with kids at Easter. They give you the opportunity to teach the kids about the resurrection of Christ in a fun {and delicious} way.

In this semi-homemade version you’ve got a soft crescent roll formed around a cinnamon-sugar coated marshmallow and dipped in more butter and cinnamon sugar. As the crescent rolls bake, the marshmallow melts into a gooey, sweet caramel sauce inside the dough. Whether you make them at Easter, or anytime of the year, these are a sweet and sticky dessert that everyone will love.

How To Make Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls

Only needing minimal ingredients and less than 30 minutes of your time, you’ve got one of the best Easter recipes around.

Ingredients:

ingredients needed for recipe sitting on a white counter

  • Crescent Rolls
  • Sugar
  • Cinnamon
  • Marshmallows
  • Butter

Instructions:

a crescent triangle sitting on a white plate, a marshmallow coated in butter and cinnamon-sugar sitting on top. Bowls of melted butter and cinnamon sugar next to plate, with marshmallows

Separate your crescent rolls into individual triangles. Put the melted butter in one small bowl, and combine the cinnamon and sugar in a separate small bowl. Dip a marshmallow into the melted butter and then into the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Lay the marshmallow into the center of the crescent roll. Wrap the crescent around the marshmallow, making sure to seal all of the edges. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SEALED VERY WELL, otherwise the marshmallow will melt out.

uncooked rolls sitting in a muffin tin

Dip the tops of the crescent roll into the remaining melted butter and then dip into the remaining cinnamon sugar. Place them into a greased muffin tin, with the sugar side facing up. Bake ’em!

cooked rolls in a muffin tin
Symbolism of the Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls

As you make these, you can explain to your kids that the crescent roll represents the Tomb Jesus was buried in. The white marshmallow represents the body of Jesus, pure and sinless. The melted butter and cinnamon/sugar represent the oils and spices that the women brought to anoint His body. The disappearing marshmallow and the cavity in the bun after being cooked become the empty tomb and His rising from the grave!

Can I Make These Rolls in Advance?

Absolutely you can prep them the day before, then place them in the fridge overnight. Be sure to let the dough come to room temperature before baking, maybe let them sit on the counter for about 30 minutes or so, then bake.

empty tomb crescent rolls sitting on a white plate, opened, showing the melted marshmallow inside. Muffin tin with additional rolls in the background

More Easter Favorites:

  • Easter Basket Cookies
  • Easter Dinner Ideas
  • Easter Popcorn Balls
  • Peeps Sunflower Cake

Recommended Equipment:

  • Muffin Tin
  • Small mixing bowls
one crescent roll sitting on a round white plate

Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls

Empty Tomb Crescent Rolls AKA Resurrection Rolls is the perfect recipe for Easter. Easy cinnamon-sugar coated crescent rolls filled with a gooey,melting marshmallow inside makes a great object lesson for kids, teaching the true meaning of Easter.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 14 mins
Total Time 24 mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 rolls

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tube refrigerated crescent rolls 8 count
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 8 large marshmallows
  • 1/4 cup butter melted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease your muffin tin.
  • Separate the crescent rolls into 8 triangles.
  • Combine the cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
  • Dip each marshmallow into the melted butter. Then dip each marshmallow into the cinnamon sugar mix. Then lay each marshmallow into the center of each of the crescent triangles.
  • Wrap the crescent roll around the marshmallow, making sure to seal all of the edges – make sure they are sealed VERY well!
  • Dip the tops of the crescent roll into the melted butter and then into the remaining cinnamon sugar mix.
  • Place the crescent roll into the muffin tin sugared side up.
  • Bake for 12-14 minutes.
Keyword crescent rolls, easy recipes, Holidays
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

DID YOU TRY THESE EMPTY TOMB CRESCENT ROLLS? I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW!

Leave me a comment below, or snap a photo of your plate and tag @momstestkitchen on social. I would love to know what you’re cooking up!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Jaime Oliver Signature

 

 

 

UPDATE: THIS EASTER RECIPE WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED IN 2012 AND HAS BEEN UPDATED IN 2021 TO IMPROVE READER EXPERIENCE. 

 

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