Crescent Carrot Appetizers

Steps

• 1

  Crescent Carrots: Unroll the 8 crescent rounds. Then roll each strip into an 18-inch long log.

  
• 2

  Whisk together the egg and water. Brush the egg wash over one dough log.

  
• 3

  Wrap the dough log around a metal cream horn form. Repeat, wrapping a total of 8 forms.

  
• 4

  Brush orange liquid food coloring all over dough.

  
• 5

  Set carrots on a non-stick aluminum foil or parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.

  
• 6

  Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake the crescent roll carrots for 8 minutes, then remove from oven and carefully remove the cream horn form using metal tongs.

  
• 7

  Return the carrots to the oven for 3-4 minutes until baked though. Allow the crescent roll carrots to cool completely.

  
• 8

  Carrot Greens: Pour the green confectionery coating wafers into a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30-second increments, stirring after each, until melted.
• 9

  Pour the melted candy coating into a small squeeze bottle or a zip top bag. Pipe carrot greens onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

  
• 10

  Freeze for 5 minutes, until the candy coating is set. Make 2 or 3 stems of greens per cream horn carrot.
• 11

  Cream filling: Whip together the frosting and whipped topping. Spoon into a pastry bag and refrigerate until needed.

  
• 12

  To assemble the crescent carrots: Just before serving, pipe cream filling into the crescent carrots, insert a few candy greens into the filling of each carrot, and serve.