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!
yeni 05.05.2012
I just made these but added chunks of chopped, ripe banana to the inside and it was even tastier than the plain ones!
mary 05.05.2012
Love these! I added crumbled microwave bacon to the maple frosting, they were fabulous! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
laura 05.03.2012
Made these this morning for the first time…WOW! SUPER EASY AND QUICK! My boys LOVED them! A nice (and surprising) change from cereal for breakfast :) Thanks for sharing!
lilly-lu 04.22.2012
Thought I’d let you know that my sister and I here in the UK saw your recipe and made some…well over 100 to be honest. Yes 100, we made them for my sisters Church congregation today April 20th. She has just reported back that they went down a storm with none left. Luckily I made a few extra for my boys and now I have to make more as they ate them all.
We couldn’t get the dough over here, so we used puff pastry, but they are really yummy.
Thanks for the recipe.
Lilly
Oh yeah and we made your corn dog muffins…all gone. Thanks x
JEss 04.21.2012
How did you cut them without one side turning into a triangle type shape?
Alison 04.20.2012
So I guess the big question is, how do you not just eat them all at once?
helen 04.14.2012
Hello,
Can someone please explain to me what crescent rolls are please. I really want to make these.
Thank you
Lyris 04.13.2012
I tried these! They were very good and very easy to make! Thanks for sharing!
Alice 04.08.2012
I have made these with regular sugar and then when making the icing, use orange juice for the liquid with the powdered sugar. They taste like like orange muffins! Lemons are also and good flavor.
Sue Hale 04.04.2012
I just made these with my 9-year-old son, and they are fantastic! We had fun rolling out the dough, sprinkling the cinnamon and brown sugar, and eating them! Ours came out looking like little flowers and were gone within just a couple of minutes. Thank you!
Noreen 04.03.2012
I tried these this weekend and have to thank you for posting such a delicious and easy recipe! It was a huge hit!
Monica Melgar 03.31.2012
I just wanted to thank you for posting this. I try making new things in the kitchen, create art, crafts,etc. But I never take the time to take pics and write out a how to. So I’m so grateful that there are people out there like you doing it. So a huge THANK YOU!
Tried these today and they turned out amazing! This will be made many times in my home…all thanks to YOU! :)
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You’ve got some great ideas. I can’t wait to try them!! Thanks ror sharing!!!
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These are delicious and easy! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. They are a huge hit at my house. :)
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and, this settles it- we NEED a mini muffin pan! totally wanna make these! :)