If you're looking for something different to make for breakfast when family and friends are visiting, look no further than a tube of refrigerator dough. Today I'm sharing with you 14 different breakfast ideas with crescent roll dough. You are going to be surprised at how many crescent roll recipes you can create. They're not just for dinner!
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But who wants to slave over a hot stove making a big meal every morning?
That’s why I love finding shortcuts in the kitchen to help cut down on my morning prep work! Using premade crescent roll dough is one of my favorite baking hacks.
With these simple breakfast ideas with crescent roll dough, you can prepare freshly baked pastries and casseroles for your family each morning with just a few minutes of prep work.
Using refrigerator dough in recipes is a great way to create something delicious other than just baking them like the directions say on the can.
You can create savory and sweet recipes when you "pop" open a can of crescent rolls. Let's think outside of the box and create exciting, delicious breakfast recipes.
Recipe Variations
- For most of these recipes featured here, you could substitute puff pastry. Just remember that once the dough is baked it will be flakier than using crescent rolls.
- You could also use crescent roll sheet dough. Which is great for making pizza with crescent rolls or a fruit tart.
How to Unroll Crescent Rolls
- Open the tube of crescent rolls by peeling away from the tab right under the top of the can. Find the perforated edge of the dough and gently roll the cylinder of dough flat.
- You can either proceed according to the recipe or separate the dough into 8 triangles.
- Fill the dough according to the recipe.
- Then roll up the triangles starting at the wide end.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet or a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Shape the rolled dough triangles into the crescent or "half moon" shape before baking.
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Frequently Asked Recipe Questions
If you have puff pastry on hand and the recipe calls for puff pastry, you should use puff pastry. Crescent roll dough is a good substitute but it will not have the flaky layers or puff up like puff pastry.
Breakfast Ideas with Crescent Roll Dough
Today I'm sharing with you breakfast ideas with crescent roll dough. There's so much more to refrigerator dough than a side dish for dinner.
Create a one-dish breakfast for your family with this simple sausage breakfast casserole featuring eggs and a crescent roll crust.
These crescent cream cheese cinnamon rolls are filled with the same filling as a homemade baked cinnamon roll.
Perfect for breakfast, brunch or even an afternoon snack these Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish are a semi-homemade danish made with refrigerated crescent rolls, blueberry pie filling and cream cheese.
Skip those frozen strudels and make your own flaky breakfast pastry from scratch with this recipe.
With the help of pre-made crescent roll dough, you can whip up a beautiful ham and cheese wreath for breakfast and impress your family with this easy recipe.
Use your crescent roll dough to whip up some freshly baked pastries for breakfast this morning with this simple mini cheesecake Danish recipe.
Turn that pre-made crescent roll dough into a delicious breakfast pizza packed with eggs, sausage, bacon, and cheese.
You only need five ingredients to prepare these sausage pinwheels.
You can prepare your breakfast ahead of time and reheat it when you’re ready to eat.
Turn your plain crescent rolls into a sweet treat for breakfast with this simple recipe.
Use a muffin tin to create a quick and easy grab and go breakfast with this fun recipe for cinnamon sugar cruffins.
Use your crescent roll dough as the crust for your strawberry cream cheese Danish to speed up the prep time.
You can easily turn crescent roll dough into delicious cinnamon rolls with the help of some pumpkin, sugar, spices, and this quick recipe
only need two ingredients to prepare these Nutella Stuffed Crescents.
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