8 Minute Mini Cinnamon Rolls are made with the help of refrigerated dough, and bake in under 10 minutes. Sweet and poppable, they disappear in minutes!
I feel like people feel like they need an excuse to make cinnamon rolls. Holidays? Definitely. Brunch? For sure. A random Wednesday. Certainly not!
Until now – thanks to 8 Minute Mini Cinnamon Rolls! Don’t you just want to pinch their wee, cinnamon-swirled, YEAST FREE CHEEKS?
That’s right – no waiting for dough to double and rise because we’re channeling our inner Sandra Lee and taking help from the grocery store to bust these babies out in record time. All you need is a tube of crescent roll dough, butter, sugar, cinnamon – oh, and 8 minutes – and you’re off to the races.
Dare you to eat just one…
How to Make Mini Cinnamon Rolls:
Start by smacking open a tube of crescent roll dough. (File that under top 5 most satisfying feelings in life.)
Place half the dough next to each other then pinch the seams together.
Flip then repeat.
Next, take a rolling pin then roll the dough into a smooth square about 1/4″ thick.
Brush on 1 Tablespoon butter then sprinkle with cinnamon and add a dusting of brown sugar. No need to measure – just go with your gut!
Roll the dough into a log then cut into 8 even slices.
Place the rolls into a non-stick sprayed mini muffin tin then bake for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown.
Whee!
Aren’t they the cutest? I can’t even describe how delicious they smell warm out of the oven!
As the mini cinnamon rolls bake, mix up a quick icing made from maple syrup, powdered sugar, and a little bit of milk. While the cinnamon rolls are still warm, drizzle a teaspoon or two of the icing on top of each one.
DROOL…
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Nothing Says Thanksgiving Like...8 Minute Mini Cinnamon Rolls
Description
8 Minute Mini Cinnamon Rolls are ready in under 10 minutes. Sweet and poppable, they disappear in minutes!
Ingredients
- 1-8oz tube crescent roll dough
- 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
- For the maple icing:
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven according to crescent roll dough package directions. Place half the dough (4 triangles) side by side on a cutting board then pinch all the seams together. Flip then pinch the seams on the back side together.
- Using a rolling pin, smooth the seams and roll the dough into a square about 1/4" thick. Brush with half the butter then sprinkle with as much cinnamon and brown sugar as you want. Roll into a log then cut into 8 pieces.
- Place mini cinnamon rolls into a non-stick sprayed mini muffin tin. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the other half of the crescent roll dough. Bake according to package directions.
- Meanwhile whisk together maple syrup and milk in a bowl. Add in powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
These sweet and poppable bites are tiny enough to sit on a spoon…
but pack BIG, bold flavor! I’d advise making a couple batches – they’ll go fast!
Enjoy!
just clicked over to your blog form google reader and noticed it was redesigned – love it! and this might just be what is on the menu for the morning after our little kansas city turkey trot 5K! happy thanksgiving!
You guys sip mimosas during the parade?! Why didn’t I think of that? That’s so smart!
mimosas+scrabble+cinnamon rolls = heaven! have a happy thanksgiving! i am thankful that i stumbled upon your blog! look forward to it on a daily basis!! :)
that looks soo good and sounds easy! maybe i’ll start my own cinnamon roll tradition!
These look as yummy as they are cute! I’d like to print this one for my recipe binder but I am not seeing a link to print the recipe…did I miss it?
Whoops! Just added it! :)
really easy and quick!
They look so good and easy! I will have to bake a batch for Christmas morning for my family ..and my fiance’s family!
This is wonderful! Reminds me of my family’s Thanksgiving Day morning tradition of eating warm glazed donuts and watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade before chaos ensues as we prepare the home and meal for an enormous family party.
Cinnamon rolls are one of those foods that I love and never have. I have to make these… like nowish.
I love that you have mimosas during the parade! I added that to our plan this year and my husband thought I was crazy!
They are so adorable! I can’t wait to try them.
