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Little squares of king cake bites, an image cropped square.
5 from 2 votes

King Cake Bites

Everyone loves King Cake during Mardi Gras. Change things up and serve these cute little flaky pastries filled with a cinnamon cream cheese filling. King Cake Bites are the perfect little Mardi Gras Treat.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 24
Cuisine: Cajun and Creole
Author: Melanie Cagle

Ingredients

  • 2 Cans Refrigerated Crescent Roll Dough
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese softened
  • ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Milk
  • Purple Yellow and Green sanding sugars

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  • In the bowl of your stand mixer add the softened cream cheese and granulated sugar. Mix well with the paddle attachment, until creamy.
  • Unroll the first can of crescent roll dough.
  • Tear off into four rectangles then crimp the perforated lines down the middle by pinching with your fingers.
  • Sprinkle each rectangle with a little cinnamon (about ⅛ teaspoon)
  • Take half of the cream cheese mixture and spoon down the middle of the first rectangle.
  • Fold the rectangle over the filling, ⅓ of the way over then fold the other side (like an envelope).
  • Turn that roll over and crimp the edges with your fingers.
  • Using a sharp knife cut the roll into 3 pieces, crimp any open edges with your fingers and lay seam down on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Repeat those steps with the remaining crescent dough - using another baking sheet if you need to.
  • Bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes.
  • Remove and allow to cool about 10 minutes on the baking sheet.
  • While cooling add the powdered sugar to a small bowl and add the milk. Stir well until totally combined and you have a thick glaze.
  • Spoon over each king cake bite, then apply the sanding sugars.

Notes

Don't leave the glaze too long before adding the sanding sugars or they won't stick. Rather glaze 3 bites at a time then go back and sugar them... before moving on.
Add a little chopped pecans, as a delicious optional extra.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 292mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g
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