Ingredients:

Directions:

Mix cinnamon and sugar together ahead of time.

Melt butter in microwave ahead of time.

Preheat oven to 375. (Turn oven on just before beginning to assemble rolls.)

Separate crescent rolls and lay individual triangle on workspace.

Dip marshmallow in butter and roll to thoroughly coat.

Roll buttered marshmallow in cinnamon sugar mixture.

Place marshmallow on narrow tip of crescent dough and roll toward the large end.

Pinch dough together firmly at edges and any thin spots.

Place on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

Source: apinchofjoy.com

AND HERE IS THE STORY:
Jesus is God’s son who was sent to earth to pay the price for our sin. He never sinned. The white of this marshmallow represents the purity and sin-free nature of Christ.

After Jesus died his body was prepared for burial. After he was buried, his friends prepared him to be buried with oil and spices. Dip the marshmallow in butter, then in sugar and cinnamon.

Jesus was wrapped in linen and placed in a tomb with a large rock rolled in front. Wrap the marshmallow in one triangle of dough covering it completely like a ball (rock).

Complete the process for all 16 triangles and marshmallows.

Place in the oven for 10-12 minutes.

Allow rolls to cool. Say after 3 days, his friends went to visit the tomb but the rock was rolled away and two angels said, “why are you looking for the living among the dead?”

Reveal that when you cut open a roll or take a bite that the marshmallow has disappeared, leaving an empty “tomb.”

Remind children that the rolls are sweet just like the love God has for us.

Follow-up by reading the Easter story together from Luke 23:26 through Luke 24:12 in the Bible so that children know that it is true and that Jesus died for them and wants to be their Savior. Pray with children, thanking God for the gift of Jesus.

Source: https://www.lifeway.com/kidsministry/2014/03/31/easter-recipe-resurrection-rolls/