I am excited to partner with General Mills and Sam’s Club to bring you this amazing holiday recipe. While this post is sponsored, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Last week, I was with our Girl Scout troop at the food pantry and talking with some of the other moms while the girls sorted food. The discussion turned to Thanksgiving and other holiday meals and we were all listing our favorite dishes. During that conversation, it stuck me how much of a traditionalist I have become, especially since having children. All of the dishes that topped my list of holiday favorites were “traditional” items like roasted turkey, green bean casserole and pecan pie. And the activities I enjoy most and look forward to the most each year always involve family and are ones that we have done since I was a child like decorating the tree while listening to music or making loads of sweets throughout the month of December.

One of our major traditions is hosting an annual holiday party each year in December. I made TONS of food and we invite all of our friends and family over to spend time together and relax. While some of my more traditional favorites don’t make much sense for our party, I can translate others into party perfect dishes like pecan pie crescent rolls.

These pecan pie crescent rolls are absolutely perfect for our party but would also be great as a substitute to the traditional pecan pie. I’m terrible at making pie crust so using Pillsbury Crescent Rolls instead makes it so much easier. Plus, you won’t even need a fork for these delicious items.

I can definitely picture my mom and Mathlete’s mom enjoying these while we open presents or with a cup of tea after preparing for the big holiday meal. Those little moments, in between the hustle and bustle of the holidays, are what I treasure most. It is definitely when the best memories are made and, in my world, memories typically involve some type of delicious food.

Ingredients for Pecan Pie Crescent Rolls:

1 can Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg

Let’s Make It:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla extract and egg. Reserve 2 Tbsp of mixture. Stir pecans into remaining sugar mixture.

3. Unroll Pillsbury Crescent rolls and separate on prepare baking sheet. Spoon 2-3 Tbsp pecan mixture onto each Crescent roll. Roll up from largest end to smallest.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and brush with reserved sugar mixture. Return to oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and top with more chopped pecans if desired.

These pecan pie crescent rolls have all the flavor of a traditional pecan pie {it even uses the exactly filling recipe that my grandmother has used forever!} but without the stress of making the perfect pie crust. I definitely see these quickly becoming an annual tradition in our house for the holidays. Mathlete ate an entire batch in just two days when I was first made these to test out the recipe. Since he is not a big sweets guys, that is the sign of a really delicious dessert.

As we prepare for Thanksgiving this Thursday quickly followed by the rest of the holiday season, I am definitely taking time to reflect on all of the things we have done over the year and take the time to really enjoy the company of my family. I know my memories of all of us gathered around the table for a meal or hanging on the couch after we’ve all eaten the delicious food are what this time of year is really about. Traditions are so important and, as my children get older, I definitely try to help them understand why we do each little thing that we do so that they will hopefully hold onto some of the same traditions when they are older. Just the smell of these pecan pie crescent rolls takes me back to when I was a young child and my grandparents would come over super early on Christmas morning. My grandfather would play jingle bells on our doorbell to wake everyone up. Even though I’d probably been awake for hours in anticipation of Santa, I had to pretend to be asleep until my grandmother came in a woke me up. While my dad doesn’t play jingle bells on the doorbell, my mom always wakes my kids up on Christmas morning just as my grandmother did for me.

As we prepare for holiday meals and parties, I find myself choosing to get my supplies from Sam’s Club because they are a one stop shop for all my holiday needs which means less time running from store to store and more time spent with family. You will find essentials like Pillsbury Crescent Rolls and other General Mills products at Sam’s Club to make your holiday meals an easy success. They also have a great collection of recipes that you can make a tradition in your home.