I have wanted to do these resurrection rolls ever since I saw them. I’ve seen a number of people do them since, and I’ve continued to love the idea of this visual demonstration of the empty tomb that was found Easter morning. I got some of the recipe from The Sister’s Cafe. The other portion of the recipe is my own bread machine roll recipe that has been my favorite over the years…and I know something about rolls. My cousin and I used to have roll eating competitions at Thanksgiving, so I know rolls. It was so fun to wrap the marshmallows up in the roll dough, saying we are showing how Jesus was put away in a tomb. Yes, Jesus is a marshmallow in this analogy. It was so fun they where done baking to be able to open up the roll, peek inside and find no more marshmallow. The kids loved it. Here’s the recipe:
Your own rolls – can be the ones above (amazingly yummy) or even store bought refrigerator rolls.
1 tsp cinnamon
1 bag large marshmallows
1/4 cup butter, melted
We tried this earlier this week and loved it.
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Great recipe. I will have to find a recipe that doesn’t use a bread machine. I don’t have one. I have always loved the idea of these rolls. Loved the pics of the children baking. You have got it right, little Mama. Just keep loving them and being active with them.
I pray that you and your family have a joyful Easter, Ginger
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Thanks so much. I am praying every day that I’m getting it right and that God’s grace will handle the rest. I hope you had a wonderful Easter.
Such a great idea and with so much meaning. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!! I hope you are having a great week!!
Thanks, Carrie.
Awww these are adorable! Such a great analogy, especially for young ones
These turned out wonderful! I was looking for homemade resurrection rolls, and these were perfect. The only change we made was dipping the marshmallow in the melted butter & cinnamon/sugar mix before wrapping it in the dough. Delicious!! I don’t who was more excited about the tomb being empty, me or the kids! Thank you for sharing!
Such a great idea to dip the marshmallows in the butter and cinnamon & sugar mixture. You can’t go wrong with all that yumminess. I’m so glad to hear these worked out well for you. Thanks so much for commenting. I hope you had a great Easter.
The first time we did this, the children were amazed. Now we do it every Easter in Sunday School. For those of you without a bread machine, it works very will with refrigerated biscuits. It’s also quick enough to do in Sunday School.
Good tip! I am so glad this has become a tradition in your church. It’s a tradition for our family too. It’s such a great visual (and tasty) for the kids that can really make an impact. 🙂 Thank you for sharing.
Hi, thank you for the recipe. My timing is off, as I also had to make marshmallows. With these rolls be OK to sit in the second rise stage, for several hours? They currently have 20 minutes left in the bread machine, and I won’t be able to add the marshmallows for about three more hours. Thanks!
They’ll probably be a bit over proved and large, but I think it will be OK. Hope they work out. 🙂