Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
If you love buttery flaky crescent rolls and you love the taste of cinnamon rolls, than you will love these super easy to make crescent roll cinnamon rolls. I use a sheet of crescent roll dough plus a mixture of butter, sugar, and cinnamon and then roll them up and bake them. This version is a wonderful semi-homemade cinnamon roll recipe that anyone in the family can help make.
Cinnamon Rolls using Crescent Rolls
This recipe is a semi-homemade recipe for cinnamon rolls. You get to make the filling and the icing, but you use store-bought dough. The dough is the most time-consuming part in my opinion, so I love using this sheet of crescent roll dough. Plus, crescent roll dough is so buttery and soft and I think it makes an incredible base for these cinnamon rolls.
This is a great recipe to get the kids involved. All you have to do is lay out the dough, let them “paint” on the cinnamon sugar, and then they can help roll the dough up. Once the rolls are rolled up, cut them into 8 equal pieces and place them in a buttered baking dish.
For the icing I made a simple sugar glaze. I used to prefer cream cheese frosting, but as I got older I leaned back in to the traditional cinnamon roll icing of powder sugar and milk mixed together. It is super easy to make and tastes perfectly sweet.
Using Crescent Rolls to make Cinnamon Rolls
If you are looking for an easy cinnamon roll recipe to make with kids, this recipe is perfect. Making cinnamon rolls from crescent rolls is a lot more fun than simply taking cinnamon roll “grands” out of the package and placing them in a baking dish. It gives children a chance to be part of the fun!
My wife’s family grew up eating cinnamon rolls every christmas morning. This recipe is the perfect cinnamon roll recipe to make on christmas morning. It is straightforward, not fussy, and will come out tasty no matter what it looks like. If you are also looking for a savory breakfast for a holiday morning, try this overnight breakfast casserole or these mini quiche biscuits.
How to Make Cinnamon Rolls using Crescent Roll Dough
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pack Crescent roll sheet This is sold as a sheet, but if you cannot find it, you can buy crescent rolls and use a roller to smooth out the perforated edges to create a rectangle.
- 1/4 cup salted butter, melted you can also use coconut oil if you want this to be vegan.
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk you can also use almond milk if you want this to be vegan
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 375F
- Grease a 10 x 7.5 rectangle baking dish, you can also use a 9″ x 6″ dish or anything similar.
- Roll out your crescent roll dough. It should be in the shape of a rectangle.
- Combine your butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Using a pastry brush, brush the mixture over the dough evenly.
- Starting from the shorter side, roll up your dough so that it is in the shape of a log. Cut it in half, then cut each half in half, and then finally cut each piece in half again so that you have 8 equal rolls. Please the rolls evenly spaced apart in the baking dish.
- Bake for 15 – 18 minutes or until golden brown all over
- While it is baking, make your frosting by stirring the powdered sugar and milk together in a small bowl. Once your cinnamon rolls are done baking, drizzle your frosting over the rolls and enjoy.
Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 pack Crescent roll sheet This is sold as a sheet, but if you cannot find it, you can buy crescent rolls and use a roller to smooth out the perforated edges to create a rectangle.
- 1/4 cup salted butter, melted you can also use coconut oil if you want this to be vegan.
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk you can also use almond milk if you want this to be vegan
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375F
- Grease a 10 x 7.5 rectangle baking dish, you can also use a 9" x 6" dish or anything similar.
- Roll out your crescent roll dough. It should be in the shape of a rectangle.
- Combine your butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Using a pastry brush, brush the mixture over the dough evenly.
- Starting from the shorter side, roll up your dough so that it is in the shape of a log. Cut it in half, then cut each half in half, and then finally cut each piece in half again so that you have 8 equal rolls. Please the rolls evenly spaced apart in the baking dish.
- Bake for 15 – 18 minutes or until golden brown all over
- While it is baking, make your frosting by stirring the powdered sugar and milk together in a small bowl. Once your cinnamon rolls are done baking, drizzle your frosting over the rolls and enjoy.
