If you’re looking for a festive treat that’s equal parts fun, adorable, and ridiculously delicious, these Nutella Banana Mummy Rolls are exactly what you need. Sweet, ripe bananas get wrapped up in buttery crescent roll dough with a generous swipe of creamy Nutella, then baked until golden and flaky. With candy eyes peeking out from their cozy pastry bandages, these little mummies are the perfect handheld treat for Halloween parties, snack trays, or just a fun kitchen project with the kids. Simple ingredients, easy assembly, and spooky-cute results—what’s not to love?
Ingredients Needed
- Pillsbury Dough Sheets – double check they are “sheets”, not “crescents”. The recipe as written makes 6 rolls, so if you’ll need more than that, ensure to purchase enough dough sheets.
- Nutella – can’t do Nutella? That’s okay! Try peanut butter, almond butter, cookie butter, or even a fruit jam for a fun twist. We’ve also seen readers try caramel and apple!
- Bananas – Use ripe but firm bananas—too ripe and they’ll get mushy; too green and they won’t be as sweet. These go inside the crescent dough and are baked. Iff you’re wondering what happens to the banana in there – it doesn’t turn to goo. It cooks, but not enough to make it lose it’s shape, and then when it’s all cooled it mixes with the Nutella and just makes a yummy banana-flavored filling.
- Powdered sugar
- milk or water for glaze
- Candy eyes – Find these on Amazon or at your local craft store if they carry cake decorating supplies, or seasonally by the sprinkles at your grocery store. They will likely either be in a shaker bottle like sprinkles or a blister pack, hanging with premade frosting tubes and candles. If you can’t find them, miniature chocolate chips would probably work well, too.
How to Make Nutella Banana Mummy Rolls
You’ll find written directions below that correspond to each photo.
- Ensure the can of crescent dough is cold to avoid tearing, then, pop open.
- Lightly roll and stretch the crescent sheet and slice it into 6 parts.
- Lightly score the pieces. Make 3 light lines in each square, then actually cut the outside sections into strips.
- Leaving a little space on both the top and bottom, spread a generous spoonful of Nutella down the middle section, and then add a piece of banana that’s been sliced lengthwise in half.
- Fold both the top and bottom sections over the top of the banana and fold those little “arm” pieces right down the side.
- Then, on the very top, cross one piece over across the “head”.
- …and then the one from the other side. This makes his little headpiece.
- When ou cross over the next 2 pieces, cross them downowards so. you’re leaving a little space where the eyes will go. Just smash those in to make the dough stick together to hold them down.
- Now the rest is simple. Just cross one from the right across, and then one from the left, then one from the right, and so on until he’s all wrapped up.
- They’ll all look a little different, and that’s okay!
- Bake them according to the package instructions until they are golden brown.
- When they’ve cooled to just about room temperature, drizzle them with a little glaze and let them sit until it’s dry to the touch.
- (Not pictured): once they’ve cooled, you can pop candy eyeballs in there like I did, or use mini M&M’s or chocolate chips.
Storage & Other Tips
- These are best enjoyed fresh and slightly warm when the pastry is crisp and flaky.
- If you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 day or in the fridge for up to 2 days. Keep in mind—the pastry will soften over time.
- To refresh them, pop them in a 350° oven for 5–7 minutes or 10–15 seconds in the microwave to warm them up before serving. Remove the candy eyes before reheating, since they can melt easily.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are endless possibilities here. Although a banana will give you the rounded, cute shape seen here, you could also try caramel and apple, peanut butter and apple, apple and peanut butter. If peanuts aren’t an option for you, you could also try jam, cookie butter, almond butter, or caramel.
If your crescent dough gets sticky or tears, pop it in the fridge for 5–10 minutes to firm up. Cold dough is much easier to handle and cut into strips.
Yes! You can assemble the mummies (minus the candy eyes) and refrigerate them for a few hours before baking. Add the eyes after baking so they don’t melt.
Nope—if you don’t have candy eyes, you can pipe tiny dots of melted chocolate or frosting for the eyes, or even use mini chocolate chips.
Nutella Banana Mummy Rolls
Equipment
- candy eyes optional
Ingredients
Mummy Rolls
- 1 package Pillsbury Crescent sheets each package makes about 6 mummy rolls
- 1 small container Nutella
- 2-3 bananas
Glaze
- ½ cup, heaping powdered sugar
- milk or water
- candy eyes optional; find them here – you can also use mini chocolate chips, or mini M&Ms
Instructions
Mummy Rolls
- Roll out crescent sheet to about 10-11 x 6-8 inches. Slice into 6 equal squares. Lightly score each square in 3 equal sections, vertically (without cutting through the dough).
- Using a knife, cut horizontal strips about ¼ inch wide down each side section. Spoon a couple of tablespoons of Nutella down the middles section, leaving about ½ inch on both the top and bottom and place a slice of banana on top.
- Fold the right two cut sections over the head and then then alternate right and then left, leaving a small space for the eye section.
- Bake at 375℉ until golden brown, probably about 12-15 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool to room temperature.
Glaze
- Mix powdered sugar with enough milk or water to form a glaze and then lightly drizzle it over the mummies. Add candy eyes if desired. Let it dry to the touch and then serve.
Notes
- Nutritional information note: calculated per roll, with two tablespoons of Nutella per roll.
Nutrition
Questions & Reviews
Too bad I dont like banana’s b/c this looks reallllly good! what a creative easy creation! Good Job!
Seriously? Super cute. And you can never go wrong with Nutella. Like, ever. Love that you added the healthy banana. It just seems to balance it all out somehow. 🙂
Er, “cuts on them.”
Those are so cute! I was concerned though that you cut right on your Silpat liner. My understanding was that if those get any kind of buts on them, you have to discard them. Perhaps kitchen scissors would work?
Silpats are very durable as long as you don’t use a sharp cutting object. I use a plastic pizza wheel, which is completely safe, and sometimes a dull (non serrated) knife. You could also use kitchen shears.
Those look fabulous! I’m excited to try them! Thank you!!! 🙂
These are so cute! The kids are going to love them.
These are super cute! They made me smile when they popped up on my bloglovin feed 🙂
These look awesome! Our kids would love them!
How spooky and so much fun!! Nutella and banana were made for each other!
What an adorable idea!! I’ve got to try to make these! 🙂