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    Home » Recipes » Easy Air Fryer Recipes

    Easy Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls + Video

    March 11, 2022 by Ivory 2 Comments

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    Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls made in the air fryer will instantly become your favorite! These Pillsbury crescents are stuffed with cheese and then topped with a yummy garlic butter. They make a quick and easy appetizer or side dish that the whole family will devour!

     Like easy air fryer recipes? Be sure to try my easy air fryer pizza roll ups next!

    Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Roll being pulled apart revealing stretching cheese.
    Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Roll
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    3 Why You Will Love This Recipe:
    4 Q&A:
    5 What To Serve With Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls?
    6 Other Easy Air Fryer Recipes:
    7 Equipment Needed:
    8 Ingredients:
    9 Air Fryer Instructions:
    10 Oven Instructions:
    11 Recipe Variations:
    12 Leftovers Storage:
    13 How To Reheat Pillsbury Crescent Rolls:
    14 Pro Tips:
    15 Try These Easy Air Fryer Recipes Next!
    16 Easy Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls

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    Why You Will Love This Recipe:

    • It’s easy. This recipe calls for store bought crescent rolls, so the prep time is minimal.
    • These are extremely delicious!  Believe me, once you make these you won’t be able to eat just two. These are so good that you'll want to eat the whole batch! 
    •  These are like a cross between cheesy garlic bread and buttery dinner rolls. What's not to love?

    Q&A:

    Can I make these without the garlic?

    Sure! If you don't like garlic as much as I do, you can make these without the garlic.

    Can I add additional fillings to the crescent rolls?

    Yep! Try adding cooked meats like bacon pieces, sausage crumbles, cooked chicken, or pepperoni.

    I don’t have an air fryer, can these be made in the oven?

    Yep! See below for the oven instructions.

    Do I need to preheat my air fryer?

    This recipe was developed using a preheated air fryer. If you do not preheat your air fryer, then you may have to increase the cook time by 1-2 minutes. 

    Can I use parchment paper?

    I don't recommend using parchment paper because it blocks the air flow at the bottom and the crescents might not cook properly on the bottom.

    Cheesy Garlic Crescent Roll being brushed with a butter mixture with a silver and teal basting brush in a black air fryer basket.

    What To Serve With Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls?

    These rolls work great as an appetizer, or you can serve them as a side dish. Here are some ideas on what to serve these with:

    • Spaghetti
    • Salad
    • Soup
    • Chili
    • Stuffed Shells
    • Pasta Salad
    • Dipping sauces: Marinara sauce, pizza sauce, butter garlic sauce

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    • Easy Air Fryer Tortilla Pizza + Video
    • Easy Air Fryer Pizza Roll Ups + Video
    • Easy Air Fryer Pizza Quesadilla + Video
    • Easy Air Fryer Loaded Baked Potato Slices + Video
    • Easy Air Fryer Frozen Crinkle Cut Fries + Video

    Equipment Needed:

    Air Fryer

    Ingredients:

    Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls labeled ingredients in various dishes on a white marble surface: crescent rolls, melted butter, chopped garlic, Italian seasoning, mozzarella cheese.
    • Refrigerated Crescent Rolls Dough - I used store bought Pillsbury Crescents Rolls Original, but you can use whatever brand you prefer.
    • Butter - I used unsalted butter
    • Garlic - Fresh garlic, chopped into tiny pieces. You can use garlic powder if that’s all you have on hand, but fresh garlic will give you the best flavor for this recipe. I highly recommend using fresh garlic for the tastiest results.
    • Italian Seasoning
    • Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

    Air Fryer Instructions:

    1. Start by brushing oil on top of the cooking tray inside the air fryer basket. This will help prevent sticking.

    Oil being brushed onto the black cooking tray with a black and red basting brush.

    2. Preheat the air fryer to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and set the timer for 8 minutes.

    Black air fryer panel with a silver dial being set to 8 minutes at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

    3. In a small bowl, mix the melted butter, chopped garlic, and Italian seasoning.

    Italian seasoning and chopped garlic added to melted butter and mixed together in a clear bowl on a wood cutting board.

    4. Open the crescent rolls and separate the triangles. Add a pinch of shredded mozzarella cheese to the widest part of the crescents. Roll the crescents. Pinch the ends together so that no cheese spills out. *Watch my video if you would like to see how I rolled my crescents.

    Crescent triangles stuffed with mozzarella cheese and then rolled on a wood cutting board.

    5. Brush each crescent with the garlic butter mixture.

    Butter mixture being brushed on top of crescent rolls with a black and red basting brush on a wood cutting board.

    6. Add crescent rolls to the air fryer and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, until golden brown. Be sure to check on them halfway through.

    Crescent rolls added to a black air fryer basket and checked on halfway through cooking process.

    7. Once done, remove the crescents from the air fryer by gently wiggling them out. Brush with additional melted butter, then enjoy!

    Additional butter mixture being brushed on top of crescent rolls inside of black air fryer basket with a teal basting brush.

    Oven Instructions:

    1. Start by preheating the oven according to the directions on the canned crescents package.

    2. In a small bowl, mix the melted butter, garlic, and Italian seasoning.

    3. Open the crescent rolls and separate the triangles.

    4. Add a pinch of shredded mozzarella cheese to the widest part of the crescent. Roll the crescents. Pinch the ends together so that no cheese spills out.

