27+ Clever Crescent Roll Dough Recipes

If you’re wondering what to do with Crescent Roll Dough? You’ve come to the right place. We’re experts in using this popular sheet dough in fun and creative ways and have created dozens of different recipes with it.

Did you know that Crescent Roll Dough is perfect for making many more foods than just rolls? That’s right, it’s a creative and easy way to serve breakfasts, lunches, appetizers, dinners, and desserts!

In fact, it’s one of my favorite ingredients to work with because of its unbeatable versatility, convenience, and ease of use. I’ve used this popular dough in several of my most popular recipes on Savvy Saving Couple and Sizzling Eats.

Browse these 26 different Recipes Made with Crescent Roll Dough.

Breakfasts

You can make some amazing breakfasts with Crescent Roll Dough! These breakfasts range in flavors from sweet to savory, and everything between.

Below, you’ll find this flaky dough stuffed with sausage, eggs, cheese, bacon, apples, and more!

Of course, just because we listed the following recipes under “Breakfasts” doesn’t mean you have to eat these for breakfast! These recipes are good for any time!

Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Bombs

Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Bombs are an easy to make, breakfast idea that is made with crescent dough in a muffin tin. They are referred to as breakfast bombs due to the cheesy, melty, explosion of flavors in your mouth as you bite into them. 

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Ham & Cheese Breakfast Crescents

Ham & Cheese Breakfast Crescents are a savory breakfast idea made with crescent dough in a muffin tin. These ham, onion, and cheese breakfast bites will provide an explosion of flavor in your mouth with every bite. 

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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Easy Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are so delicious when warm out of the oven. They are filled with pumpkin, cinnamon, brown sugar, and are drizzled with gooey icing. Best of all, this fall dessert or brunch recipe is made with crescent roll dough, so it's super fast and easy to make.

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20 Minute Apple Pie Turnovers

20 Minute Apple Pie Turnovers are made with buttery and easy to work with crescent roll dough and a quickly sauteed apple. This recipe is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or even a fall dessert.

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Crescent Dough Danish

We had so many danish recipes made with Crescent dough, we had to give them their own category in this roundup! As you can see from the delicious recipes below, this dough is perfect for making danish.

Easy Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish

Sweet cream cheese filling and sweet blueberry filling is nestled on buttery crescent dough and baked to a sweet perfect. These Easy Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish require little cooking skill and have a bakery-fresh taste.

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Iced Apple Crescent Roll Danish

Iced Apple Crescent Roll Danish is a delicious pastry that can be easily made at home with crescent roll dough and fresh apples. The apples are pan-fried and added to the crescent roll and baked to a golden brown perfection. Icing marries the flavors and makes this danish delicious!

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Pumpkin Crescent Roll Danish

Pumpkin Crescent Rolls Danish is an easy to make fall dessert that features pumpkin pie filling in a buttery danish made from crescent rolls. Topped with homemade cream cheese icing, these can be recreated by any level chef.

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Cream Cheese Danish Crescent Rolls with Blackberries

Cream Cheese Danish Crescent Rolls are a delicious and super quick pastry recipe for brunches, dessert, or parties. This recipe is based off of our wildly popular Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Danish recipe we created years ago.

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Cream Cheese Danish made with Crescent Rolls

Make these buttery, flaky and delicious cream cheese danish at home using store-bought crescent rolls. 

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Lemon Curd Crescent Danish Recipe

Smooth, rich, homemade lemon curd is nestled in the center of buttery crescent dough and then baked until golden brown.

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Appetizers

These appetizers are easy to make and are huge hits at parties or get-togethers. You’ll find ingredients like pizza toppings, taco fillings, sausage, and even mac and cheese stuffed inside these Crescent Roll appetizers.

Buffalo Chicken Crescent Dough Bites

Jumbo crescent rolls are filled with buffalo chicken tenders, ranch, cheddar, and celery bits. These are then baked to a golden brown perfection in a muffin tin. Each bite is bursting with cheesy, tender, spicy flavor making this a perfect appetizer.

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Pepperoni Pizza Dip Bites

Cheesy and delicious pepperoni pizza dip is baked until bubbly in a mini, golden-brown crescent dough cup. Topped with mini pepperoni, these dip bites are a crowd-pleasing appetizer that your family with love!

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Dinners

Crescent dough dinners are a great way to add variety to your typical meal lineup. They use traditional dinner ingredients like ground beef, steak, or turkey, and turn them into something untraditional!

All of these dinner recipes are baked in muffin pans, which make them great for portion control. Plus, kids love them because they’re fun to eat!

Steak, Onion, and Cheese Bombs

Steak, Onion, & Cheese Bombs? If you love a juicy, cheesy, steak & cheese sub with sweet Vidalia onions, ooey, gooey melted cheese, & shaved steak.

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Cheeseburger Bombs

Made with crescent dough, these are absolutely delicious. Each bite is a an explosion of meaty, cheesy, burger flavors.

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Desserts

Crescent dough makes great desserts because you can stuff it with all sorts of sweet delicious fillings like blueberry compote, apple pie filling, or pumpkin pie filling! Check out these delicious crescent roll desserts below:

Ooey Goey S’Mores Crescent Bombs

Ooey gooey chocolate, graham cracker, and toasted marshmallow enveloped in a warm, buttery crescent roll.

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Conclusion

We hope you enjoyed this list of 26 Clever Meals Made with Crescent Roll Dough. We definitely enjoyed making all of these recipes and so have thousands of our readers.

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