Almond-Chocolate Crescents Recipe

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These breakfast rolls are yummy enough to be a dessert. They look extra-special with a drizzle of melted chocolate. —Roxanne OBrien, Lyndhurst, Virginia

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Almond-Chocolate Crescents Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1/4 cup almond paste
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls

Directions

Divide almond paste into eight portions; shape each into a small log. Set aside. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth.
Unroll crescent dough; separate into triangles. Spread each with 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture; set aside remaining mixture for drizzling. Place one portion almond paste at wide end of each triangle. Roll up and place point side down 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet; curve ends to form a crescent.
Bake at 375° for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with reserved chocolate mixture. Yield: 8 rolls.

Nutritional Facts 1 roll equals 233 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 225 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Almond-Chocolate Crescents in Taste of Home October 2011, p47