Happy (almost) Halloween! Halloween just happens to be my favorite holiday of the year. Who can resist dressing up in costumes, roaming the neighborhood streets after dark, and eating loads and loads of candy.
The only thing I dislike about Halloween is trying to figure out how many trick-or-treaters we will have so I can buy the appropriate amount of candy. I can not tell you how many times we have run low. I take a peek down the street and there’s an army of small children headed our way, each of them eager for Halloween candy. Frantically I tell my husband he must get to the nearest store, Fast!, and buy some more candy! But don’t run over any kids in the driveway!
Inevitably he brings back about 10 pounds of candy and by the time he returns, the number of trick-or-treaters has dwindled drastically. Then we have bags and bags of leftover candy. And guess who’s most likely to eat candy until they feel sick to their stomach? (Raising hand sheepishly).
I love the idea of using Halloween candy in recipes. It feels like it’s being put to good use. This Reese’s Crescent Rolls recipe is super easy and quick, and you can maybe even pass it off as breakfast. Which is good, because don’t your kids always beg you to let them eat some of their Halloween candy the next morning? Well this way they can. It’s really no different than eating a chocolate croissant for breakfast is it? Actually it’s more nutritious because it has peanuts and that’s a protein source. 🙂
Ever since I made this Game Day Pep-Corn with REESE’S Minis, I’ve become obsessed with melting Reese’s Minis to make a drizzle/sauce. It blends all the peanut buttery/chocolate amazingness of a peanut butter cup together into one singular goodness.
With a peanut butter cup on the inside and Reese’s Mini’s Drizzle on the outside, these are super delicious crescent rolls!
I’m teaming up with my friends today to bring you 9 delicious sweet treat recipes. Be sure to check out other tasty treats. If you dig sweets then check out #TrickorTreatBlogHop on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest and Instagram. Don’t all these treats sound amazing?
Candy Shop Rice Krispie Treats from The Land of Milk and Cookies
Healthy Nutella Spider Truffles from Honey and Figs
Kit Kat Cupcakes from Spoonful of Flour
Peanut Butter Cup Snack Cake from Uni Homemaker
Pumpkin Patch Chocolate Reese’s Mini Cupcakes from Life Made Sweeter
Pumpkin Rolo Blondies from Flavor the Moments
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Butterfinger Sides from Brooklyn Farm Girl
Snicker’s Deep Dish Cookie Pies from Spoonful of Flavor
Reese's Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 (8-count) package crescent rolls
- 4 peanut butter cups,, cut in half
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- 1/2 cup Reese's Minis,, cut in half
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Unroll crescent roll dough and separate into triangles on baking sheet.
- Place 1 piece of peanut butter cup at wide end of each triangle. Sprinkle with a few peanuts.
- Roll crescent dough from wide end toward tip of triangle. Place in oven and bake for 11-13 minutes, until light brown and no longer doughy.
- Place Minis in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on 50% power for 30 seconds. Stir well. Heat another 30 seconds at 50% if necessary to get mixture smooth.
- Drizzle melted Minis on crescent rolls and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I love crecent rolls and peanut butter cups so this is a match made in heaven! We only get like 5 trick-or-treaters so we always have tons of candy left over. I know what I’ll be making this weekend. 😉
Oh man, I’ve never thought to melt minis to make a sauce! That’s such a good idea! We always have candy leftover so this year I only bought peanut butter cups since they’re my favorite. Although I’m not sure if that was a good or bad decision… haha But at least I can make some crescent rolls with the leftovers!
Oh my!! These look so yummy!! What an amazing idea 🙂 YUM
Christin I love pastry treats, and these look amazing! That drizzled chocolate on top knowing inside is hidden with a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup, my mouth is watering!
Thanks Kristi! Happy Halloween!
I have the same problem! Not enough candy? Too much candy? The right candy?? I think I’ll err on the side of too much candy so I can make these cuties!
Hope you have just the right amount left over! 🙂 Happy Halloween!
Amazing.
Thanks Matt!
I’m not sure I would ever be able to make these because I always eat all the Reese’s before I get a chance to make something with them. But I definitely need to save some to make these crescent rolls. They are the perfect size for a sweet treat. Thanks for sharing, Christin!
I know what you mean Ashley! My daughter and I just opened a big bag of candy we bought for the trick-or-treaters, and we ate every single one of the Reese’s out of it!
I almost fainted when I saw these! Chocolatey and peanutbuttery!!! 🙂 what can I use instead of crescent rolls? (I don’t know what that’s is and haven’t googled them) 🙂 x
Happy halloween 🙂 x
I used Pillsbury refrigerated crescent roll dough. They bake up really buttery sort of like croissants, but not really. Next best thing would probably be refrigerated biscuit dough if that is available to you, but you’ll have to improvise on the shape. I would pull each biscuit apart and make a top half and bottom half and sandwich the reese’s in between. I might have to try that come to think of it! It sounds really good. You could also use pizza dough rolled out and cut into triangles.
What a great recipe–simple yet so creative! Will definitely be making these soon. Thanks for sharing!
A peanut butter cup wrapped up in a roll! Oh goodness, be still my heart! 🙂
Hope you have a wonderful Halloween Pamela!