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Crawfish King Cake Recipe – Louisiana Easy Crawfish Recipe! OMG AMAZING!

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March 10, 2025 by Holly Clegg 4 Comments

Crawfish King Cake Recipe Tastes Like Stuffed Crawfish Bread

Crawfish King Cake recipe is OMG delicious! Have you ever made Holly’s Easy King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling from her Louisiana cookbook? This easy crawfish recipe is one of the most popular recipes on the healthy food blog. Team Holly is SO EXCITED about this recipe and wanted to share this delicious savory king cake with a cream cheese Louisiana crawfish filling from the Fix It Fast Chapter of Holly’s men’s health cookbook. Cajun recipes are included in Guy’s Guide To Eating Well and this tops the easy crawfish recipes. If you enjoy stuffed crawfish bread, Holly’s crawfish king cake recipe is like hitting the ball out of the park! Known as the crescent roll king cake, now you have a savory version to the popular sweet easy king cake recipe. Not sure which is the best. Try them both this Mardi Gras season!

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How to Make Best Healthy Easy Crawfish Recipe Plus BEST Crawfish King Cake Recipe

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Healthy Crawfish King Cake Filling Great for Stuffed Crawfish Bread

This recipe is simple by using reduced-fat crescent rolls and even the beloved cream cheese filling is included flavored with onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Holly is known for her healthy easy recipes and this delicious Crawfish King Cake recipe fits into that recipe profile.  Just the right amount of reduced-fat cream cheese combined with Louisiana crawfish tails baked inside the crescent roll circle and topped with Mardi Gras colored Parmesan cheese makes the most delectable recipe ever. The filling can be used for Stuffed Crawfish bread to fill French Bread.

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Crawfish King Cake Recipe from Guy’s Guide To Eating Well

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Crawfish King Cake
Holly Clegg's simple savory king cake starts with crescent rolls and filled with a scrumptious creamy crawfish filling topped with Mardi Gras colored cheese representing the traditional king cake colors.
Servings 14 servings
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped red or green bell pepper
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 cup Louisiana crawfish tails drained and rinsed
  • 1/3 cup chopped green onion
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 2 cans reduced-fat crescent rolls 8-ounce
  • Mardi Gras Topping see recipe
Servings 14 servings
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped red or green bell pepper
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 cup Louisiana crawfish tails drained and rinsed
  • 1/3 cup chopped green onion
  • 3 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 2 cans reduced-fat crescent rolls 8-ounce
  • Mardi Gras Topping see recipe
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 350°F. Coat 10-inch round pizza pan lined with foil with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, sauté onion, red pepper and garlic until tender. Add crawfish, green onion and cream cheese, stirring until creamy. Remove from heat.
  3. Separate crescent rolls at perforations, into 16 slices. Place slices around prepared pan with points in the center. About halfway down from points, press seams together.
  4. Spread crawfish mixture on dough in the center where seams have been pressed together. Fold dough points over filling, then fold bottom of triangle over points forming circular roll like king cake.
  5. Bake about 20–25 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with Mardi Gras Topping (see recipe).
Nutritional Info

Per Serving:  Calories 136, Calories from fat 46%, Fat 7g, Saturated Fat 2g, Cholesterol 26mg, Sodium 317mg, Carbohydrate 15g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 3g, Protein 6g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 lean meat, 1 fat

Print Recipe
Mardi Gras Topping
Servings
Ingredients
  • 6 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
  • Yellow, green, red, and blue food coloring
Servings
Ingredients
  • 6 tbsp Parmesan cheese grated
  • Yellow, green, red, and blue food coloring
Instructions
  1. In three small bowls, divide cheese. First bowl, add few drops yellow food coloring. Next bowl, add few drops green food coloring. Last bowl, add equal amounts of red and blue food coloring (to create purple).
  2. Sprinkle cheese over baked king cake. Return to oven 1-2 minutes or until cheese melted.

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Guess How to Make Mardi Gras Colored Topping for Easy Crawfish King Cake?

