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’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!
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!
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!!!! :)
Happy Thankgiving
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!
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!
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.
so cute!
Making them as I type!! I prefer cinnamon rolls as a dessert rather then breakfast.
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!
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 and bite-sized is perfect for a pre-Thanksgiving feast.
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
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!