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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These are simply amazing!!! I must admit I have made them almost every weekend since I discovered the recipe about two months ago. SO sweet and yummy!
I have made these several times and they are always a hit! My sister in law just told me about cresant roll sheets by Pilsbury! All you do is take them out, roll it (a little), add the butter, br sugar, cinnamon, and bake! They are so handy!
I’m new to cooking/baking. So why Brown sugar instead of normal sugar? What does brown sugar have that everyday sugar doesnt?
Thanks :)
It has molasses in it and better in some recipes
These look ridiculous! In a great way, I mean ;)
Pampered Chef sells a Min Tart Pan that are perfect for this recipe, I can hardly wait to make them!!!
Hi Kristin! I wanted to let you know that I made these mini cinnamon buns this weekend and oh my goodness! They were so yummy and SO perfect. I’ll be posting them on my website tonight. Thanks for the inspiration Kristin! Your blog is adorable! :)
xo,
Sally
I love the mini muffin pan idea! You can bake them on a cookie sheet in shapes, too! At Christmas make them into tree shapes and tint your icing green.
I am so excited to make these this morning for Mother’s Day! Thanks for the amazing recipe!
I made these for breakfast… Sooooo good! Thanks so much for this simple recipe!
I just made these but added chunks of chopped, ripe banana to the inside and it was even tastier than the plain ones!
Love these! I added crumbled microwave bacon to the maple frosting, they were fabulous! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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!
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