So… I made crescent rolls. Seriously exciting stuff here people.
I just want to know what has taken me so darn long! I like homemade stuff. I like healthy stuff. I like crescent roll stuff. So apparently homemade healthy crescent rolls (stuff?) are right up my alley.
But why didn’t I just walk into my alley and pull these gems out sooner? Ugh. I don’t know. I guess punctuality isn’t my thing. Forgive me?
Speaking of the p word, I am officially back in school! Dorky as it may sound, I really do love school. I just don’t love getting up at the crack of dawn to a rooster crowing at the top of its little rooster lungs. (How can such a tiny mouth make so much sound?)
Yes. I do live in LA. No, I don’t have chickens. I just used to have chickens.
Crazy? Maybe. We kept them in our little 10 by 20 yard in my old playhouse where they laid the BEST eggs. We had them for about a year until our neighbor called animal patrol on us. Twice. And then she called the health office who finally made us give them to a farm. I was devastated, and wouldn’t touch any other eggs for years.
Weird back story aside, let’s get back to these crescent rolls. Although not exact replicas of the trans fat-laden childhood favorite, these babies are doughy, flavorful, comforting, and just downright yummy. As you know, the yumminess factor is very important.
If the weather is going to get colder, the food needs to at least get tastier, right? Right. Therefore you deserve these rolls in your life. Go make them.
No? You’re still here. What if I use the magic word?
Deeeelicious. (Oh, and please.)
Homemade Healthy Crescent Rolls (Vegan. Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Carb, Low Calorie, Sugar Free)
These rolls are, dare I say, better than the original and an absolute cinch to make. Just stir up the dough, roll it into crescents, bake, and eat!
Adapted from my Easy Grain Free Bagels
Makes 5 crescent rolls
Nutritional Comparison
Serving: 1 crescent roll
Calories: 110
Fat: 6 grams (1.5 grams of trans fat!)
Net carbs: 11 grams
vs.
Healthy Homemade Crescent Rolls
Serving: 1 crescent roll
Calories: 60
Fat: 2 grams (healthy coconut fats and no trans fats, of course)
Net carbs: 4.8 grams
Healthy Homemade Crescent Rolls
Adapted from Sugar Free Low Carb Recipes
Ingredients
3 Tablespoons egg replacer mixed with 12 Tablespoons water (I have not tried this with actual eggs and therefore am not sure how it would work out.)
1/3 cup applesauce
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons xantham or guar gum (I left this out, and they still turned out just fine.)
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, foil, or a silicone mat and set aside.
Mix together egg replacer or egg, applesauce, minced garlic, and salt. Add in coconut flour, baking powder, and xantham or guar gum if using.
Divide dough into 5 portions (feel free to make more or less, depending on how much and what size you want them). Roll one potion into a ball, and use your fingers to form it into a triangle on the prepared baking sheet like this. (Please forgive the atrocious gross-kitchen-lighting photos.)
Carefully roll it up from the base of the triangle to the tip so it looks like this.
Repeat with the rest of the dough. Bake your crescent rolls in the oven at 400F for 15-20 minutes, or until firm and slightly golden. Let cool, slather with toppings if desired, and eat!
Obviously the cute little Pillsbury Dough Boy should come root for these rolls now instead!
Enjoy!
-Kelly M.
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I cannot wait to get my egg replacer to try this! I just put in a special order at my local health food store. Can you believe no where me here in New York sells it? It’s not live I live in the middle of no where!
You poor thing! No egg replacer? In NYC? Nonsense! You’ll obviously just have to come out to LA and live with me!
haha that’s cool you had chickens in your backyard! And I’ve always wanted to try fresh eggs~sigh, someday, someday…:) btw Kelly, how are you doing?? I truly hope all is okay with you! take care and keep in touch!
Yum! I love your savory stuff. I really want to try these but I’m a bit nervous to work with coconut flour…however, if you say they’re worth it…
I’m new to healthy eating, trying very hard to cut every bit of trans fat out of my life as step two in my “diet”. Soo…any idea how many eggs would replace your “egg replacer”? And when you say applesauce is it homemade or plain in a cup or cinnamon sugar? Sorry I’m not a chef, but goodness I love crescent rolls
and crave them but don’t want to die of a heart attack 
Hi Joshua! First off, congratulations on joining the yellow brick healthy road. Yes, the recipe needs unsweetened applesauce (I buy mine in a jar). The egg replacer in question is Ener-g, which is trans fat free. I have not made this recipe with eggs, but I have had people tell me they have tried this recipe with eggs and it doesn’t work. Obviously I can’t personally vouch for what I haven’t tried, so proceed with caution. Thanks again, and good luck!