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Cranberry Orange Crescent Bites baked and ready to be glazed

Cranberry Orange Crescent Bites

Sweet pinwheels of crescent dough filled with cranberries and nuts and drizzled with a tasty orange glaze
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings: 12 small rolls
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Everyday, Fall

Ingredients
  

Rolls
  • 1 package 8 oz refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/3 cup walnuts or pecans finely chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon orange peel grated
Glaze
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon orange peel grated

Method
 

Rolls
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a small cookie sheet or single layer cake pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Carefully unroll crescent roll dough on the parchment making sure the edges of the perforations stay close together. Pinch all perforations together to seal tightly. Your rectangle should be approximately 12" x 8". If using a cake pan, I recommend a separate piece of parchment paper be used to lay the dough on for ease of assembly.
    Crescent roll dough ready for filling
  2. Sprinkle the dough with layers of brown sugar, cinnamon, dried cranberries, nuts and the 1 Tablespoon of grated orange peel.
    Crescent roll dough covered with filling ingredients
  3. Starting from the long side, roll up keeping filling inside dough and pinching to seal.
    Crescent roll dough filled and ready for slicing
  4. Cut into 1 inch pieces.
    Cutting the roll of filled dough
  5. Place rolls on the cookie sheet or in the cake pan leaving an inch between each. Bake the rolls approximately 13-15 minutes or until light golden brown. Ovens may vary so start checking at the earliest time. Remove from the oven and prepare the glaze.
    Cranberry Orange Crescent Bites baked and ready to be glazed
Orange Glaze
  1. Mix the powdered sugar, orange juice and orange peel in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved. Drizzle over warm rolls and serve.
    Glazed Cranberry Orange Crescent Bites

Notes

These rolls are best served warm.