Chocolate Croissant Cinnamon Rolls are soft, flaky pastries made with crescent dough, cinnamon sugar, and chocolate chips, rolled up like a muffin. Delicious plain or glopped with soft cinnamon roll frosting.
Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a nonstick muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Stir the softened butter and cocoa powder together until completely combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and chocolate chips.
Roll out one can of crescent dough onto a silicone mat, silicone cutting board, or a lightly floured surface. Pinch the perforations together as needed.
Evenly spread ⅓ (about 2 ½ tablespoons) of the cocoa powder-butter mixture over each sheet of crescent dough.
On each sheet, sprinkle ⅓ of the brown sugar cinnamon mixture (about ½ cup loosely packed) over the butter.
Roll up the dough from the long end. Cut the log in half cross-wise so you have 2 logs. Cut each log in half lengthwise. Roll each portion around your finger with the cut sides facing up and place it in the prepared muffin tin.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Make the Frosting
Stir the powdered sugar, melted butter, vanilla, and 1-2 tablespoons of milk together. Add more milk a little at a time until it reaches your desired consistency. I use 3 tablespoons.
Spoon the frosting over the warm chocolate cinnamon cruffins. If desired, sprinkle with a few more mini chocolate chips.
Serve warm.
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Notes
Keep the crescent roll dough cold until you're ready to use it.Use a sharp knife when cutting the crescent roll dough.How thick or thin you make the cinnamon roll frosting is up to you. Start with a small amount of milk and add more until it's how you like it.