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Mini King Cake Bites

Mini King Cake Bites

Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

King Cake Bites

  • 2 cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
  • 1 cup (120g) Powdered Sugar
  • 5 Tbsp (39g) Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp (5g) Lemon Juice (or you could substitute for Vanilla Extract)
  • 1 package (8 oz. / 227g) of cream cheese

Glaze Topping

  • 1 cup (120g) Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp (30g) Milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.
  • In a medium sized bowl, cream together your cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon juice. Mix until well blended. Set aside.
  • Open your cans of crescent rolls, and separate at the perforated lines that make triangles. Take each triangle one at a time and form a ball using your hands. Then, break that ball into two smaller balls. Using your palms, flatten each ball out into a circle (see below) and then place the flattened dough onto your parchment lined baking sheet. Form the rest of your dough and place on the baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle each dough circle with a generous amount of cinnamon (I freehanded this by just sprinkling it on top of each dough circle until I was satisfied. If you need an amount, I would suggest about 1/4 of a tsp on each dough circle). Then, top with about a 1/2 tsp – 1 tsp of the cream cheese mixture.
  • Stretch your dough up and over the mixture to form a ball (start with two sides to form a taco-like shape, then pinch the other two ends together in the middle to close it off). Flip the ball over so that the seams are down (see picture below).
  • Bake for 12 – 15 minutes, until the tops of the dough are golden brown. Let the dough cool for at least 2-3 minutes until you glaze them.
  • Mix together your powdered sugar and milk to create your glaze.
  • Dip each dough ball into your glaze mixture, followed by dipping each into your sprinkle topping.