Name: Empty Tomb Easter Rolls
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 7 -8 rolls
Ingredients: 1 can refrigerated crescent rolls ((8 rolls total)); 1/4 cup butter (melted); 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tsp cinnamon; 28 mini marshmallows (or 8 large if baking in the oven.)

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Empty Tomb Easter Rolls are a delicious dessert and fun way to teach kids about the true meaning of Easter! With only 5 ingredients and less than 20 minutes, you’ve got yourself a fun activity and tasty treat!

Empty Tomb Rolls for Easter

Making Empty Tomb Rolls with my kids is one of our favorite Easter traditions. Dan and I have been making these the Monday before Easter since we got married. We haven’t missed a year! This year they made their appearance a little early, so you could have the opportunity to make them with your kids this year, too!!

Why are they called Empty Tomb Rolls?

This is my favorite part about these rolls! They come with an activity and lesson for the kids.

As a family, every night before bed we read scriptures and say prayers but on Mondays, we always have a special night with thoughts, lessons, scriptures, games and TREATS! (The latter being one of the most important parts of the night. 😉)

So the Monday before Easter, this is our lesson, activity and treat all rolled up into one nice little nugget of goodness.

The Marshmallows inside of the rolls disappear while baking, just like Jesus did! (That is in kid terms, right there!) I’ll go into more detail about this below.

How to make Empty Tomb Rolls in the Instant Pot or Oven

The ingredients needed are as follows, along with what each item will represent.

Crescent Roll Dough- Tomb
Marshmallows- Jesus
Melted Butter- Oils
Cinnamon and Sugar- Spices

**To make the rolls in the Instant Pot, you’ll want to use the mini marshmallows. If making these in the oven, you’ll want one large marshmallow for each crescent roll.

For the oven: Roll out the crescent roll dough, dip each marshmallow in the melted butter and then roll into the cinnamon and sugar. Place in the center of the crescent roll dough. Wrap the marshmallow in the dough, making sure that it is sealed extremely tight! (or else the marshmallow will escape while baking!)

Repeat until all of the rolls have been made. Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.

If using the Instant Pot, form the dough into your egg bite mold, fill with 4 mini marshmallows covered in melted butter, cinnamon and sugar and then fold over the remaining dough to seal the roll. Repeat with remaining dough.

Cook on Manual HIGH for 12 minutes, QR the pressure. Turn the mold upside down onto a plate, push the bottoms of each mold and then lift the mold up. The rolls should release easily.

Let the rolls sit on the plate for 5 minutes to cool before eating.

Making Empty Tomb Rolls with Kids

I like to tell the Jesus’ Resurrection story while making the rolls with my kids. Each child gets a few marshmallows, we talk about how the marshmallow represents Jesus’ body after he died.

Before he was put in the tomb, his body was prepared with oils and spices (the butter, cinnamon and sugar). After his body was prepared he was put in the tomb, where it was sealed up (the crescent roll).

Then after 3 days, some disciples went to check on Jesus and his body was gone- he had been resurrected! (Just like the marshmallow disappearing!)

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