20 Clever Crescent Roll Recipes (Appetizers, Desserts, and Entrees)

Do you have a can of crescent roll dough in the fridge but don’t know what to make with it? Try one of these easy crescent roll recipes.

There’s plenty of creative crescent roll ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizers, and desserts.

These tasty recipes have genius hacks for transforming store-bought Pillsbury crescent dough into cheesecake, pizza, monkey bread, Italian pinwheels, and more.

Blueberry Cheese Tarts

Sweet and savory, these delightful tarts are filled with blueberries, brie, and other ingredients. They’re a simple to make appetizer that can also double as dessert.

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Italian Crescent Roll Pinwheels

These crescent roll pinwheels are filled with cheese, cold cuts, and Italian seasoning. They taste just like an Italian sub and will disappear fast.

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White Castle Cheeseburger Casserole

If you’re like me and don’t live in a state with White Castle, you can still enjoy all the White Castle yumminess by whipping up this casserole.

This family-friendly casserole has cheeseburger ingredients and condiments that’ll make you feel like you’re chowing down on a White Castle burger.

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Classic Monkey Bread with Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

This classic monkey bread recipe is filled with raisins and walnuts and has an irresistible brown sugar glaze. It’s a mouthwatering breakfast or dessert you’ll want to make repeatedly.

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Air Fryer Pull Apart Jalapeño Popper Rolls

Jalapeño popper rolls are an easy and crowd-pleasing appetizer that’ll be a hit at any gathering. They also make great savory game-day snacks.

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Chicken Crescent Roll-Ups

These chicken crescent roll-ups are an easy dinner the entire family will love.

Tender shredded chicken, cream cheese, and herbs are rolled inside a crescent roll and topped with creamy gravy.

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Breakfast Pigs in a Blanket

A fun twist on pigs in a blanket, this recipe uses sausage instead of hotdogs. Dipping them in maple syrup is delicious.

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Chocolate Cruffins (Croissant Cinnamon Rolls)

If you’re having a lazy Sunday and can’t decide between making croissants or cinnamon rolls, try these yummy chocolate cinnamon cruffins.

Cruffins, a croissant and cinnamon roll hybrid, are just like cinnamon rolls, but they are made with crescent dough instead of traditional cinnamon roll dough.

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Pineapple Cranberry Brie Crescent Ring Appetizer

A must-make fall and winter appetizer, this beautiful brie crescent ring features pineapple, cranberry, and pecans.

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Air Fryer Fried Oreos

You don’t need to wait for your state fair to enjoy fried Oreos. This genius crescent roll hack, which replaces rolling them in batter, will save you time and messy cleanup.

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Croffles (Croissant Waffles)

As you might have guessed, croffles are a cross between waffles and croissants. Included are a ton of different croffle ideas, from savory to sweet.

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Ranch Mashed Potato Cups

Crescent cups are filled with mashed potatoes, bacon, and ranch flavor. This easy appetizer has only ten minutes of prep time.

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Easy Frito Taco Pie

If you’re in a weeknight dinner rut, try this Frito taco pie recipe. This incredible dish consists of layers of crescent rolls and taco ingredients topped with Fritos.

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Crescent Roll Breakfast Casserole

This sausage and egg breakfast casserole with a flaky crescent roll crust can be prepped in ten minutes.

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Taco Crescent Roll Pizza

A golden crescent roll crust is topped with your favorite taco fixings, such as taco meat, cheese, sour cream, and more.

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Turkey and Ham Crescent Sandwiches

Whether you need to feed a crowd for the holidays and game day or just need an easy dinner, these turkey and ham sandwiches will be a huge hit.

Making them in a casserole dish will save you so much time versus making individual sandwiches for everyone.

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Mediterranean Crescent Ring

With almost 80,000 shares on social media and excellent reviews, this recipe is guaranteed to be good.

It’s made with Mediterranean-inspired ingredients and is a fabulous vegetarian appetizer option.

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Everything Bagel Turkey Cheddar Crescent Rolls

Jazz up your lunches with these turkey cheddar crescent rolls sprinkled with everything bagel seasoning.

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Churro Cheesecake

Topped with cinnamon and sugar, this cheesecake has a buttery crescent roll crust and a delicious cream cheese filling. It tastes just like a churro in cheesecake form.

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Crescent Danish Wreath

This crescent roll wreath is filled with cherry pie filling, cream cheese, and sweet almond flavor.

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