8 Minute Mini Cinnamon Rolls are made with refrigerated dough and bake in under 10 minutes. Sweet and poppable, they'll disappear in minutes!
Once you realize you don’t have to wait for the holidays or a weekend brunch to whip up a batch of 8 minute Mini Cinnamon Rolls, the second half of your life begins.
Don’t you just want to pinch their wee, cinnamon-swirled, yeast-free cheeks?!
That’s right, no waiting for dough to double in size 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 — and 8 minutes.
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 slice 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…
These sweet and poppable bites are tiny enough to sit on a spoon but pack a cozy, cinnamon-sugar flavor punch.
I advise making a couple batches – they’ll go fast!
Enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 oz tube crescent roll dough
- 2 Tablespoons butter, melted
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
- 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 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 slice into 8 pieces.
- Place each mini cinnamon roll into a non-stick sprayed mini muffin tin. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the other half of the crescent roll dough then bake according to package directions.
- Meanwhile whisk together maple syrup and milk in a bowl. Add powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached then drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls.
Nutrition
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I just made these! Mu kids are going to love them. But I’m not adding any glaze or frosting. That way they aren’t too fattening. It’s nice to have a treat when you’re trying to be healthy.
Loved this recipie ive tried others and they didnt come out. The icing was heaven…..even though it took me about 10 times to get it right whoops LOL. Overall very fluffy and dont forget tasty!
Hi, love the mini rolls. Just out of curiosity do you brush on melted butter or spread on soft butter. I did the spread on soft butter and it worked but still curious if you mean melted butter.
thanks :)
I used melted butter!
Its sooooo cute and looks yummy… Cant wait to make it . Needs to do some shopping for all the ingredients. hope everthing will be available here in my country. Will inform you if i will be successfull in my first attempt making this “cuty muty” cinnamon rolls.. And tomorrow afternoon my little girl will be inviting some of her best pals for hi-T… Hope its not too late for me to serve this on the deco table tomorrow…. Thanks for adding me..chao..
These are cute & look yummy. I made a simple version of these that everyone loved. We were snowed in & I had to invent some food to please lots of kids. I seperated each triangle into 2 pieces & since they ate sticky, I covered each with cinnamon & sugar by just putting each piece in a bowl of cin & sugar mixture. Then I put each piece in a greased muffin tin. I placed them in a ‘knot’ not perfect. Then I put some melted butter on top of each one. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 mins. Definitely make at least 2 pans.
I made these tonight..omg so good!!:)
O WOW these are like having the best part of a cinnamon roll! My hubby & I ate more than half of them. I used Grand Big & Flaky size cresent rolls. Yeilds 20 rolls. THANKS for sharing
I woke up and thought I am going to surprise my son and make him cinnamon rolls this morning. Went to my back fridge grabbed the dough and started to proceed to open it, when I realized it wasn’t the Cinnamon roll dough I picked up. It was the seamless crescent dough. Then a remembered I saw a recipe using crescent dough. Why not use the crescent sheet, I said to myself. It turned out amazing. Thank you for this recipe.
Thank you SO much for posting this! These were to-die-for, so quick, and so easy. I made these last weekend, for a Wedding Shower and they were a hit. I also featured your recipe on my blog, and linked back to you: http://domesticfemme.blogspot.com/2013/09/quick-mini-crescent-cinnamon-rolls.html
This is truely amazing
Oh heavens! I can’t believe how simple that is! We have been invited out for lunch tomorrow and I was looking for something simple to take with us. This is perfect. Thank you for posting.
Just made these. So simple and delicious. Thanks for sharing. I will definitely make these again.
Love this!! We do get to control how much sugar and butter and know what exactly is in there. Plus, they are tiny, so a craving can be given into without going for the big “whomping” cinnamon roll that we normally would go for! I think you are one smart lady and have already added this to my recipes. :) Bravo!