This Is the Cutest Pillsbury Crescent Roll Trick I’ve Ever Seen (I’ll Never Serve Them Another Way)

published Dec 14, 2024

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Coquette core has somehow found its way into everything this season, from dainty pink bows plastering cozy mugs to candy cane-inspired ribbons decorating the stems of coupe glasses. Now, the darling and romantic aesthetic is taking over pastry designs, too — and if you play your cards right, you don’t have to be a master baker to pull it off.

Instagram creator Sam Ushiro (@aww.sam) recently shared a crescent roll hack that’s so simple, it only takes 15 minutes from start to finish. In the video (which has racked up nearly 70K views), the recipe developer and DIY extraordinaire demonstrates a quick and easy trick for turning canned crescent rolls into a downright adorable treat.

The upgrade will help you turn seemingly simple crescent rolls into coquette-inspired bow pastries.

All you need for this hack is a knife to cut the dough into a ribbonlike design.

Start by unrolling a sheet of crescent dough and pinch together the dotted lines. Cut the dough into four equal rectangles, and set one rectangle aside to create the bow centers. One canister of crescents makes three bows.

For each rectangle, pinch the edges and fold them toward the center to create a narrow, folded shape on each side. Place a small strip of dough from the extra rectangle on top to form the centerpiece of the bow. Once you finish assembling the bows, brush them with egg wash. Bake in the oven for about 12 minutes or until they turn golden brown.

These pastry bows are perfect to make for a holiday brunch or as a fun appetizer. If you want to take it a step further, you can stuff the pastry with cinnamon and sugar or spinach artichoke dip so that they have a delicious and flavorful center.

Commenters on the post love how easy and “adorable” this hack is. One person commented, “So cute!” Another commenter shared a sweet upgrade: “Going to add a little pumpkin puree and spices for an easy breakfast,” they said.

This simple baking hack gives you an opportunity to impress your guests (and yourself!) with gorgeous pro-level pastries, and you won’t even have to pull out any measuring cups.

This post originally ran on The Kitchn. See it there: This Is the Cutest Pillsbury Crescent Roll Trick I’ve Ever Seen (I’ll Never Serve Them Another Way)

Ashia Aubourg

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From the moment I started remixing ramen noodles into gourmet meals and spending hours watching cooking shows as a puny six-year-old, I knew I found a deep passion for food. While I realized — after taking on a two-year high school internship in an award-winning kitchen — that a restaurant wouldn't be my forever home, I knew the world of food would. I graduated from Syracuse University as their first-ever food studies major, researching policies contributing to equitable food systems. From there, I went on to work for various food non-profits, CPGs, farms, and tech companies. Over the past few years, I pivoted to food writing and producing full-time as a freelancer, with words and podcast episodes showing up in Eater, America's Test Kitchen, Cuisine Noir, Serious Eats, Food & Wine, and Food52. I love creating easily digestible (sometimes geeky) but always fun or important news stories and testing recipes in my kitchen.

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