Peanut Butter & Chocolate Crescent Roll
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Peanut Butter & Chocolate Crescent Roll
Description
Using refrigerated crescent rolls, the dough is unrolled and spread with peanut butter at the wide end. Chocolate chips are added on top, and the dough is rolled into a crescent shape, enclosing the filling. Baking at 375°F produces a flaky, glazed pastry with a browned surface and warm, melty filling. The residual chocolate chips are melted separately in a microwave-safe bag and drizzled over the cooled rolls, providing extra chocolate flavor and decoration.
This combination offers a convenient way to enjoy a sweet treat with familiar ingredients and minimal preparation. The contrast between the flaky dough, creamy peanut butter, and smooth chocolate makes these crescent rolls appealing as a snack or dessert. The recipe's simplicity leverages pre-made dough to shorten preparation time.
Ingredients
- 1 package crescent rolls refrigerated
- 8 Tablespoons peanut butter
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F.
- Open the tube of crescent rolls and lay them out on a cookie sheet.
- Put 1 T of peanut butter on each roll at the larger end and spread out slightly.
- Top each blob of peanut butter with about 1 T of chocolate chips (you will have chocolate chips left over, save them for the top of the rolls.
- Roll up the crescent rolls. Bake for 10-12 minutes until brown.
- Microwave the remaining chocolate chips in a sealed baggie for 30 seconds at a time, until the chocolate is melted. Then cut off one of the corners and squeeze chocolate over the crescent rolls.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 279 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 279kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 302mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 90mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 38IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.