Resurrection Rolls

Resurrection Rolls are an easy yet fun and meaningful family tradition that teaches the story of the empty tomb that’s found on Easter! Made in less than 30 minutes using only 5 ingredients!

An Edible Easter Story To Teach The Meaning Of The Holiday

Teach and share the message of Easter by making these Easy Resurrection Rolls during Holy Week or even on Easter Sunday! They take minimal time to make yet teach an important message in a way that kids (and adults!) can easily understand!

You want to get the kids into the kitchen for this Easter recipe! As you walk them through the true meaning of Easter, their little hands are busy rolling their marshmallow in melted butter and cinnamon sugar before wrapping them in a crescent roll.

After they bake, you’ll love the excitement on their face as they open up their crescent roll and witness the empty tomb in this object lesson!

My girls loved making these Resurrection rolls while learning the story of Easter in a hands-on way that’s fun & tasty for them! Definitely will be something we do every year.

– Carol

Resurrection Rolls Recipe Ingredients

This resurrection roll recipe is made with just 5 simple ingredients. Allowing you to focus more on sharing the story of the resurrection and less on the recipe!

• Crescent Rolls
• Salted Butter
• Light Brown Sugar
• Ground Cinnamon
• Regular Marshmallows

Ingredient Notes For The Resurrection Rolls Story

• Marshmallows – The marshmallow symbolizes Jesus’ body as it’s prepped for burial and then tucked safely in the tomb (crescent roll). Once the rolls have been baked, the marshmallow inside the roll melts, disappearing and giving us an empty tomb!
• Cinnamon Sugar Coating and Melted Butter – Before burial, Jesus’ body was washed and then anointed with oils and spices. Therefore, in this recipe, we coat the marshmallow in melted butter and then roll it in cinnamon sugar to mirror the process that Jesus’ body went through before being closed in the tomb.
• Crescent Roll – In the story of the Resurrection, Jesus’ body is placed in a tomb with a rock blocking the only way out. However, three days later, the tomb was found empty, symbolizing Jesus had risen; He was alive! To symbolize the tomb in these Resurrection Rolls, we use a crescent roll, tightly tucking the marshmallow inside of it.

How To Make Resurrection Rolls

1. While making this recipe, you’ll see that each step can be pointed back to the resurrection story. To prepare, first, preheat the oven and line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Then, open the can of crescent rolls and pull each triangle apart at the perforated line. Melt the butter while you combine the light brown sugar and ground cinnamon in a small bowl.
3. Once the prep work is set up, everyone can take a marshmallow which represents Jesus throughout this edible lesson:

First, the marshmallow is dipped in the melted butter and then rolled in the sweet cinnamon sugar coating. The preparation of the marshmallow is similar to Jesus’s friends preparing his body for burial.

Next, wrap each marshmallow in one crescent roll triangle. Be sure to tightly seal it to help prevent the marshmallow from seeping out.

Last, transfer them to the oven to bake, and then open up the empty tomb!

Use this Recipe for Resurrection Rolls to teach the story of Easter

Turn to the book of John in the Bible, and you’ll find the full story of the resurrection of Christ in chapters 19 and 20.

Along with Christmas, Easter is another meaningful holiday for Christians because it celebrates the resurrection of Christ. After Christ was crucified, Jesus’ body was prepared for burial with spices, perfumes, and white linen and placed in a sealed tomb.

Three days later, people visited His tomb and found it empty, just as the Bible said it would be. The empty tomb fulfills God’s promise to send a savior that conquers death.

“He has risen, just as He said” (Matthew 28:6)

Since these Resurrection Rolls turn up empty inside at the end of baking, they perfectly demonstrate a visual of the empty tomb in the story of the resurrection.

Substitutions & Variations

• Muffin Tin – Instead of baking these Easter Rolls on a baking sheet, you can bake them in a muffin tin. This will help the rolls to bake up in more of a tomb shape.
• Dinner Rolls – This recipe can work with any frozen or refrigerated dinner roll dough. I just chose crescent dough since it seemed easy for little hands to work with, and I typically have a can on hand.
• Sugar – Instead of making the cinnamon sugar mixture with light brown sugar, you can use granulated sugar. Either way, these Easter Resurrection rolls will be a sweet treat!
• Icing – Feel free to use icing to top these Easter Tomb Rolls with a cross. Or you can color the icing with easter colors and let the kids decorate the rolls with the icing and sprinkles!

This Resurrection Roll Recipe make for the perfect Easter Tradition

These Empty Tomb Rolls are the perfect addition to your Easter family traditions! They’re truly a lesson that can grow with your child.

If they’re younger, you can begin with a softer approach that’s more child-friendly and on their learning level. Then, as they grow older, you can really dive into scripture, sparking deeper conversation.

Since they’re made with minimal ingredients in under 30 minutes while carrying a powerful message, it’s certainly a tradition worth sharing with your children or grandchildren!

How to store Tomb Rolls

Store any leftover Homemade Resurrection rolls in an airtight container at room temperature. Leftovers can then be enjoyed for up to 3 days.

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• Cadbury Mini Eggs Cookies – Made with my 5-star Copycat Levain Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough!
• Bunny Bait – A tasty and easy Easter snack mix everyone will love!
• Creme Egg Dirty Soda – A gourmet-style soda shoppe drink made with just 3 ingredients!
• Easter Blondies – Chewy, golden brown bars studded with pastel-colored M&Ms!
• Cadbury Egg Brownies – Fudgy brownies topped with frosting and Cadbury Mini Eggs!