Campfire Crescent Roll Churro Recipe

Campfire Churro Recipe

These crescent roll churros are perfect for camping. Make this easy, sweet treat over the campfire next time you’re in the great outdoors!

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I love cinnamon! It can be in a tea, sprinkled over pancakes or oatmeal, in applesauce, candy…I’m not picky. Add it to dessert, and I’m over the moon! With a buttery crust and a thick layer of cinnamon sugar, churros are the perfect treat.

Crescent Roll Churros

Today’s crescent roll churros recipe uses simple ingredients to whip up these cinnamon treats. Whether I’m cooking over a campfire, in the air fryer, or in the oven, this easy recipe is a quick way to create a delicious dessert. Be sure to add it to your next camping menu!

Camping Crescent Roll Churros:

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Supplies:

Crescent Roll Churro Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 1 container of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 Tbsp white sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon 

* Add the sugar and cinnamon to a freezer bag to combine. If you don’t have a freezer bag, you can use a container with a tight lid.

Crescent Roll Churro Process

Directions:

1. Pop open the can of crescent rolls and separate crescent dough along the perforations.

Crescent Roll Churro Process

2. Wrap dough triangle around a roasting stick.

Crescent Roll Churro Process

3. Roast over the coals of a campfire until the dough is cooked through and golden brown.

*This may take up to 10 minutes. Be sure to cook the crescent roll up slowly over the coals to prevent the dough from burning.

Crescent Roll Churro

4. While the churro is roasting, melt the butter over the fire in a small cast iron skillet.

5. Remove the crescent roll churro from the roasting stick and dip it in the butter, coating it completely.

Crescent Roll Churro

6. Drop the churro into the bag full of cinnamon and sugar and give it a shake.

What to serve these churros with:

  • Serve with ice cream for the perfect sweet treat.
  • Add these homemade churros to your next Cinco de Mayo feast.
Crescent Roll Churro

Churro Tips & Tricks:

  • Use puff pastry or biscuit dough in place of the crescent roll dough.
  • You can also substitute pastry dough. Make it from scratch or do it the easy way, and pick some up in the refrigerated section of your local grocery store.
  • For an extra boost of cinnamon, a tube of refrigerated cinnamon rolls is the way to go. Unroll the individual cinnamon buns before you wrap them around your roasting sticks.
  • Make baked crescent churros. After baking, brush tops with melted butter and shake on your cinnamon sugar mixture. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper for speedy cleanup.
  • Churro cheesecake bars make a delicious sweet snack or wonderful dessert. With a cream cheese mixture sandwiched between crescent dough sheets and topped with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, they are to die for! Yum!
  • Bake up some churro twists! Press perforations in the dough together first. Then use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut strips of dough. Twist each strip before placing it on the baking sheet. Put a bit of the sugar mixture in the bottom of a cup, add a few twists, and you’ve got an easy individual finger food dessert to serve at your next party. 
Crescent Roll Churro

Suggestions for dips and toppings:

  • Try dulce de leche.
  • Drizzle with warm peanut butter and/or chocolate sauce.
  • Microwave chocolate chips for a decadent dipping sauce. Use milk, semisweet, dark, or white chips, depending on your mood.
  • Use the cheesecake filling from your churro cheesecakes as a dip.
Crescent Roll Churros

Tips for camping meal preparation:

  • Prepare meals in advance at home whenever possible.  Leave most of the mess at home where running water is more accessible and clean up is easier.  Trust me on this one!
  • Create “one pot” family style meals for quick dinners that don’t require a lot of thought. 
  • Use tinfoil packets, foil pie pans or camp cookers. These tools help to make clean up a breeze!
  • Pack ingredients in 1 gallon size freezer bags for flexible storage in small fridges and coolers.
  • Plan meals that use similar ingredients to help make packing and planning easy.  These Cheesy Vegetable Campfire Dip, Loaded Campfire Potatoes and Tinfoil Packet Nacho Dip recipes are some of our favorites.
  • Use my blank printable meal plan or camping meal plans to help organize your next trip.

I would love for you to check out my new blog, Campfire Foodie, where I’m sharing ALL of the camping recipes!!

Crescent Roll Churros

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Crescent Roll Churros

Crescent Roll Churros

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 12 minutes

These crescent roll churros are perfect for camping. Make this easy, sweet treat over the campfire next time you're in the great outdoors!

Ingredients

  • 1 container of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 Tbsp white sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon 

Instructions

1. Pop open the can of crescent rolls and separate crescent dough along the perforations.

2. Wrap dough triangle around a roasting stick.

3. Roast over the coals of a campfire until the dough is cooked through and golden brown.

4. While the churro is roasting, melt the butter over the fire in a small cast iron skillet.

5. Remove the crescent roll churro from the roasting stick and dip it in the butter, coating it completely.

6. Drop the churro into the bag full of cinnamon and sugar and give it a shake.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 103Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 80mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 0g

All values are approximate and based on ingredients used by the recipe writer. Always calculate your own individual nutritional values for the most accurate calculation.

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