If you're looking for a ridiculously easy Easter treat that looks like you spent hours baking (but actually took about 20 minutes and a prayer), then honey, you're in the right place. These Easy Easter Sweet Rolls start with refrigerated crescent dough-because we're here for celebrating, not stress-baking-and end with a cloud of vanilla buttercream, a shower of sprinkles, and adorable candy Easter eggs perched on top like little sugary treasures.
First published April 7, 2022. Last updated February 18,2025 for editorial corrections.
Table of Contents
- 🗝️ Key takeaways: why this recipe is your new favorite
- 🧾 Gather your ingredients: what you'll need
- 🔪 Step-by-step guide: How to make Easter sweet rolls with crescent dough
- 🥫 Leftover love: how to store and reheat sweet rolls
- 💭 Insider tips: things to know
- 📖 Make it your own: yummy variations
- 👩🍳 Let's answer those questions: FAQs
- 📚 More Southern comfort: related recipes you'll love
- 📖 Recipe
- ✍🏻 A note from Marye...
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They're soft, buttery, and so good they'll make the Easter Bunny himself do a double take. Whether you're hosting brunch or just need something sweet while you "help" the kids find their eggs (aka sneak candy from their baskets), these rolls are the move.
✨ No yeast. No drama. Just pure, frosting-covered joy.
Grab your crescent dough and let's make some Easter magic happen! 🐰🥐🎉
🗝️ Key takeaways: why this recipe is your new favorite
- ✔️ Ridiculously Easy - No yeast, no waiting, no kneading-just pop open the crescent dough, roll, bake, and frost. You'll spend more time deciding what pastel sprinkles to use than actually making these.
- ✔️ Holiday-Ready in Minutes - Easter brunch, church potluck, or just a Tuesday morning when you need a little extra sugar? These sweet rolls are ready in 30 minutes flat.
- ✔️ Frosted to Perfection - We're not skimping on the vanilla buttercream here. Thick, creamy, and absolutely dreamy-because if you're going to eat a sweet roll, do it right.
- ✔️ Kid-Friendly & Adult-Approved - Let the little ones help with the sprinkles, and watch the grown-ups "taste test" half the batch before brunch even starts.
Over the years, I've made many different kinds of sweet rolls for holiday breakfasts, but I love these for those times when I don't have time to make hot cross buns or Easter bunny rolls.
These delicious rolls are so easy, and the kids just light up on Easter morning when they see them on the table, along with a breakfast casserole for Easter Sunday brunch.
In short: this recipe is fast, foolproof, and fabulous-just like all great holiday treats should be. Now, let's get baking!
🧾 Gather your ingredients: what you'll need
This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.
🔪 Step-by-step guide: How to make Easter sweet rolls with crescent dough
These delicious rolls are so easy, and the kids just light up on Easter morning when they see them on the table, along with a breakfast casserole for Easter Sunday brunch.
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page. Click on the image to see it full size.
Unroll the crescent roll dough and slice in strips. Make a loop with a long tail.
Wrap the tail around the loop.
Continue wrapping to form a wreath. Brush with butter.
Add sprinkles and bake. Cool and frost.
🥫 Leftover love: how to store and reheat sweet rolls
Let's be real-these rolls are so good, they probably won't last long. But if by some Easter miracle you have leftovers, here's how to keep them fresh:
🐰 Short-Term Storage: Got a few extras? Just cover them with plastic wrap or toss them in an airtight container and leave them at room temperature for up to two days. No need to refrigerate-unless your kitchen turns into a sauna, in which case, bless your heart.
🥐 Make-Ahead Magic: Want to prep ahead? Assemble the rolls the night before, cover them with plastic wrap, and pop them in the fridge. When you're ready to bake, just take them out, let them warm up for a few minutes, and bake as usual. (No one will ever know you planned ahead. They'll just think you're a kitchen wizard.)
❄️ Freezer-Friendly: If you somehow resist eating them all (teach me your ways), you can freeze baked sweet rolls for up to three months. Just place them in an airtight container with parchment paper between layers so they don't freeze into one giant frosting-covered blob. When you're ready to indulge, let them thaw at room temp or give them a quick warm-up in the oven.
Reheat: So you had enough self-control to save some for later? Look at you being all responsible. Now let's get those sweet rolls warm and gooey again!
🔥 Oven Method (Best for That Freshly-Baked Vibe)
- Preheat your oven to 300°F.
- Place the rolls on a baking sheet and cover them loosely with foil (so they don't dry out like an overcooked ham).
- Warm for 8-10 minutes, or until they're soft, fluffy, and smell so good you forget all about portion control.
💨 Microwave Method (For When You Need Sugar Immediately)
- Place a roll on a microwave-safe plate.
- Cover it with a damp paper towel (trust me, this keeps it soft and dreamy).
- Heat for 15-20 seconds, or just until warm. Any longer, and you might end up with a frosting lava situation-delicious, but messy.
❄️ From Frozen:
- Let the rolls thaw at room temperature for an hour or two, then follow your preferred reheating method.
- If you're in a hurry, microwave in 10-second bursts until warm-just don't overdo it unless you want to experience a molten sugar explosion.
