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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8 Minute Mini Cinnamon Rolls
Description
8 Minute Mini Cinnamon Rolls are ready in under 10 minutes. Sweet and poppable, they disappear in minutes!Â
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!
Bonnie Miller 12.12.2011
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! :)
Iowa Girl Eats 12.13.2011
I used real maple, but any kind like Mrs Butterworth would be totally fine!
Donna 12.12.2011
Do you use the mini muffin pans or the regular sized ones? I’m assuming mini since they are called mini cinnamon rolls.
Iowa Girl Eats 12.12.2011
Yep – a mini pan!
Babs 12.10.2011
really great and easy!
thanks
Lora 12.10.2011
Just made these…DELISH! My son was eating them as soon as the icing hit the warm roll. Thanks!
Pam 12.10.2011
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!
Kristin 12.09.2011
Hi. I’m from Iowa too!! I just made these and they’re so easy and yummy. THanks!
kristen 12.08.2011
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.
Nina 12.07.2011
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!!
Iowa Girl Eats 12.08.2011
Try using a sharp, serrated knife!
Shawna C. 09.21.2012
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.
John 09.30.2013
Try using dental floss to cut them. Wrap the dental floss around 1 time, and pull the ends. makes nice cut.
Lexy 03.22.2014
Please be sure to use UNFLAVORED DENTAL FLOSS…..some flavors might be tasted as part of the cinnamoon flavor..yuck.
Susie 12.07.2011
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?
Iowa Girl Eats 12.08.2011
I think that’d probably be fine! Just cover the top with plastic wrap so the dough doesn’t dry out.
Amelia 12.07.2011
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!
Iowa Girl Eats 12.08.2011
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!
Karen 12.04.2011
Cute idea!!!
Naomi 12.04.2011
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 ;)
Iowa Girl Eats 12.04.2011
It’s a mini muffin tin! :)
Chung-Ah @ Damn Delicious 12.04.2011
How adorable! I could probably eat a hundred of these!
Ann 12.03.2011
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!
Sharon Turner 12.02.2011
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!
Courtney 12.02.2011
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!
Iowa Girl Eats 12.02.2011
Whoopsie daisy! That’s supposed to be cups – sorry about that!
Jenna 11.24.2011
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!!!! :)
Dawn Marie 11.24.2011
Happy Thankgiving
Katie E 11.24.2011
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!
Amy 11.24.2011
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!