CHOCOLATE CINNAMON CRESCENTS

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I dress up ordinary crescent with cinnamon and chocolate to create mouthwatering breakfast rolls. A little glaze ans sprinkling of nuts tops them nicely.-Denise Hayward, Ames, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 16 rolls.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls
1/2 cup chopped pistachios, pecans or almonds
GLAZE:
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3 to 4 teaspoons milk
Finely chopped pistachios, pecans or almonds

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine the sugar, cocoa and cinnamon. Add 1 tablespoon butter; mix well. Separate crescent dough into 16 triangles. Melt remaining butter; brush over dough. Sprinkle cocoa mixture and nuts over each triangle; roll up. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks., For glaze, in a bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over rolls. Sprinkle with nuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 143mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.