Easter Bunny Buns

Name: Easter Bunny Buns
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 can (11 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated French bread; 1 (8.4 oz) bottle of Betty Crocker™ Decorating Cupcake Icing Pink (or add some red food coloring to white frosting); Mini chocolate chips or mini candy covered chocolate pieces

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Prep 10 min
Total 20 min
Servings 6

Adorable little bunny buns that would be great hopping addition to your Easter table. MORE+ LESS-

By Girl Who Ate Everything

Updated November 8, 2018

Ingredients

can (11 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated French bread

(8.4 oz) bottle of Betty Crocker™ Decorating Cupcake Icing Pink (or add some red food coloring to white frosting)

Mini chocolate chips or mini candy covered chocolate pieces

Steps

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Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2

Open the can of dough and cut it into 6 equal parts using a knife. Take one of the dough sections and cut 1/3 of the dough off for the bunny ears; the remaining dough will be the body so roll it into a round ball. Take that 1/3 portion that you cut off and slice it into 2 equal parts and form the bunny ears (about 2 inches long and 3/4 inch wide). Slightly pinch the ears to the body so that they stay attached.
3

Place on the baking sheet and cook for 8-10 minutes or until rolls are slightly brown.
4

Once rolls are done, completely cool. Pipe a nose and whiskers on the middle of the bunny face. Adhere the mini chocolate chips or mini candied pieces with a small bit of frosting. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Servings

Calories: 310.7

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 8.7g; 13%
Saturated Fat 1.7g 8%
Cholesterol: 0.0mg; 0%
Sodium: 371.5mg; 16%
Potassium: 72.7mg; 2%
Total Carbohydrate: 53.2g; 18%
Dietary Fiber 1.7g 7% Sugars 25.3g
Protein: 4.5g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 4.9%; 5%
Iron: 8.2%; 8%

Exchanges:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

My family’s Easter traditions have evolved over the years. If you’re open to new traditions, I’ve got a great one for you in these super adorable Easter Bunny Buns. Remember when we used to hide real hard boiled eggs in our backyard? It seemed like every year there were a couple of eggs that did not want to be found, and sure enough about a week later an awful pungent smell would be radiating from the corner of the yard. The Arizona sun had no mercy on the deserted eggs. We slowly switched over to plastic-filled eggs over the years, and my mom always hid a “golden egg” that had a twenty dollar bill in it. I never found the golden egg because I was too busy stuffing my mouth full of chocolate from my Easter basket. As we start traditions in my own family, I have to analyze what works for us and what doesn’t. These Easter Bunny Buns would be a fun new tradition for any family. They’re cute and impressive without taking much time at all, which works for me in this crazy stage of life right now. I used some Pillsbury™ French bread dough for these, but you could use any bread dough you have on hand. And just like that, you have easy fun rolls that your kids will go gaga for. Plus, this Easter tradition won’t leave your backyard smelling horrific!
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