Carrie Parsons 89.5 KVNE Mornings
Springtime bring buds and blooms, along with the most important holiday weekend of the year – our Lord’s death and resurrection. If you’ve ever struggled with ways to teach your kids about Easter, check out this video on how to make Empty Tomb Rolls. Food is always a great teaching tool, and it’s an easy way that makes a lasting impact!
Empty Tomb Rolls for Easter
I’m always searching for creative ways to teach my children Bible stories. My kids learn better with hands-on activities while we are talking and then being able to visualize what we are talking about. I first heard about Empty Tomb Rolls several years ago and I know they are all over the web now, but I’ve got one trick up my sleeve that makes them pretty much fool proof.
Empty Tomb Rolls Video
Jesus —marshmallow
After Jesus died on the cross he was wrapped in linen— roll in butter and cinnamon
Jesus put into tomb — crescent roll dough
3rd day Jesus has risen and no longer in tomb — open cooked roll to find no marshmallow
—marshmallow
After Jesus died on the cross he was wrapped in linen— roll in butter and cinnamon
Jesus put into tomb — crescent roll dough
3rd day Jesus has risen and no longer in tomb — open cooked roll to find no marshmallow
How to make empty tomb rolls:
- 1 (10 ounce) package jumbo refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 8 large marshmallows
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare muffin pan (preferably jumbo muffin pan) with non-stick cooking stray.
- Separate rolls into eight triangles and set aside. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Dip each marshmallow into butter, then roll in cinnamon-sugar and place on a triangle dough. Pinch dough around marshmallow, sealing all edges. Make sure to seal well or all the marshmallow will escape.
- Dip tops of dough into the remaining butter and then into the cinnamon-sugar. Place roll with the sugar side up into prepared muffin cups.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 13 - 15 minutes. Eat warm.
- Opt: Read the Easter story from the Bible found in Matthew 27-28, Mark 15-16, Luke 23-24, and/or John 19-20. If you are not familiar with the Bible the story is recounted by these four men...the story is virtually the same but is found in these four places in the Bible.
- Jesus —marshmallow
- After Jesus died on the cross he was wrapped in linen— roll in butter and cinnamon
- Jesus put into tomb — crescent roll dough
- 3rd day Jesus has risen and no longer in tomb — open cooked roll to find no marshmallow
