My shortcut Southern butter roll dessert recipe includes flaky crescent roll dough with a buttery cinnamon sugar filling baked in a deliciously sweet sauce.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butter, rolls
Servings: 12rolls
Calories: 132kcal
Ingredients
18-ounce cancrescent roll rough
1/4cupsoftened unsalted butter or margarine
1/8cupsugar
1/2tspground cinnamon
Milk Sauce
1cupwhole milk
1/3cupsugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350. Roll out the crescent roll dough onto a greased or floured surface and press seams together.
1 8-ounce can crescent roll rough
Spread softened butter over the dough, leaving 1/2-inch of space at the edges on all sides. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Roll up longways and squeeze lightly with hands to seal.
1/4 cup softened unsalted butter or margarine, 1/8 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Cut into 10-12 slices and place slices in a greased 8-inch round pan or cake pan.
Place milk and vanilla in a measuring cup and heat in the microwave until very warm. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour over the rolls.
1 cup whole milk, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown on top. Once removed from the oven, let them sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.