Basically, eat them fresh for the best experience, but if you need to stash some away, now you've got options. (And hey, frozen sweet rolls mean future-you gets a surprise treat-win-win!)
💭 Insider tips: things to know
- Want That Bakery-Style Shine? Brush the tops with an egg wash (one beaten egg + a splash of water). It'll give your rolls that fancy, glossy finish-like they just walked out of a pastry spa treatment.
- The Right Dough Matters! Make sure you grab crescent roll sheets, NOT regular crescent rolls. Unless you enjoy pressing all those little perforations together like a doughy puzzle, stick with the sheets. (Trust me, it's a game-changer.)
Marye's Tip o' the day
These rolls brown faster than a beach bum in July, so don't wander too far once they're in the oven. Check them early to avoid the dreaded overbaked situation-a little golden perfection is what we're after!
📖 Make it your own: yummy variations
- Use cinnamon sugar or vanilla sugar instead of plain sugar.
- Use green food coloring and Christmas sprinkles to make these into holiday wreaths.
- Top with jelly beans or peeps instead of the chocolate.
🤫 Marye's secret for zhuzhing it up
Melt a little white chocolate and drizzle it over the frosted rolls for an extra decadent touch. Bonus points if you add sprinkles on top before it sets-because, let's be real, more sugar is always a good idea.
zhuzh: verb. To make something more interesting or attractive
👩🍳 Let's answer those questions: FAQs
Have other questions? Ask me in the comments!
Technically, yes-but do you really want to spend precious minutes pinching all those perforations together? If you're feeling ambitious, go for it. If not, grab the crescent roll sheets and keep things easy.
Assemble the rolls, cover them with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. Then, bake fresh in the morning like you totally didn't just roll out of bed five minutes ago.
⏲️ Marye's time saving hacks -
In a rush? Use canned cream cheese frosting and stir in a few drops of pastel food coloring for a festive Easter vibe. No one will ever know you didn't whip it up from scratch-your secret is safe with me.
📚 More Southern comfort: related recipes you'll love
Here are some more of my favorite Easter brunch recipes...
- These are the best homemade rolls for your Easter dinner table.
- I love this pretty Italian Easter bread, too. It's made with a sweet yeast dough shaped to look like a wreath.
- You can't go wrong with this cream cheese and chocolate monkey bread. I like to use mini chocolate chips as a garnish.
- This delicious recipe for crescent roll danish is so pretty!
- Cinnamon rolls are always welcome.
And, if you're looking for easy recipes for Easter desserts you'll love this collection!
- Southern Coca-Cola Glazed Ham
- Lemon Ice Box Cake
- Old Fashioned Banana Pudding
- Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit Bundt Cake
Another absolutely adorable Easter treat is this recipe for Nutter Butter Easter chicks! They are sweet and sparkly - and each one has a personality! It's a great project to do with the kids.
If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Easter Sweet Rolls
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- 8 ounces refrigerated crescent dough sheet
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon colored sprinkles
- 3 teaspoons granulated sugar
Frosting
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- 4 teaspoons heavy cream
Topping
- 24 candy-coated chocolate Easter eggs, like Cadbury's mini eggs
- Additional colored sprinkles, if desired
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
- Unroll dough sheet onto cutting board, and reshape into 12x8-inch rectangle.
- With sharp knife, starting on short edge, cut dough into 8 (12-inch) strips.
- Make small loop on one end of the strip, creating short tail and long tail of dough.
- Wrap long tail of dough around loop 2 to 3 times.
- Press the end into the wreath to securely attach it.
- Place on prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Brush with 1 tablespoon of butter and add sprinkles.
- Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and done.
- Remove from cookie sheet and place on a cooling rack.
- Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla and cream until smooth.
- If necessary, add additional cream to make frosting smooth and spreadable.
- Separate the frosting into small batches and color with different colors of food coloring if desired.
- Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of frosting into center of each wreath; top with chocolate eggs and additional sprinkles.
Notes
- Keep an eye on these rolls once they're in the oven because they brown really fast.
- If you'd like these rolls to be shiny you can brush them with an egg wash instead of melted butter.
- Be sure to use the crescent roll sheets not the crescent rolls.
- If you can't find crescent roll sheets you can use crescent rolls - just unroll, don't separate, and press the perforations together.
- Make it even easier by using a canned cream cheese frosting and adding food coloring.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.
✍🏻 A note from Marye...
I know y'all don't always like the stories bloggers tell so when I have one I try to put it at the very bottom so you can read or skip as you like.
There was a point in my parenting when I realized that all of my rules were taking up too much space in my brain and I didn't even understand some of them myself.
I decided right then and there that my rules were going to be simple. Empathy, respect, kindness, and honesty.
There was no room in there for things like, no you can't have a cupcake for breakfast.
I stopped worrying that "they" would think I was a terrible mom. I stopped caring what "they" thought. And, I let my kids eat sweet rolls and chocolate bunnies for Easter breakfast.
You know what? Among those candy eating, over-sugared children I have members of the military, nurses, kids that have spent weeks building churches and digging wells in Africa, Central, and South America, and they are all honest, empathetic, respectful, responsible adults with major sugar habits.
Hey mom, you be you. You're doing great - let your kids eat sweet rolls on Easter and stop worrying about what "they" say.
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