Description
These pecan pie crescents are a quick and irresistible dessert with flaky pastry wrapped around a gooey, cinnamon-spiced pecan filling. Ready in just minutes, they deliver all the classic pecan pie flavors in an easy handheld treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 75 g chopped pecans
- 50 g brown sugar
- 30 ml corn syrup
- 14 g melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 227 g refrigerated crescent roll dough
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet.
- Mix pecans, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
- Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles.
- Add 1 tablespoon filling to each triangle.
- Roll from wide end to tip, sealing filling inside.
- Place crescents on baking sheet spaced apart.
- Bake 10–12 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
Do not overfill to prevent leaking. Allow to cool a few minutes before eating as filling will be very hot. Optional glaze can be added for extra sweetness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 crescent
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: pecan pie crescents, crescent roll dessert, easy pecan dessert, quick dessert recipe, homemade sweets