These are sooo cute! I absolutely love your blog redesign – it’s fabulous! Happy Thanksgiving!!
I’ve made these before for Christmas breakfast. Such a cute and easy idea.
How cute!! Love them! This is my first year being a Mom… I plan in starting our own traditions this year. Homemade cranberry sauce, Kentucky derby pie, pumpkin pie, roasted turkey, your stuffed apples, and much more. I’ll be drinking mimosas tmrw too. Cheers!
Super cute and bite-sized is perfect for a pre-Thanksgiving feast.
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Must be a mid-west thing-my family does the cinnamon roll tradition too! I bought a small tube (5 rolls) at the store this week because I want to continue that tradition with my 18-month old son and husband! My husband doesn’t “get it” because his family grew up eating overnight strata. We’ll have to compromise at some point but I’m the one who cooks so guess who wins this time ;)
Super cute! These will be a must try at Christmas when I’m not traveling. By the way, *LOVE, LOVE, LOVE* the redesign. I just printed your party potatoes deluxe recipe – really like the pop up to the printer friendly window. These potatoes were requested by my brother, so I’ll be making them when I get to his place tomorrow ;-) Enjoy Turkey Day!
Making them as I type!! I prefer cinnamon rolls as a dessert rather then breakfast.
so cute!
I, too, love the mimosa idea! I may have to make a grocery store run in the morning. I have your gingersnap pumpkin cheesecake cooling on the counter right now and I can’t wait to eat it tomorrow!
My family doesn’t keep many family traditions for Thanksgiving. My dad makes my grandpa’s famous dressing with the turkey. Everything else is a smorgasboard put together by my siblings and I.
Oh someone else who has family feuds over Scrabble! We no longer play Monopoly in our house over the great near divorce debacle of 2003 (it is still spoken of in whispers and fear sometimes….)
Happy Thanksgiving!
These look so fun and easy (and yummy) – I think I could even let my girls help make them. Have you seen the seamless crescent roll dough – makes recipes like this even easier!
Happy Thankgiving
OMG! These are completely drool worthy and soooo simple!! I feel a strong urge to whip them up right now, but my fridge is already full of Thanksgiving sweets for the families, so another time (SOON) it is!!!! :)
These sound fantastic! I am going to make them for Christmas morning, and probably before then as well! :) One question- in the ingredients for the icing it says 3/4 sugar. Is that a cup, tsp, tbsp? Thanks!
Whoopsie daisy! That’s supposed to be cups – sorry about that!
I’m not even kidding ~ I saw this blog, printed off the recipe and got up and proceeded to making these little beauties. Here’s my review:
These little gems are AWESOMELY EASY to make and ridiculously delicious! Would serve wonderfully for a quick breakfast side or for unexpected guests [since most of these items you already have on hand]. Oh my! Goodness overload! Thanks for sharing!
Happy Holidays!
I love this! I am going to bring these to a potluck brunch I go to every year. Was planning on making full-size cinnamon rolls from the Southern Plate blog, but these are nice b/c there is SO much good food at the brunch full-sized cinn. rolls might be too much!
How adorable! I could probably eat a hundred of these!
Probably a stupid question… but did you use a regular sized muffin tin or is that a mini-muffin tin? I am about to try them and I am using a regular sized so we shall see how it turns out. I hope just as good as your pictures!! Cinnamon rolls are a STAPLE around here ;)
It’s a mini muffin tin! :)
Cute idea!!!
Did the regular muffin tin work out? I don’t have a mini muffin tin. Also, could you make these in the evening and they still be good in the morning? I’m thinking about bringing them to work!
So cute!
I’m not sure what would happen if you used a regular sized tin – you might want to reduce the baking time. I think you could make them ahead of time – just cover with plastic wrap in the fridge!
These look delish and I’m thinking about them for Christmas morning! Can you prep them ahead of time and then put them in the fridge overnight? Or will the dough rise?
I think that’d probably be fine! Just cover the top with plastic wrap so the dough doesn’t dry out.
