Hot Dogs Wrapped in Crescent Rolls

If you love pigs in a blanket, you’ll love these simple Hot Dogs Wrapped in Crescent Rolls made in the toaster oven! These crescent roll hot dogs are so crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside! You will fall in love with this quick, kid-friendly weeknight meal!

Serve these crescent dogs for lunch, dinner or pair with our other favorite finger foods, like Turkey Burger Sliders or Roast Beef Sliders, at your next gathering!

Note: If you want to make hot dogs in the toaster oven without crescent rolls, Lacademie gives a great overview of how to cook hot dogs in the toaster oven.

🛒 Ingredients

Notes on Ingredients:

Hot dogs– We love Applegate Organic’s Uncured Beef Hot Dogs because they contain no antibiotics, nitrates or hormones. FYI, it costs a little more to get organic hot dogs.

Refrigerated Crescent Rolls– Any brand will work but you can never go wrong with Pillsbury Crescents!

🔪 Equipment

• Cutting board- to provide a flat surface for wrapping your hot dogs in crescent rolls
• Baking sheet- lined with foil
• Tongs– for removing hot dogs in crescent rolls from oven

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Step 1: Preheat oven or toaster oven to 350° and line baking sheet with foil.

Step 2: Unroll and divide crescent rolls into individual triangles on a flat surface.

Step 3: Place hot dog along the the widest end of crescent and roll dough around hot dog.

Step 4: Place crescent roll hot dogs on baking sheet with the smaller tip of crescent dough facing upwards and bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden.

🥄 Kids Steps: Encourage kids to help wrap the hot dogs, as this is a fun hands-on task! They may also like keeping track of the time as they bake.

✏️ Expert Tips and Tricks

• Purchase good quality hot dogs! We love Applegate Organic’s Uncured Beef Hot Dogs because they contain no antibiotics, nitrates or hormones.
• Cover baking tray with foil or parchment paper for easy cleanup because the hot dogs can leave a greasy mess.
• Stretch the wide side of dough to cover as much of the hot dog as possible.
• Flip halfway through baking to ensure both sides are crispy.
• If you like your crescent dogs super crispy, add a few extra minutes of baking time. You can also brush the tops with butter before baking to help with browning.
• Use tongs to remove crescent dogs from the tray to protect your hands from heat!

🍟 Side Suggestions

Pair these hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls with just about any side of choice! We like serving them with raw veggies (e.g., carrot sticks and sliced cucumbers), chips, or a simple pasta salad, like this amazing Bow Tie Pasta Salad Recipe or our Simple Pesto Pasta. We also love our Creamy Veggie Pasta and Cream Cheese Pasta with this dish!

If you are looking for a potato side dish, we highly recommend our Microwave “Baked Potato” for Kids.

🧊 Storage

These crescent roll hot dogs can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to one month. 

To reheat, we recommend placing them in the oven or toaster oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. 

❓FAQs

🧂Variations & Customization

🍅 Make smaller crescent dogs by cutting hot dogs in half and cutting crescent triangles in half before wrapping the dogs (like mini pigs in a blanket).

🍅 Add cheese! Sprinkle some cheese on your crescent rolls before wrapping the hot dogs. Or if you want cheese inside your hot dog, simply slice hot dog down the middle and insert strips of American or Cheddar cheese into the slit before wrapping dog in crescent dough.

🍅 Add toppings. Sprinkle a few sesame or poppy seeds on top before baking.

🍅 Make it Vegetarian! Swap the hot dog with a meatless option, like Worthington’s Loma Linda Big Franks or Vega-Links.