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!
Ingredients
- 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 aside1 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 cans2 8 oz Crescent Rolls
- Sprinkle each rectangle with about 1/4 a teaspoon of cinnamon and spread it around with the back of a spoon2 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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