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Easy Mini King Cake Bites

King Cake is a Mardi Gras tradition. This mini version is a fun treat.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Course: Breakfast and Brunch
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tube refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 6 teaspoons cinnamon sugar

For glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Purple, green and yellow decorating sugars

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350℉. Spray mini muffin pans (you will need 2) with baking cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Unroll crescent rolls and place on cutting board. Separate at vertical perforations, pinching the diagonal perforations together well. You should have 4 rectangles. Sprinkle each rectangle evenly with about 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon sugar and 1 tablespoon of the pecans, if using. Starting at long end roll up jelly roll style pinching seam well. Repeat with each rectangle. Cut into 28 total pieces.
  • Place 2 pieces in each mini muffin cup. Snuggle them in together. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10 - 12 minutes, until golden. Remove pans to cooling rack. Cool completely in pan. Remove when cool.

To make glaze:

  • Combine glaze ingredients in a bowl until drizzling consistency. Swirl glaze covering tops of each mini cake. Do about half and then sprinkle those with purple, green and yellow decorator sugars. Repeat with remaining.

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Notes

This recipe is easily doubled.
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