Cinnamon Crescent Rolls
Cinnamon Crescent Rolls are an easy breakfast or dessert recipe using Pillsbury crescent rolls filled with a sweet cinnamon mixture and drizzled with icing.
Cinnamon Crescent Rolls are a sweet and flaky treat.
These crescent rolls are perfect for serving with brunch.
This cinnamon crescent rolls recipe takes just over twenty minutes from start to finish and produces sixteen crescent rolls.
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To make these pastries, I started by lining a baking sheet with parchment paper and unrolling two tubes of crescent dough.
I dumped some softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon into a mixing bowl.
I mixed all of the ingredients together well.
I spread about one tablespoon of the cinnamon mixture on each of the triangles of crescent dough.
I rolled up the triangles of dough and placed them on the parchment lined baking sheet.
I placed the baking sheet in the oven and baked the crescent rolls for twelve minutes.
I left the crescent rolls to cool while I prepared the icing.
I dumped some water and powdered sugar into a small mixing bowl.
I stirred the water and sugar together well.
When the crescent rolls were cooled, I drizzled the icing on top of them.
Then the cinnamon crescent rolls were ready to serve.
These sweet crescent rolls are sure to be a hit with the whole family.
If you are looking for an easy recipe using Pillsbury crescent dough, then you need to try these Cinnamon Crescent Rolls!
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Ingredients You'll Need to Make These Cinnamon Crescent Rolls:
- 2 x Tubes Refrigerated Crescent Roll Dough
- ½ Cup Butter, unsalted, room temperature
- ½ Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon Water
- 5 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
How to Make Cinnamon Crescent Rolls:
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 375°F.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate into triangles.
- In a small mixing bowl mix the butter with the brown sugar and the cinnamon.
- Spread about 1 tablespoon of the mixture onto each triangle. It should be a light covering.
- Roll the triangles up into crescent shapes.
- Bake in the oven for 12 minutes then remove.
- In another small mixing bowl mix the water and powdered sugar. If you find the icing to be too runny add more sugar. If it’s too stiff, add more water.
- Drizzle it over each cinnamon crescent roll after they have cooled.
- Serve and enjoy!
Cinnamon Crescent Rolls
Cinnamon Crescent Rolls are an easy breakfast or dessert recipe using Pillsbury crescent rolls filled with a sweet cinnamon mixture and drizzled with icing.
Ingredients
- 2 x Tubes Refrigerated Crescent Roll Dough
- ½ Cup Butter, unsalted, room temperature
- ½ Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon Water
- 5 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat oven to 375°F.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate into triangles.
- In a small mixing bowl mix the butter with the brown sugar and the cinnamon.
- Spread about 1 tablespoon of the mixture onto each triangle. It should be a light covering.
- Roll the triangles up into crescent shapes.
- Bake in the oven for 12 minutes then remove.
- In another small mixing bowl mix the water and powdered sugar. If you find the icing to be too runny add more sugar. If it’s too stiff, add more water.
- Drizzle it over each cinnamon crescent roll after they have cooled.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Storage Instructions:
- Once the cinnamon crescent rolls have been served and you have some left over store them in an airtight container at room temperature with a piece of paper towel in the container to help with moisture. You can keep them like this for 3 days.
Can I freeze these crescent rolls?
- The crescent rolls will freeze well. Make sure to wrap them well before adding to a freezer bag. If you think you might be freezing them though make sure to keep the icing on the side. Iced they kind of thaw a bit weird.
Can I cook cinnamon rolls in the in the air fryer?
- Yes, you can. Line a basket with parchment paper and preheat to 300°F. Cook for 5 minutes then flip them. Cook another 5 minutes and that should be fine.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 153Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 68mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 1g
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