Super cute!! My only question for you (and you totally don’t have to reveal your secret if you don’t want to) is how you got them to cut so nicely?! I was with you all the way through the dough being rolled, but as soon as I tried to cut them, they squished almost flat! I’m not a huge baker so it could just be normal baking knowledge, but I’m clueless. Nonetheless, they were super tasty! Thanks for passing on the recipe!!
Try using a sharp, serrated knife!
My family always uses dental floss to cut cinnamon rolls. Just slide a piece under the rolled up dough log and bring the two pieces together and pull through each other cutting the dough. Makes cutting easy and no mushing if you don’t have a sharp enough knife.
Try using dental floss to cut them. Wrap the dental floss around 1 time, and pull the ends. makes nice cut.
Please be sure to use UNFLAVORED DENTAL FLOSS…..some flavors might be tasted as part of the cinnamoon flavor..yuck.
I found you on Pinterest! Can’t wait to make these for my family this weekend. in response to Nina, I wanted to suggest using dental floss to cut the rolls. You loop the floss around the dough log and put tight to get a nice clean cut. Hope that makes sense….and hope it works for you. It’s a little trick I picked up somewhere along the way when making cinnamon rolls.
Hi. I’m from Iowa too!! I just made these and they’re so easy and yummy. THanks!
Found you on Pinterest a couple of days ago… Just made these for my 9 year old and two of her friends! SOOO yummy!
For some reason though I was out of milk but had eggnog, so I made an icing with the eggnog. It turned out great!
Just made these…DELISH! My son was eating them as soon as the icing hit the warm roll. Thanks!
really great and easy!
thanks
Do you use the mini muffin pans or the regular sized ones? I’m assuming mini since they are called mini cinnamon rolls.
Yep – a mini pan!
Hi! I’m planning on making these soon. They are too cute and seem so easy to make. I do have a question though. Did you use regular pancake syrup or REAL maple syrup? Do you think regular pancake syrup like Mrs. Butterworth’s would work in the icing? Thanks so much! :)
I used real maple, but any kind like Mrs Butterworth would be totally fine!
Genius! Love it! Do they freeze well (after baking?)…
Such an easy recipe and yet sooooooooooooooo (oooooooo) yummy :)
I’m not sure – they didn’t last long enough to find out!! ;)
Ok…. I seem to be the one not getting it. If you used ONE tube…. and cut the dough roll into EIGHT pieces…. how did you get 16 cinnamon rolls? Did you cut the dough square in half before you rolled it? I’m missing something somehow. :(
The step-by-step pictures above are showing the steps with half of the dough. You repeat with the second half to get 16 rolls total.
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Found you via Pinterest- I plan on making these for a potluck brunch tomorrow- any idea how they work the next day? In other words, if I bake them tonight, how will they be tomorrow AM? Thanks!
They’re definitely best the same day – preferably within a couple hours of baking. Just like the plain crescent rolls, they kind of get a little hard & stale!
Thanks so much! I just made a sample batch, and they are DELICIOUS. awesome recipe! Thanks!
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I just made these for my work snack share and oh my word, they were yummy!!!
so easy and so cute! I’m making these this week!
Came across this in Pinterest; I just made them for my daughter’s class Christmas party later today. They look very cute and they taste good, it was so easy to do!! I dressed them up by placing them in silver cupcake liners. Thank you for the recipe!!! It’s a keeper for me.
Great idea to put them in a cute liner! :)
Ahhh I really want to make these now! I looked in the fridge and all I have are pillsbury grands!jr golden homestyle buttermilk biscuits (the canned type). Can I just roll that out and use it instead? If I could that’d be amazing. :)
I’m not sure – maybe! They might be *really* puffy, and you may need to increase baking time.
Hmm… I should probably skip the butter too since theyre buttermilk biscuits. Ill try it out and tell you how it goes. :) The worst possible outcome would be to have random puffballs with cinnamon on them. :)
Exactly! How bad could it be?! ;)
this is the best tateing cinamen rolls i have every tasted!!!!!