Chocolate-Filled Breakfast Crescents
Makes 16 crescents
Prep Time: 15 min.
Baking Time: 15 min.
Ingredients:
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) refrigerated
quick crescent dinner rolls
- 3 Tablespoons butter or margarine,
softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 3 Tablespoons finely chopped pecans
- Chocolate
Glaze (recipe below)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Separate
crescent dough into 16 triangles.
- Beat butter in small bowl until
creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until well blended.
- Beat in milk and vanilla. Add cocoa
and beat well. Stir in pecans.
- Spread slightly heaping teaspoon
chocolate mixture on each triangle within 1/2 inch of edges.
- You want to roll it up. Start at shortest side of
triangle and roll to opposite point.
- Press all edges to seal completely.
Place point side down on ungreased cookie sheet and curve slightly
to form crescents.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until
golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool to room
temperature.
- Drizzle Chocolate Glaze over
top of crescents.
Chocolate
Glaze
Makes about 3/4 cup glaze
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 Tablespoons cocoa
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Melt butter in small saucepan over
low heat; add cocoa and water, stirring constantly, until mixture
thickens. Do not boil.
- Remove from heat. Gradually add
powdered sugar and vanilla, beating with whisk until smooth.
- Add additional water, 1/2 teaspoon
at a time, until desired consistency.
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