Finding simple, yet meaningful traditions that make an impact on a child’s long term memory can be a challenge, but these Resurrection Rolls fit both prerequisites.
Our family celebrates Easter as the Resurrection Sunday of our Lord. If you do the same, then take just a few minutes, enjoy this yummy treat fit for any occasion, but engage your children in some spiritually meaningful conversation. Your kids will love it, and the discussion points will be long lasting.
For smaller children, they are especially amazed at how when you open the “tomb,” it is empty. Enjoy the simple, yet profound truth that can be shared through this memorable hands on cooking tradition experience.
Share the truth of how Jesus was placed into the tomb (crescent rolls), and then explain how they prepared his body by putting oil and herbs on him (cinnamon and sugar). After waiting three long day (or twelve minutes, which feels like days to the children), we know that death could not hold Him in the grave, and He was alive.
The tomb is empty! He is risen. He is Risen Indeed.
(I used store bought crescent rolls for ease, but of course, homemade dough would always be amazing).
Resurrection Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 8 large marshmallows
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F on lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Separate crescent rolls into individual triangles.
- In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar.
- Dip a marshmallow into melted butter, then roll in sugar mixture. Place marshmallow into the center of a dough triangle. Carefully wrap the dough around the marshmallow. Pinch the seams together very tightly to seal in the marshmallow as it melts. Place on a baking sheet. Repeat.
- Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
- Makes Eight Resurrection Rolls
- ** I have made these without dipping them in any butter, cinnamon/sugar mixture and they are still delicious. The butter just makes them an extra special treat.
Make sure you seal the seams really well. If you don’t, the marshmallow will ooze out the sides, which is just fine in our home. You have the option of making the rolls bigger by using two crescent roll, but still use one marshmallow. This way, the marshmallow won’t come out at all. Have the kids play around with making these. On some of them we wanted the empty tomb effect, so we left a little part of the roll open but made sure the side had a little lip to contain the melted mallow.
***Make sure you don’t miss all the other Easter tradition ideas and recipes to make meaningful memories.
Wow I think you’ve hit on something fantastic! Marshmallows & cinnamon are both my all time favorite foods so this combo would be heavenly! Thanks for the idea, I might play around & toast some marshmallows under the broiler 1st before I put them in just because I love that toasted flavor. Ooh, I bet you could put coconut inside some if you wanted.
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I posted these, too, but your pictures are much cooler! We love doing this every year!
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What a fun and wonderful way to celebrate Easter. I am going to have to make these with the children this weekend. As they are getting older they are enjoying learning more and more about our Faith.
Thank you for the great idea.
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We make these every year! This year my seven year old wants to be the one to tell the story as we make them.
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This is posted on my blog too. It’s been a family tradition since my teenagers were toddlers.
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Wow those look YUMMY and I especially love the name!
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I posted these too!!! How funny! I love that they celebrate the true meaning of Easter without all the commercialization.
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Wow! Your pictures are phenomenal!!! I posted the same recipe this morning and well – it’s obvious the kids helped ( http://womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com/2010/03/tasty-tuesday-easter-morning-breakfast.html )- mine look messy! Yours are beautiful!!!
Maybe this year we can strive to make ours a bit more beauitful! No matter what it’s the message that is just flat out gorgeous!!!!
Much love,
Courtney
http://www.womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com
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This looks awesome! We have done cookies with the same idea, but the girls thought they were not very tasty!
Stacey
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Thank you for reminding me about these. I haven’t done them with my kids but this looks simple enough to try. Happy Easter!
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I’ve never seen these before, but what a great idea! I almost grabbed a roll of cresents yesterday but I talked myself out of them. Now I’m going to have to go back to the store and get some:)
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We made these back in Middle School Home Ec. And I’ve discovered a variation that we made Sunday night over the campfire. (Basically a marshmallow wrapped in half a biscuit and toasted over the fire.) Next time I think I’ll make the balls ahead of time and add some cinnamon sugar in.
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Thank you for this simple idea. I wanted to make the cookies, but I am running out of time with all the other activities we have this week. But I have time for rolls!
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We’ve made these Resurrection Rolls for about 5 years now. It’s been a great tradition. We talk about his death, the oils and herbs(butter, and cinn sugar) they put on him. The kids LOVE to do this. when they put Jesus(Marshmellow) in the tomb. Then they can’t wait to put it in the oven. They wait those 3 days(maybe 12 mins). I love to see the excitement when they opened the tomb and it’s empty. They run around yelling HE’s ALIVE! That’s the best!
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I’ve never heard of these before, but they look so yummy and I love finding new meaningful traditions to highlight holy holidays! Thanks!
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This would be a neat recipe to share with my grandchildren! I have never heard of a recipe like this. Very good way to share the meaning of Easter.
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What a cool idea for the Easter celebration. Thanks for sharing the inspiration.
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How cool is this?! I love this! Thank you so much!
We’ll be trying this next year. 
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