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Easter in the kitchen · Written by Randi Dukes

Resurrection Rolls for Easter

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Every year, I have a pile of things I want to do with the kids on Easter weekend but time and motivation run out.  I started wondering why I leave everything till Easter weekend rather than spreading things out over the weeks before.  Not only does it take the pressure off but it allows anticipation to build for the gift of Easter: that Jesus died on the cross to save us from ourselves and then rose again, allowing us to live forever with Him.  There really is no greater gift, and more than any other Christian holiday, I want my kids to grasp Easter.

This morning we made resurrection rolls {and created a few fun memories in the process}.  

resurrection rolls for easter

We lined up our ingredients:  crescent rolls, melted butter, cinnamon sugar, and marshmallows.

Luke and Lila spread out a crescent roll {to represent the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in} …

… then rolled a marshmallow {the white color symbolizes purity, that Jesus was without sin} in melted butter {to represent embalming oil} and cinnamon sugar {to represent spices for the dead}, and placed it on the crescent roll.  

The twins wrapped the marshmallow up and then we placed them on a greased baking sheet and popped them in the oven {to represent the tomb}.


The biscuits cooked for the allotted time and temperature on the crescent roll package and when we pulled them out, the twins were amazed.  The marshmallows were gone and the rolls were empty.  These rolls have such awesome symbolism for the way Jesus rose and left an empty tomb!

Luke and Lila don’t remember making resurrection rolls before and it was so fun to see how amazed they were by the outcome.  We definitely have to make this a yearly tradition.

Do you have yearly Easter traditions?

Resurrection rolls for easter

For more Easter ideas for kids, be sure to check out these upcycled carrot party favors …

upcycled carrot party favors for easter

… a carrot ice cream cone …

carrot cone for easter

… and a paper punched Easter egg tree!

paper punched easter egg tree


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About Randi Dukes

I’m Randi, a Dallas-based mom of five kids, ranging from third grade to college and including a set of twins. I love strong coffee, craft and DIY projects, my planner, and my big ol’ family. When I’m not creating something for my blog, I can be found in the car, running kids from one place to another. I’m the one knitting at the red light. Connect with me on google+ | twitter | facebook

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  1. phasejumper says

    April 12, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    We love making these! Our Easter traditions are a good Friday meal and egg hunt hosted for my side of the family at our house, new outfits (resulting family picture), church and baskets of goodies.

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  2. barb says

    April 12, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    This is a total keeper! I love it!! (I’m amazed too! Where did that marshmallow go?)

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  3. barb says

    April 12, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    oh… and don’t you love the concentration on Luke’s face!

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  4. Randi says

    April 13, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    I’m planning to make these on Saturday with our girls. I’m glad you posted the butter, I hadn’t seen that before and I was thinking maybe I would use olive oil for that part. Butter is so much better, thanks!

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  5. Holly says

    April 14, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    This and your resurrection eggs are exactly the kind of thing I wanted to do with the kids this year. Thanks!

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  6. Happy Home Fairy says

    April 15, 2011 at 1:48 am

    What a great tutorial on this! I just made these today with my Happy Buddy and a few of his friends! They were absolutely shocked when they saw that Jesus was not there! 🙂 Our Happy Home has a few Easter traditions that we enjoy – I hope you’ll pop over to http://www.happyhomefairy.com to see them! Thank you for a wonderful reminder of the reason we celebrate Easter!

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  7. Karen Hunter says

    April 15, 2011 at 11:21 am

    Love your recipe! So easy and kid friendly. What a great way to keep the focus on Jesus. I shared your link on my blog: http://karenscraps.blogspot.com/ Thanks for the inspiration.

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  8. Shore Girl says

    April 18, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    We’ve made these before — not only were they “fun” to do, but they’re delicious to eat too!

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  9. Little Brick Ranch says

    April 20, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    Such a cute idea!! This would be perfect for my Foodie Friday linky party – stop by this week and link up!

    If you have a sec, feel free to pop over now to enter my GIVEAWAY! All entries must be in by tonight and winner will be picked tomorrow.

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