King Cake Bites

I think the thing I miss most about living in Louisiana {besides B's family!} would definitely be the food! I loved eating king cakes during Mardi Gras and certainly could overindulge in those sweet treats. Over the years I was so spoiled by picking them up from local bakeries I never attempted to make my own.

I think I've made it pretty clear a time or two that I'm all about ease when it comes to cooking and baking. Simple ingredients. Simple steps. These king cake bites are the perfect treat and so easy, even the kiddos can help make.

King Cake Bites

Ingredients

2 cans of crescent rolls

4 tablespoons of butter, melted 

1/2 cup sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon 

1/4 cup milk

1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Green, yellow and purple sprinkles

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a mini muffin pan.

Roll out your crescent dough and cut each triangle in half.

Mix cinnamon and sugar together.

Drizzle melted butter over each triangle piece and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.

Roll up each piece and place in muffin tin.

Bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

While the cake bites are baking mix milk, powdered sugar and vanilla together to create your frosting.

When cake bites come out of the oven let cool for a few minutes.

Drizzle frosting over each cake bite and generously pour on your Mardi Gras colored sprinkles.

Feel free to fill with your favorite filling.

Pecan praline, cream cheese or any fruit filling.

Oh, and don't forget the plastic baby!

Sadly no tiny baby was hidden in these bad boys since my little man is consuming them.

Happy Mardi Gras friends!