King Cake Bites Mardi Gras Dessert will be your go-to dessert! Full of flavor & topped off with stunning yellow, purple & green sanding sugars! We could not stop eating these! Grab those mardi gras beads….who dat?!?
These are a fast, no-fail way to have a little bit of a King Cake moment without all the cooking & fuss.
I saw these King Cake Bites bouncing all over pinterest, and I couldn’t wait to try them!
We held a neighborhood open house in January so we could get to know our new neighbors. A simple Mardi Gras theme anchored the party & made menu planning & food prep a cinch! (See a pic from my party here!)
The Playbook: Here was the Mardi Gras menu for my open house:
- Jambalaya with Zatarain’s® >> Only 4 ingredients will jazz up the boxed Jambalaya! SO easy. Like, CRAZEE easy.
- Hot Onion Dip >> My personal go-to appetizer. Everyone will beg you for this 3 ingredient recipe!
- Praline Popcorn >> SOOOOO addictive
- Buffalo Chicken Dip >> Can you have a party without this classic?!?
- Fresh vegetables and a sliced cheese & cracker tray.
I rounded out the appetizer & entree with a cheese board and dessert was…..King Cake Bites! 🙂
Is your mouth watering yet? This savory menu is just screaming for a sweet, bite size dessert. OH, hello there King Cake Bites Mardi Gras Dessert!
PRO TIP: Swap out sanding sugar colors to match your favorite team! These bites will instantly be the star of your next tailgate!
Look at that fancy-schmancy Jambalaya sitting there looking so complicated. Only you & I will know it came from a box mix & was jazzed up with only 4 ingredients! Simple enough for a fast weeknight supper, and fancy enough for company. Follow me on Pinterest for more great entertaining ideas!
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King Cake Bites Mardi Gras Dessert
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 (8-oz) cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tbs milk
- sanding sugars: yellow, purple, green
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Using a mixer, beat together cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, and lemon juice until ingredients are incorporated.
- Separate the crescent roll dough so you have 8 rectangles. Pinch seams together so seams are sealed. Dust cinnamon on top of dough. Spread cream cheese batter down the middle of the rectangles.
- Fold the rectangles lengthwise into thirds – this will enclose the filling. Bring the long edges up to completely cover the cream cheese. Cut each rectangle into four squares. Place them (seam side down) on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until golden brown.
Glaze Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix 1 cup powdered & milk. Stir until lumps are smooth. Drizzle on top of King Cake Bites. Dust with colored sanding sugars as desired.
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