Mardi Gras is upon us. A King Cake is a well-known tradition. Mardi Gras is the culmination of the season of carnival that begins on Epiphany and ends the day before Ash Wednesday, or Fat Tuesday.
Depending on where you live, the King Cake has different versions. Most familiar to us in the United States is a sweet twisted cinnamon roll style dough topped with icing or sugar. Mardi Gras is fun and festive and these individual King Cakes are a nice addition to any celebration.
These mini King cakes are bite size treats packed with cinnamon sugar then drizzled with a sweet glaze and topped with decorator sugars in the traditional colors of Mardi Gras – purple, green and gold. They will disappear quickly so you may want to double the recipe, which is easy to do since this recipe starts with refrigerated crescent rolls. Enjoy these for breakfast or dessert.
I usually always have cinnamon sugar in a shaker in my pantry for my kids to use on toast or bagels. It’s easy to make. I mix three tablespoons of sugar with one teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
Check out my fun mini version Mardi Gras Cupcake too.
King Cake is a Mardi Gras tradition. This mini version is a fun treat.
Easy Mini King Cake Bites
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So love this twist on king cake – these bites look like so much fun to make and enjoy. 🙂
So love this twist on king cake – these bites look like so much fun to make and enjoy 🙂
I ate so many of these when I was in New Orleans. I am definitely going to have to try making them myself!
Love the flavor of cinnamon and nuttiness of the Pecans. These cute little King Cake Bites look so very special and colorful.
These are so adorable! I love the Mardi Gras colours, just perfect 🙂
I love the small size for the king cake. I was just in Nola and saw them everywhere.
I’ve never had King cake. I love the idea of these mini treats, and they’re so fun and pretty!
Such a nice idea to making Mini Bite Cinnamon rolls. These look so cute and yummy. Best for a kids party too.
I don’t think I have seen these before, they look like fun and are really simple.
Great timing! Never seen these bite-sized versions before. Clever!
Love this for a simple way to do king cake! I’ve always contemplated making my own but been a little overwhelmed or short on time- this is such a fun and do-able alternative!
Anything mini is the best in my opinion! These look great!
So cute! Love king cake, these are the perfect individual snack size.
These look great! I’d love to try this recipe!
These mini cake bites are such a cute idea! I love the way you shaped them!
I will now start celebrating Mardi Gras with these little gems!
I like this mini king cake. I think this make me less guilty indulging this treat. King cake is my do list for long time now never tried it because nobody there to finish big cake.I will try your recipe.
A mini version works for me!
A cute idea to have mini cakes!
What a great way to make little king cakes! This is something I could definitely pull off on Tuesday morning!
Oh, my. So easy to make these little gems! Festive and yummy!!
Excellent! I love the flavour of King Cake but its a lot of work!
This is such a great idea Ellen! Laissez les bons temps rouler!
These look so good!! And they sound simple. I’ll be trying these for sure.
I have never had a King Cake before but I’m sure I would like it as I have never met a cake I didn’t like. I love that you made mini versions. They look great!