Crescent roll cinnamon rolls made with just crescent roll dough, butter, sugar, and cinnamon are gooey perfection ready for the oven in 5 minutes!
Crescent roll cinnamon rolls are chewy sweet gifts from heaven. Perfect because they can be in the oven baking in less than ten minutes! Serve them with a delicious cup of hot butter coffee.
Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
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Crescent Roll Cinnamon Roll Ingredients
- Crescent roll dough – I prefer to use the solid sheets, but the kind with triangle perforations will work too.
- Butter – You’ll want it to be room temperature or softened, but not melted.
- Brown sugar – We used light brown, but dark brown is fine as well.
- Ground cinnamon – They are cinnamon rolls, after all.
Icing ingredients
- Powdered sugar – Also sometimes called confectioners sugar or icing sugar.
- Milk – My preference is whole milk.
Lay the dough flat and top with the cinnamon sugar mixture.
How do you make cinnamon rolls with crescent dough? (Step-by-step)
⭐ First, mix together butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
⭐ Next, lay dough out flat and spread cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over dough. Roll dough starting at short end.
⭐ Then, cut each dough roll into 6 evenly sized cinnamon rolls and place in a baking dish or large pie plate.
⭐ Finally, bake until golden brown and cooked through. Finish by pouring glaze over warm cinnamon buns.
Roll from short end to short end, then cut into 6 pieces.
Preparation
Can you prepare crescent roll cinnamon rolls ahead of time?
You can prep the rolls the night before and store them in the refrigerator until read to bake. Cover tightly with plastic wrap while stored.
What should you bake them in?
I like to bake the rolls in my large pie plate, but you could also use an 8×8 baking dish, or if you prefer them more spread out, a 9×12 dish, or even a baking sheet.
Place rolls in a baking dish. It’s okay if they’re touching.
Leftovers and storage
How long do crescent cinnamon rolls last?
The rolls will last 2 – 3 days in the refrigerator. I don’t suggest leaving them at room temperature since the icing is made with milk. Store in a sealed container or cover with plastic wrap.
Can you freeze cinnamon crescent rolls?
You can freeze the rolls! For best results, allow to cool to room temperature, and freeze before adding the icing. They will last in the freezer for about a month.
While rolls are baking, whisk together milk and powdered sugar.
Tips and tricks
🟢 I find that the tops tend to brown more quickly than the bottoms cook, so I like to move the baking dish to the bottom rack for the last several minutes of cook time.
🟢 If your icing is clumpy, try whisking it with a stick blender, or putting it in the microwave for 15 seconds to smooth it out.
Make sure to get out all the lumps and bumps.
Variations
- Try using our cream cheese icing recipe instead of the sugar glaze.
- Skip the cinnamon and sugar and spread on some cinnamon apple butter on instead.
- Make them savory with butter and garlic instead of butter and cinnamon!
❤ If you love this recipe, definitely try our cinnamon roll cookies next! ❤
Bake until golden brown and cooked through.
Complete this meal with our recipe suggestions
If you’re planning a big breakfast or a brunch and want to serve more than just these delicious crescent roll cinnamon rolls, try it alongside a hashbrown breakfast casserole, fluffy blueberry pancakes, and easy poached eggs with blender hollandaise sauce!
Add icing while rolls are still warm.
More breakfast recipes to try
- French toast casserole recipe
- Easy blueberry muffins
- Crispy homemade waffles
- Cinnamon roll casserole recipe
- Perfect hard boiled eggs
- See all our breakfast recipe ideas!
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More crescent recipes you’ll love
I’m pretty sure you won’t have any leftovers.
Tools we love
- Pyrex pie plates – The ones you see in this post, and my personal favorite pie dishes!
- Bakers half sheet – It’s cool, we only have about six of these bakers half sheets because they’re good for absolutely everything.
The whole roll is like the gooey middle and oh, I love it so much.
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How to Make Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 2 packages crescent roll dough 8 ounces each
- 3 tablespoons butter room temp/soft
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
For icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 - 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
- Lay dough out flat, if needed press/pinch together triangle perforations. Spread cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over dough. Roll dough starting at short end.
- Cut each dough roll into 6 evenly sized cinnamon rolls and place in a baking dish or large pie plate.
- Bake on center rack at 325F for 25 - 30 minutes, until cooked through. If you find the top is cooking more quickly than the bottom, put the dish on the lower rack for the last several minutes.
- While cinnamon buns are baking, whisk together powdered sugar and milk to create a glaze.
- Pour glaze over warm cinnamon buns and enjoy!
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Notes
- If you prepare these ahead and bake straight from the refrigerator you will need to add an additional 5 - 10 minutes of cook time since they are starting at a much lower temperature. Cover with foil the first 10 minutes to prevent over-cooking the tops.
- If you can find the sheet version with no triangle perforations, this is preferred, but not necessary.
Nutrition
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Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls
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Sasha says
This is a great idea, but definitely needs more time to cook. I cooked for 25 minutes at 325 and then 7 minutes at 350 and still raw in places. Super disappointing. I refrigerated overnight before baking in the morning to try to avoid leaking. There was a lot of liquid, but that’s ok. It stiffens up if you don’t serve right away. The cooking time was what ruined it.
April Woods says
Hi Sasha – I’m so sorry you didn’t get the result you intended. If you refrigerate overnight before cooking then it’s going to need a longer cook time since it’s starting from a much lower temperature. I’m not sure what you mean by “it stiffens up”, in my experience these stay soft unless overcooked. I will make a note in the recipe card for folks who refrigerate first. xo
Sam Taylor says
Your oven may need calibrating,
Sandi says
There were no quantities given for the ingredients. Also, it shows the dough spread out into a rectangle shape but instructions say to start at the short end.
April Woods says
You had to scroll past the printable recipe card with detailed ingredient information (including amounts) to leave this comment. And yes, a rectangle has a short sides and long sides. I’m not sure where the confusion is.
Josh says
Great recipe! We made with the crescent roll grands buttery version – ended up being amazing following the directions. We cooked for 30 min at 350. Were cooked through.
melinda muegenburg says
Super excited to make these. My mom really likes cinnamon rolls and this seems like a really crafty way to make them with out using a yeast dough. I am making them for Mother’s Day brunch. Happy Mother’s Day everyone!