I am always trying out a new after school snack for the kids. I seem to gravitate towards something warm like fresh baked bread with butter and honey or cookies right from the oven. Sometimes a small bowl of noodle or alphabet soup does the trick too.
However, lately this has been hitting the spot….for me and for them.
Anyway, this is so easy to make, you’ll probably whip it up more than you should. I know I do.
With a cold glass of milk, these Chocolate Croissants really take the sting out of homework.
Unroll and separate a tube of 8 crescent rolls. Place about 10 chocolate chips on the bottom of each triangle and roll the dough up around the chocolate.
Place on a baking sheet and put in a 375 degree oven for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush with melted butter.
Serve warm or at room temperature. This is going to make your afternoon!
Chocolate Croissants
1 eight ounce tube refrigerated crescent rolls
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
Unroll and separate a tube of 8 crescent rolls. Place about 10 chocolate chips on the bottom of each triangle and roll the dough up around the chocolate.
Place on a baking sheet and put in a 375 degree oven for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush with melted butter.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
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KathyB. says
I am so glad you started with refrigerated crescent rolls! I almost didn’t check this out because I made croissants from scratch just once and even though they tasted divine, they were so labor intensive I told myself “never again!”. This snack looks to be a crowd-pleaser no matter the age. ( and easy)
Marlene says
mmmm…I use to get these every morning at Java Junkies, ya know…when I HAD a job….but now I can make them for myself! So there, Mr. Bush and Mr. Madoff…take THAT!
Nellen says
I love these. When I make them I sprinkle, cinnimon/sugar inside and outside. Sometimes chocolate chips,walnuts and raisins. So yummy
Lisa says
Try using cinnamon chips next time – divine!
gfe--gluten free easily says
Your guys are so lucky! Those look so good, Cathy. 🙂
Shirley
Blond Duck says
I’m still all over the PB chip cake!
Fencepost says
Those look delicious. I would never have thought about putting chips in a crescent. I’m getting those the next grocery trip and surprising Boo.
And those plum & nectarine crisps look good too.
Katrina says
Yum! Throw a little pb in there, too. Mmmm! 😉
Lea Ann says
This looks so easy and the filling possibilities seem endless.
Jennifer says
Aren’t these good?! I made them once only I melted some of the chocolate chips then drizzled that on top once they were cooked and sprinkled on some powdered sugar. They were gone in seconds!
nina says
It does not get much easier than this, does it? I will have then neighbors children come for after school snacks!!!!
Erin says
we’ve tried this with p’nut butter and chocolate swirl chips and butterscotch chips too. yummy
BethieofVA says
Oh, I have done these before. They are so easy, yet so decadent. Lucky little boys.
Athena says
I love these. Sometimes I’ll add pb and/or marshmallows or marshmallow cream in with the cc. Delicious!
grace says
mmm, cwah-sahns. such buttery, flaky goodness, and here you’ve gone and escalated them with chocolate. bravo!
Joan says
Not to rain on your parade, but my doctor is telling me that it is 78 years of eating breads and desserts with white flour – not what I’m now eating! – that has my blood sugar elevated. I always thought I was being the “good mother” by having home made bread, cookies, cakes, etc. for my children…turns out I should just have been pushing grapes, pineapple, oranges, apples, etc. and finding ways to make them seem like special treats. Help us out with that Cathy.
Cathy at Wives with Knives says
It doesn’t get easier than this! What a delicious snack warm out of the oven. Strawberry jam would be good too.
Cindy S. says
Yum 🙂 Our favorite snack lately is very similar (you should try it): Croissant’s with a spoonful of Nutella rolled up inside. My kids LOVE it!
megan says
I gotta go get some croissant dough! The plum crisp looks out standing as well but these little pastrys will be for my daughter! She’ll love them and me!:)
Marjie says
Yeah…there’s not a kid in the world who wouldn’t scarf all of these down!
Trisha says
Can I come home to your house after school? Those look absolutely delicious!
Asthmagirl says
OMG… too easy! I’d probably eat the whole pan!
Julie says
If I made these, my daughter would want to eat them all! She takes after her old mom just a little.
lo says
Oh, gosh — these remind me of the chocolate croissants we can get for brunch at our local French bistro.
Bet your kids suck these right up! 🙂
Mental P Mama says
Will you be my mommy?
Bob says
That’s way better than what I got when I came home from school! Well, until I started cooking for myself anyway. Heh.
My mom grew up on a chicken ranch and fondly remembers the cream puffs my granny would make them for after school snacks. Made with fresh eggs from their chickens and fresh cream/butter from the neighbors cows. I can only imagine how good they were.
