Photo by Bethany Fehlinger
Every time we go to Panera Bread, my fiance always requests a chocolate-filled pastry and a hot chocolate. That boy has a major sweet tooth and chocolate addiction.
Unfortunately, Panera doesn’t offer any sweet delectables of the vegan variety. When I can’t hold out for one of the downtown bakeries to open (some offer vegan treats such as Ladybug Baking Company and Cafe), I am left to head to my kitchen and bake something. This can be disastrous for my diet when I end up making an entire cake for myself.
Then I found a filled crescent rolls recipe by Pam at For The Love of Cooking (who found her inspiration from Cathy at Noble Pig.)
All you need is a tube of crescent rolls from the refrigerator section and any fillings whether it is plain chocolate chips (Cathy), peanut butter and chocolate chips (Pam) or my inspiration, almond butter and jelly. It is like a PB&J sandwich in a little roll!
Try it as a quick snack for the kids and get them involved with picking their fillings. Or grab two on the go for breakfast.
Sweetly stuffed crescent rolls
makes 8 rolls
Ingredients:
- 1 tube of crescent rolls — name brand or off brand/ reduced fat works, too
- Vegan chocolate chips (Enjoy Life brand)
- Your favorite nut butter
- Jam or jelly
Recipe:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (or what the crescent roll package states.)
- Open your crescent roll tube, and lay out the 8 rolls pre-rolling on a baking sheet.
- Fill up with sweet treats — use about a half tablespoon of chocolate chips, a half tablespoon of nut butter (Justin’s maple almond butter used here) and a teaspoon of jam or jelly (homemade strawberry freezer jam used here.) Mix and match.
- Roll up, starting with large side first.
- Place pan in the oven. Bake for about 10 minutes.
- Let cool one minute before eating. The filling will be piping hot!
Do you have a recipe to share? Email bfehlinger@ydr.com.
