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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Thanks! They are in the oven right now!
I baked it for 8 minutes at 375 Deg F. The dough was still raw. I suggest baking for at least 15 minutes.
Do you have any experience freezing the rolls (after baking and before icing)? I’m making these for an early morning birthday party and am trying to make as much stuff in advance as possible and just ice, set up in the am so that I’m not completely stressed the day of the party, but also don’t want to waste my time and have yucky rolls. Unfortunately won’t have time to do a test run myself, so didn’t know if you had any tips?
I just made these they turned out great. Also I did not have brown sugar so I used white sugar and just topped them with a little powdered sugar.
These look delicious. Do you serve them warm or can you serve them cool. Also am tring to find a recipie for no flour, sugar pb cookies for a diabetic and I don’t want to use artificial sweetner. I tried stevia but it was too strong. I was hoping maybe you knew of any recipies thanks either way.
Hi Sarah! I’m not very familiar with alternative sugars so unfortunately I don’t have a recipe, but these cinnamon rolls are best enjoyed warm. I hope you love them!
Can you bake on cookie sheet instead of mini muffinpan?
I haven’t tried, Mary, but I’m sure it would work. They might just spread out a little thinner is all!
I can’t wait to try these for a brunch. About how much cinnamon and brown sugar did you use?
I wish they sold Crescent Dough Rolls in Australia! It would make life (& Christmas) that much easier! They look delectable!
I just made these. I used 1/4 cup butter, was generous with he brown sugar and added chopped toasted almonds. They took a title longer to bake than 10 minutes and, while in the mini muffin tin, rose unite a bit and overflowed. They weren’t so .”mini.” I believe if I cut the, smaller, maybe, but it old have made a ton more than a dozen. They turned out really wel. I topped the, with canned cream cheese frosting to make them more like a Cinnabon and everyone had three. Simple yet impressive.
There were delicious and so easy! Can’t wait to make them again. Thank you!
Those “mini-cinni’s”, are the next best thing to white bread. You totally rock, simple and quick, you got my vote.
I so want to make them and eat them! I’m going to put crescent rolls on the shopping list! (Drooling)
hmm, could you suggest how to make these if you do not have a mini cupcake pan? could they all bake together in a circle pan, maybe?
I think that could work!