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These Easy Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls are my go-to quick and simple breakfast. Pillsbury Crescent Rolls are packed with butter, cinnamon and sugar and oven ready in 5 minutes. Then, they are baked to gooey perfection. This is a great Weekend or Holiday breakfast recipe!
My daughter had a sleepover a few weeks ago, and I had some crescent dough in the fridge and tried out this recipe. Let me just say, they were gone in minutes. Those hungry little girls ate the whole pan!
I had to make them again so I could get my hands on some and they really are something special. I've made homemade cinnamon rolls before and they are a labor of love. These are great for a quick and easy breakfast, that you don't have hours to prepare for.
These would be amazing for Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter morning. Just pop them in the oven and everyone will go wild over them!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe:
- It's quick and only takes about 30 minutes from start to finish.
- They are loaded with butter, cinnamon and sugar! How can you go wrong with that combo?
- The easy 3 ingredient icing pours over the hot cinnamon rolls and melts into every crevice.
- They feed the whole family and if you have more than 4 or 5 people, just double the recipe.
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Ingredients:
Crescent Dough Sheet or Original Crescent Rolls- The dough sheet works a little easier with this recipe because it holds the butter in better, but you can use the original crescent rolls too. The dough is just a bit sweet and makes fantastic cinnamon rolls.
Melted Butter- A lot of it, which is completely necessary for the best cinnamon rolls. I like to use salted, but you can use unsalted if you prefer.
Brown Sugar, White Sugar, and Cinnamon- Blend together to create the filling to heavily coat over the melted butter.
Powdered Sugar, Milk and Vanilla- Whisk together to create a simple sweet icing to pour over the hot cinnamon rolls.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Recipe:
Absolutely! When you roll it out into a sheet, just push the perforations together to close them a bit.
If you don't have hours to wait on the dough to rise, try these quick and easy cinnamon rolls using Crescent Roll Dough!
Cinnamon roll filling is just made of butter, cinnamon and sugar. I like to use a combination of brown and white sugar. The brown sugar brings in a bit of a caramel taste, which is delish!
How to Make Easy Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls:
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Start by lining an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. If you don't have parchment paper, you can use cooking spray or spread butter along the bottom and sides of the pan.
Melt the butter on low in a small saucepan or microwave and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon.
Take a piece of parchment paper and spread it over a cutting board. (If you don't have parchment paper, it's ok, but don't push down too hard on the dough or it will stick.)
Unwrap and unroll the Crescent Dough onto the parchment paper lined cutting board.
Carefully pour the melted butter over the dough and spread around with a brush. Sprinkle all of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the top.
Start at the bottom and begin to roll it up. Try to keep it nice and tight.
Take a sharp knife and slice the log every 2 inches using a sawing motion with the knife so it doesn't squish down the dough.
Spread them out evenly in the pan. Bake for 22- 25 minutes.
While they are baking, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract to create the easy icing.
Once the cinnamon rolls are finished, allow them to rest for 2-3 minutes before pouring over the icing.
Enjoy these ooey gooey cinnamon rolls!
Storage:
Store the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge. To heat them up, use the oven and bake for 10 minutes at 325 or the microwave for 20-30 seconds.
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Easy Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 11-13 rolls 1x
Description
These Easy Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls are my go to quick and simple breakfast. Pillsbury Crescent Rolls are packed with butter, cinnamon and sugar and oven ready in 5 minutes. Then, they are baked to gooey perfection.
Ingredients
- 1 Original Crescent Dough Sheet or Original Crescent Rolls
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (or maple extract for a maple flavor)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Start by lining an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. If you don't have parchment paper, you can use cooking spray or spread butter along the bottom and sides of the pan.
- Melt the butter on low in a small saucepan or microwave and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon.
- Take a piece of parchment paper and spread it over a cutting board. (If you don't have parchment paper, just don't push down too hard on the dough or it will stick.)
- Unwrap and unroll the Crescent Dough.
- Carefully pour the melted butter over the dough and spread around with a brush. Sprinkle all of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the top.
- Start at the bottom and begin to roll it up. Try to keep it nice and tight.
- Take a sharp knife and slice the log every 2 inches using a sawing motion with the knife so it doesn't squish down the dough.
- Spread them out evenly in the pan. Bake for 22- 25 minutes.
- While they are baking, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla to create the easy icing.
- Once the cinnamon rolls are finished, allow them to rest for 2-3 minutes before pouring over the icing.
- Enjoy these ooey gooey cinnamon rolls!
Notes
If you use crescent roll doughs with perforations, unroll, then push together the perforations to close them. It doesn't have to be perfect, but this helps the butter not to seep through.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: breakfast
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: american
Keywords: crescent roll cinnamon rolls, quick cinnamon rolls, easy crescent recipes, cinnamon and sugar crescent rolls
Payton
These were so yummy!!
★★★★★
Tara Smithson
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like them!
Sherry Lynn
Oh Cinnamon Rolls, yum. Nothing says happy holidays like cinnamon rolls. I made these and they were delicious, I ate most of them myself. My boyfriend got a few. So the next Saturday I made another batch. They freeze very well. I wrapped them in a little wax paper and put four in a baggie, right in the freezer. The only thing is, it's so easy, I guarantee you are going to take them out of the freezer and warm them in the microwave the next day.
★★★★★
Tara Smithson
Love this idea and thanks so much for making them!