The cutest side bread you’ll ever serve at Thanksgiving dinner (or any fall dinner) is here, and it’s super easy. (Like, five-ingredient easy.) In a few quick steps, Pillsbury crescent dough gets transformed into adorable pumpkins. Then, we add cinnamon sugar and the cutest little almond “stems.” Don’t forget to serve with plenty of extra cinnamon-sugar butter!
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Sweet Crescent Roll Pumpkins
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Cinnamon-Sugar Butter
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pumpkin Crescent Rolls
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 8 almonds or pecans
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. In small bowl, beat Cinnamon-Sugar Butter ingredients with spoon or electric mixer until mixed well; set aside.
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Step2In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; set aside. Unroll dough sheet onto cutting board, and reshape into 12x8-inch rectangle. With pizza cutter or sharp knife, starting on short edge, cut dough into 8 (12-inch) strips.
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Step3Working with one strip at a time, roll slightly into 12-inch rope. Make small loop on one end, creating short tail and long tail of dough. Wrap long tail of dough around loop 2 to 3 times.
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Step4Wrap short tail of dough around edge of loop, and tuck through center, pinching to secure, creating pumpkin-shaped roll. Place onto cookie sheet, and gently press dough together in center to touch. Repeat for remaining dough.
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Step5Brush tops of dough rolls with melted butter, and sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Insert almond into center of each roll (into dough) to create stem. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and dough is baked through. Serve warm rolls with cinnamon-sugar butter.
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Nutrition
180 Calories
11g Total Fat
2g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 180
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 29%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 280mg
- 12%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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