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!
Teri 01.01.2012
Just made them! Amazing!
Brenda 12.29.2011
Loved these. They are amazing!!! Thanks for sharing.
Suzanne 12.28.2011
I am so going to try this but I’m thinking of using the new crescent sheets by Pillsbury! Make this easy recipe even easier. :)
Jennifer 12.27.2011
Yummy! I posted a link to this on my blog…thru my pinterest board.
Thanks!
Jennifer @ The Craft Barn
Brea 12.25.2011
Made these for our Christmas breakfast this morning. Oh my goodness, they are so easy and SO good! Thank you for sharing the recipe — this is a new Christmas morning breakfast tradition in our house, for sure! :)
Heather 12.24.2011
Tried this today and loved it!
kristina 12.24.2011
These are great with dried apples or dried cherries inside the roll, too!
Courtney 12.24.2011
Outstanding! Such a hit!! Added them to annual Christmas Eve Pancake Breakfast! Thanks for sharing!
Lainie 12.24.2011
Just made these! Delicious and super easy. Thanks for sharing!!!!!
Mary Lou 12.22.2011
After seeing these on Pinterest I tried them out today as a test batch before Christmas morning, and they are absoutley delicious and the cutest thing ever!! So simple and fast. I’m hoping I don’t eat this whole batch myself! Thanks again!
Erich 12.21.2011
this is the best tateing cinamen rolls i have every tasted!!!!!
Huma 12.21.2011
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. :)
Iowa Girl Eats 12.21.2011
I’m not sure – maybe! They might be *really* puffy, and you may need to increase baking time.
Huma 12.21.2011
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. :)
Iowa Girl Eats 12.21.2011
Exactly! How bad could it be?! ;)
Sheyla 12.20.2011
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.
Iowa Girl Eats 12.21.2011
Great idea to put them in a cute liner! :)
SpareMom 12.19.2011
so easy and so cute! I’m making these this week!
Christie D 12.18.2011
I just made these for my work snack share and oh my word, they were yummy!!!
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Jules 12.15.2011
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!
Iowa Girl Eats 12.15.2011
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!
Jules 12.15.2011
Thanks so much! I just made a sample batch, and they are DELICIOUS. awesome recipe! Thanks!
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Lisa 12.13.2011
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. :(
Iowa Girl Eats 12.13.2011
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.
Sharee 12.13.2011
Genius! Love it! Do they freeze well (after baking?)…
Such an easy recipe and yet sooooooooooooooo (oooooooo) yummy :)
Iowa Girl Eats 12.13.2011
I’m not sure – they didn’t last long enough to find out!! ;)