King Cake Bites

These easy King Cake Bites are made with crescent roll dough, filled with rich cream cheese, and kissed with cinnamon. Topped with a sweet glaze and festive purple, green, and gold sprinkles, they’re the perfect bite-sized Mardi Gras treat!

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In Louisiana we have very distinct seasons and they usually revolve around foo. We have crawfish season , Gumbo weather , and of course King Cake Season. Traditionally most bakeries won’t start selling King Cakes until after The Epiphany(12th Night ) , but now days they will start making them the week after Christmas . If you don’t live where King Cakes are easily accessible, No problem these King Cake Bites are the next best thing . If you like this recipe check out my Easy Beignets that are made with crescent rolls as well .

What you will need to make King Cake Bites :

• Crescent Rolls- The sheets work great for this but if they are not available you will need to crimp the seams
• Cream Cheese- Room temperature works best for this recipe
• Powdered Sugar
• Cinnamon- I love Saigon Cinnamon for this recipe
• Lemon juice – Fresh or bottled lemon juice will work for this recipe
• Pure Vanilla extract
• Sanding sugar -Purple , green and gold click here to see on amazon
• Parchment paper
• baking sheet
• kitchen knife or Pizza Cutter

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Let’s make King Cake Bites !

• 1-Start by creaming together the cream cheese , powdered sugar , lemon juice and vanilla with a hand mixer . Mix until smooth and creamy and set aside .
• 2-Take one can of crescent dough and divide it in 4 rectangles. You will have a total of 8 rectangles with both cans of dough. If the sheets are not available to your then make sure you press the perforations together
• 3-Sprinkle about 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon per rectangle and gently spread it around with the back of a spoon.
• 4-Spread a small amount of the cream cheese mixture down the center of each rectangle

• 5-Take the edge closet to you lengthwise and bring the edge to the center
• 6– Then take the edge lengthwise furthest away from you and bring it to the center and pinch the seam together
• 7-Cut each rectangle into 4 pieces
• 8-Pinch the ends together to prevent the filling from leaking out during the baking process

• 9 -Bake in a 350 degree oven for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown
• 10 -Once the bites have baked and are completely cool mix together the frosting
• 11-Dip each bite into the glaze and drip excess off
• 12– Immediately sprinkle the colored sanding sugar on each bite after dipping

The frosting usually dries pretty quickly , once dried store them in an airtight container .

If you like this recipe check out these:

• Easy Beignets
• Boudin Stuffed King Cake
• Crawfish Baked Potatoes
• Miniature King Bakes

King Cake Bites

These easy King Cake Bites are made with crescent roll dough, filled with rich cream cheese, and kissed with cinnamon. Topped with a sweet glaze and festive purple, green, and gold sprinkles, they’re the perfect bite-sized Mardi Gras treat!

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Louisiana Favorites

Cuisine American/Southern

Servings 32 King Cake Bites

Calories 31 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 8 oz Crescent Rolls The original or the sheet
• 1 8 oz cream cheese room temp
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Icing

• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3-4 Teaspoons milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• Sanding sugar Purple , green and Gold

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Mix the 8oz Cream cheese with a 1/2 cup of powdered sugar , lemon juice and vanilla . Mix until smooth and creamy . Set aside
  1 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup powdered sugar , 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Unroll crescent rolls . Divide the dough into 4 rectangles. If you are not using the sheets press the perforations together . You will have 8 total with both cans
  2 8 oz Crescent Rolls
• Sprinkle each rectangle with about 1/4 a teaspoon of cinnamon and spread it around with the back of a spoon
  2 teaspoons cinnamon
• Spread cream cheese filling evening down the center of each
  
• Folding lengthwise take the edge closet you and bring it to the center
  
• Then the edge furthest from you and bring it to the center . Pinch the seam together
  
• Cut each rectangle into 4 pieces
  
• Pinch the cut ends to prevent the filling from escaping during the baking process. and place on a parchment lined baking sheet
  
• Bake 13-15 minutes or until golden brown
• Remove and allow to cool compeltely on a cooling rack
• While in a small bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar , 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla and 3 Tablespoons of milk. Stir and add milk until the consistency is thick but thin enough to drizzle .
  1 teaspoon vanilla , 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar , 1/4 teaspoon vanilla , 3-4 Teaspoons milk
• Once the bites are cool dip each one in the glaze
• Immediately sprinkle the purple green and gold sand sugar on top .
  Sanding sugar

Notes

Nutritional information is an approximation and can greatly differ in brands and cooking methods .  

 

If you don’t like cream cheese filling that’s ok. I recommend spreading a little butter on each rectangle and then topping it with a cinnamon sugar mixture . 

 

Nutrition

Calories: 31kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 0.03gFat: 0.04gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 2mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.02mg

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