Of course, the Mardi Gras colors have to top the easy crawfish king cake recipe but there is no icing.  Holly came up with the idea of using food coloring with grated Parmesan cheese.  The Parmesan cheese complements the tasty Louisiana crawfish filling.  If you like a stuffed crawfish bread recipe, this recipe will become your favorite!

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From The Fix It Fast Chapter In Guy’s Guide To Eating Well

In Louisiana we love our Louisiana crawfish and king cake.  What better than to have a Crawfish King Cake recipe for a savory sensation. Love Louisiana recipes?! Guy’s Guide To Eating Well includes some of our favorite Cajun recipes easier and healthier!  For everyday cooking that’s quick with everyday ingredients, this practical cookbook will guide you to preventive health in the kitchen.

You’ll find Holly’s popular HEALTHY easy Crawfish Etouffee recipe also in this cookbook! Like easy crawfish recipes, enjoy this crawfish website.  

Scoop on Louisiana Easy Crawfish Recipes

This Crawfish King Cake recipe tastes like the best stuffed crawfish bread you have ever had!  Who doesn’t love having our healthy Cajun recipes and check out the best Mardi Gras Menu! If you are wondering is crawfish healthy?

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Healthier and EASY-TO-MAKE Southern Cajun recipes with the nutritional information.  If you have health concerns,  gluten-free and diabetic-recipes are highlighted.  DOWNLOAD this go-to guide of delicious meals.

Crawfish King Cake Began With My Crescent Roll King Cake Recipe

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If you have never had Holly’s most popular crescent roll king cake recipe from Gulf Coast Favorites cookbook you are in for a treat.  We try to wait until Mardi Gras season to make this king cake recipe because I never can stop eating it until it’s gone!

This is the original easy king cake recipe and Holly turned this recipe into the Crawfish King Cake recipe which tops our list of easy king cake recipes and is such an easy crawfish recipe. If you ever have had stuffed crawfish bread, this recipe is even better but still an easy crawfish recipe.



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You will love these expandable colanders for several reasons. First, these colanders are easy storage and don’t take up much space.

Always drain crawfish tails and we like the size options. Perfect for pasta or whatever. These are a good option versus the metal one as they are lighter and easier to use. We highly recommend this colander or any expandable colanders.

 

 

 

 

Let Your Kids Have Fun with Their Own Crawfish Boil

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How fun is this fun kid’s crawfish boil pot?! Holly actually bought this Kid’s Crawfish boil set for her grand kids and they had so much fun pretending to boil crawfish.  It is made well and lots of fun for the kids.

If you have a Louisiana tie or like an easy crawfish recipe, this makes such a fun kid’s gift. Of course, they always have fun cooking with GiGi.

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  1. Sara Lemon

    January 23, 2019 at 6:51 am

    Maybe I,m crazy, but surely you mean 1 pound crawfish tails, not only 1cup?
    Thanks, much!

    Reply
    • Holly Clegg

      February 1, 2019 at 2:19 pm

      The recipe calls for 1 cup Louisiana crawfish tails but you can use 1 pound—it will make it even better!

      Reply
  2. Sara Lemon

    January 23, 2019 at 6:31 am

    It probably does not matter, but how much cheese……parmesan…..do you sprinkle on the crawfish before you fold the dough over it?

    Thanks, much!It looks and sounds fabulous!!!!

    Reply
    • Holly Clegg

      February 1, 2019 at 2:18 pm

      Hi Sara, Sorry for the confusion. You sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on the top to represent the colors of Mardi Gras. However, you can add cheese to the filling if you want. Actually, I tested the recipes with Cheddar cheese in the filling but didn’t think it made a big difference. I try to create the healthiest and tastiest recipe for you. You can always adapt the recipe to add other ingredients. I did use 1 cup Louisiana crawfish tails in the recipe but if you want to use 1 pound it will only make the recipe taste better!! One of my favorites! Thanks for taking time to write, Holly

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