Bushman Traditional Breakfast Christmas Tree

Make a new family tradition of preparing a breakfast Christmas tree with crescent roll dough topped with homemade orange icing during the holiday season.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 237 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent rolls
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon red decorating sugar, or as needed
• 1 teaspoon green decorating sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Slice each roll of crescent roll dough into 6 equal pieces for a total of 12 pieces and flatten each piece. Arrange 10 pieces into a triangle forming the 'tree' on a baking sheet. Arrange the remaining 2 dough pieces as the 'trunk.'

Step 4

Whisk white sugar, butter, and orange zest together in a bowl until smooth; brush onto 'tree.'

Step 5

Beat confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and orange juice together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; brush into baked 'tree.' Sprinkle 'tree' with red and green decorating sugar.