    5. Brush each crescent with the butter garlic mixture.

    6. Add the crescent rolls to a baking sheet and bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

    7. Once done, remove from the oven. Brush with additional melted butter.

    Recipe Variations:

    • Try these with shredded cheddar cheese to make cheddar cheese stuffed garlic crescent rolls. 
    • Fresh garlic provides the best flavor in this recipe, but you can use ½ teaspoon garlic powder if that’s all you have on hand.
    • Olive Oil - Feel free to use olive oil for the mixture if you do not want to use butter.
    Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls in a black air fryer basket.

    Leftovers Storage:

    Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

    How To Reheat Pillsbury Crescent Rolls:

    Leftovers can be reheated in the microwave for 15 seconds at a time until warm. Don't microwave them for too long. You can also reheat these in the air fryer at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 to 4 minutes until warm.

    Pro Tips:

    • Make sure to brush cooking oil on the air fryer basket cooking tray before cooking your crescents to prevent sticking. 
    • Chop the garlic into really small pieces. Large chucks of garlic can taste bitter and spicy. 
    • Keep an eye on these. Don’t set it and forget it, these rolls cook fast! Start checking for doneness at the halfway mark. 
    • Once the crescents are done cooking you will need to remove them gently from the air fryer by giving them a little wiggle.
    • Brush some additional melted butter on the crescents after they are done cooking. 
    • I tested this recipe using my Instant Vortex Plus and since all air fryers are different, you will need to make adjustments specific to the air fryer you are using. 
    Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Roll being pulled apart revealing stretching cheese.
    Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Roll

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    Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Roll being pulled apart revealing stretching cheese.

    Easy Air Fryer Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls

    Ivory
    Cheesy Garlic Crescent Rolls made in the air fryer will instantly become your favorite! These Pillsbury crescents are stuffed with cheese and then topped with a yummy garlic butter. They make a quick and easy appetizer or side dish that the whole family will devour!
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 8 mins
    Total Time 13 mins
    Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 181 kcal

    Equipment

    • Air Fryer

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 - 8 ounce can of refrigerated crescent rolls
    • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
    • 2 tablespoons butter melted
    • 2 cloves garlic chopped into tiny pieces
    • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

    Brushing on finished crescent rolls

    • 1 tablespoon butter melted

    Instructions
     

    Air Fryer Instructions:

    • Start by brushing oil on top of the cooking tray inside the air fryer basket. This will help prevent sticking.
    • Preheat the air fryer to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and set the timer for 8 minutes.
    • In a small bowl, mix the melted butter, chopped garlic, and Italian seasoning.
    • Open the crescent rolls and separate the triangles. Add a pinch of shredded mozzarella cheese to the widest part of the crescents. Roll the crescents. Pinch the ends together so that no cheese spills out. *Watch my video if you would like to see how I rolled my crescents or check out my post for step-by-step pictures.
    • Brush each crescent with the butter garlic mixture.
    • Add crescent rolls to air fryer and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, until golden brown. Be sure to check on them halfway through.
    • Once done, remove the crescents from the air fryer by gently wiggling them out. Brush with additional melted butter, then enjoy!

    Oven Instructions:

    • Start by preheating the oven according to the directions on the canned crescents package.
    • In a small bowl, mix the melted butter, garlic, and Italian seasoning.
    • Open the crescent rolls and separate the triangles.
    • Add a pinch of shredded mozzarella cheese to the widest part of the crescent. Roll the crescents. Pinch the ends together so that no cheese spills out.
    • Brush each crescent with the butter mixture.
    • Add the crescent rolls to a baking sheet and bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
    • Once done, remove from the oven. Brush with additional melted butter.

    Notes

    *Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
    *Leftovers can be reheated in the microwave for 15 seconds at a time until warm. Don't microwave them for too long. You can also reheat these in the air fryer at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 to 4 minutes until warm.
    *Make sure to brush cooking oil on the air fryer basket cooking tray before cooking your crescents to prevent sticking. 
    *Chop the garlic into really small pieces. Large chucks of garlic can taste bitter and spicy. 
    *Keep an eye on these. Don’t set it and forget it, these rolls cook fast! Start checking for doneness at the halfway mark. 
    *Once the crescents are done cooking you will need to remove them gently from the air fryer by giving them a little wiggle.
    *Brush some additional melted butter on the crescents after they are done cooking. 
    *I tested this recipe using my Instant Vortex Plus and since all air fryers are different, you will need to make adjustments specific to the air fryer you are using.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 348mgPotassium: 18mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 230IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 77mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword air fryer crescent rolls, air fryer croissants, cheesy garlic crescent rolls
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    1. Jamie

      March 11, 2022 at 12:30 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! These turned out so good! I took mine out at the 7 minute mark. Thanks for the recipe, I’ll be making these again.

      Reply
    2. Marilyn Moor

      March 12, 2022 at 12:44 pm

      5 stars
      Well, I haven’t bought ANY Pillsbury crescents in years, but this recipe was a course changer! I am stocking up as this recipe is a melt-in-your-mouth delight! Everyone will love these! They are great as is, or dipped in marinara sauce - can do so much with this recipe! ♥️

      Reply

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