Pillsbury Rolls (Crescent) can be frozen baked or unbaked without any danger to the texture, flavor, or taste. The fresh dough can be frozen for about a year and the baked rolls can be frozen for about 2 months for the best quality.

Can you freeze Pillsbury crescent rolls in their cans? No, you shouldn’t. There is usually a warning on the can telling you not to freeze. But some people still do anyway.  More often than not, the cans have been known to explode as they freeze. That’s because the dough contains water, which expands as it freezes.

Do this instead:

Freeing uncooked Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

Step 1:  Open the can of Pillsbury rolls (Crescent). Bring out the fresh dough, and separate the roll of dough into single and separate rolls by following the serrated lines made in the dough. Roll each one separately and shape them as you like.

Step 2:  Get a cookie sheet (that will fit in your freezer) and line it with parchment paper, take your unbaked crescent rolls and place them individually on the cookie sheet making sure they are not in contact.  Place the tray of unbaked rolls in the freezer and leave them to freeze until the rolls have frozen solid -overnight.

Step 3: Take your frozen unbaked crescent rolls and transfer them into heavy-duty airtight freezer bags. Don’t stuff the bag full.  Leave about an inch of space. Expel as much air as you can from the bags by pressing them flat before sealing. Label the bags with a sharpie, stating the content of the bags and the date of the freeze.

Freezing Baked Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

Step 1: Let the rolls cool down to room temperature.

Step 2: Wrapped each baked rolls separately in several layers of plastic wrap.

Step 3:  Pack the wrapped rolls into airtight freezer bags. Don’t stuff the bags full, expel as much air as you can before you seal. Before placing the bags into the freezer to freeze, don’t forget to label them.

Defrosting Frozen Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

Remove them from the freezer and place on baking sheet. Leave them to thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Once thawed you can bake as per cooking instructions and add about 5 minutes of extra cooking time to compensate for the cold dough.
To defrost frozen baked rolls, you can reheat them in the oven with the plastic wrap removed. Just place the rolls in the oven till it heats through and through.  You can microwave but quality will be poor.

Source:  Experience