Linda says
I am getting in the car now, be there when school is out!
KarenDeborah says
I haven’t even made the cake yet! I went and bought the ingredients, whew expensive cake. Everybody is getting excited to have something sinfully rich around here.
RobinSue says
Great idea for the little ones! Will have to treat them to this someday. Thanks!
Barbie with a T says
I bet school kids could eat a mountain of these chocolate treats! Your recipe for plum/nectarine tarts in Davis Magazine this month is really mouthwatering tempting. A great combination of fruit too. Looks yummy. I will try them when the produce comes in the market and I can get really fresh fruits. Fall is a great comfort food season! Thanks for this recipe.
Paula says
My husband would swipe all of these before the kids would have a chance to try them! 🙂
Alisa says
I am so making these! My kids will think I’ve been replaced with an alien though. Their snack is usually, “something healthy”…..poor deprived kids!
Ginny says
great idea! 🙂
imom says
My daughter would love these! And best of all she can make them herself!
June says
That’s unfortunate Joan, but maybe it’s partly genetics too. My mother made lots of bread, cookies, cakes & pies, most of it created with home made butter and cream. We rarely had fruit in the house that wasn’t grown on the farm, which was limited in Northern Ontario Canada. Amazingly enough, she enjoyed great health and passed on at 94. Her good genes have been passed along to us kids – I have perfect cholesterol, normal blood sugar & enviable blood pressure. Isn’t the name of the “health” game about balance anyway? Cathy, you go girl. The boy’s are going to remember those after school snacks – they’re likely getting their fruit at breaky & lunch anyway!
Mary says
These look delicious and they’re made better still because they are so easy to do.
Katie says
Yum, Chocolate in or on anything and I’m glad. I love the simplicity.
Bellini Valli says
I have something similar to this waiting in my archives to be made. Thanks for the push!!!!
pam says
Um, teachers need afterschool snacks too, right?!
unconfidentialcook says
My daughter will thank you a million times over…but she’s also twelve, and at that age where extra butter and sugar might not be the best thing for her. But who wants carrot sticks after school (or any time)?
dawn says
I am not making those again! I made them once and ate half in one sitting. Bad girl!
Jennifer Fun House says
OMG what a great idea! My kids will go crazy for those!
cheffresco says
Man I wish I had these when I was a kid!!
Jenn AKA The Leftover Queen says
Those photograph beautifully! Nice job!
LilSis says
Oh yeah, my son would be happy to come home from school and find these waiting for him!
Debbie says
Great idea Cathy! And I love the sauerkraut cake. My husband found a chocolate cake recipe that calls for sauerkraut in it and I couldn’t believe it. Maybe I will try it after all….
Barbara says
Clever girl. Why didn’t I think of that?
Rachel the SdOC says
Nice. Why didn’t I have a mother like you waiting for me when I came home from school?
Pam says
Quick, simple and so delicious. I will be making these next week. My children will be thrilled!
clumbsycookie says
I could go back to school just to have an after school snack like that ;)!
threeundertwo says
Brilliant! My kids will go nuts for these!
Lisa says
This is great! My son used to come home and make himself a package of crescent rolls whenever I had them available. I never thought they were all that appealing on their own, so I wonder why I never thought of this. A little added chocolate and they look fantastic. I want a bite right now!
Lydia says
How cute are those? I wish my mom had thought of this when I was a kid.
theUngourmet says
Yum! I love chocolate croissants! Great snack idea!
the epicurean's market says
Super easy, super yummy, love this snack idea! I’m sure this would be fabulous as a Halloween treat with orange sprinkles. 🙂
krysta says
one word perfect… making these for sunday brunch.
Kayola says
I will have to try this with my preschool class……how fun and chocolate makes EVERYTHING better……
annbb says
How simple is that? And a lot less expensive than store-bought. Yum!
Laura L. says
Had to comment to let you know I made these yesterday. Wow. I ended up eating three of them. Good lord, delish! I added a little PB to a couple of them like some commenters suggested. Yum.
vino biodinamico says
That’s great, I never thought about The Best After School Snack like that before.
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Dee says
I have a recipe that is supposed to be a modified brioche recipe (French, you know). Cut the crescent rolls into squares (3 each roll), try to smooth out the perforations, tbsp of choc chips in each, bring corners up & pinch together. Bake (probably similar to yours–I don’t have my recipe in front of me). Sprinkle with powdered sugar & serve warm. They do reheat just fine in the microwave, btw.