Resurrection Rolls

On Easter Sunday, we made Resurrection Rolls.  This is not my original idea.  You can google this and you will find many recipes, but this is how we did it.

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
• On a lightly greased baking sheet separate crescent rolls into individual triangles.
• In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar.
• Dip a marshmallow into melted butter.

• Talk about how Jesus' body was prepared for the tomb.
• 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.
• Explain how Jesus' body was placed in the tomb.
• Place on a baking sheet.

• Repeat.
• Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Talk about how Jesus was in the tomb for 3 days.

• Explain that death could not hold Jesus in the tomb.
• Open the roll and it's empty!
• He is risen!!!

Keep in mind that a 3 year old who placed a yummy marshmallow inside the roll may be EXTREMELY disappointed when it is no longer there!  We will try again next Easter.  I think this is a neat way to keep the focus on Jesus during all the Easter morning festivities!