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Irresistibly sweet and
so easy! Refrigerated crescent rolls are spread with a luscious
cocoa and pecan filling, rolled up, baked and drizzled with a
creamy chocolate glaze.
Chocolate-Filled
Crescents
- Crescents:
- 2 (8-ounce each) cans
refrigerated quick crescent dinner rolls
3 tablespoons butter softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
Chocolate Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
2 tablespoons water
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Heat oven to 375°F
(190°C).
- Separate crescent dough
into 16 triangles.
- In a small bowl, beat
butter until creamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until
well blended. Add milk and vanilla and beat well. Add cocoa and
beat well. Stir in pecans.
- Spread heaping teaspoonsful
of chocolate mixture on each triangle within 1/2-inch of edges.
- Roll up; start at shortest
side of triangle and roll to opposite point. Press all edges
to seal completely. Place point side down on ungreased baking
sheet; curve slightly to form crescents.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes
or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet to wire rack.
Cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile prepare Chocolate
Glaze: Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat; add cocoa
and water, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens, but do
not boil. Remove from
heat; gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating with
whisk until smooth. Add additional water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time,
until desired consistency.
- Drizzle Chocolate Glaze
over top of crescents.
Makes 16 crescents.
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