Sleep overs call for yummy breakfast treats. Easy yummy treats.
I planned on making homemade cinnamon rolls, but I forgot to thaw out my cinnamon roll dough that I made a couple of months ago. But you know when you get something in your head to make, you are completely on a mission.
I remembered I had some Pillsbury Crescent rolls in the fridge and thought, “yeah, they will do.”
Easy and delicious I tell you. The kids LOVED LOVED LOVED them…and so did the grownups.
Unroll your Crescent Rolls
Spread your cinnamon butter over the dough
ummmm, YUM
Roll em’ up
Bake, remove from oven and drizzle with glaze!
Ready for the easiness?
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Author:
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Serves: 4
A semi homemade cinnamon roll made easy with a tube of Crescent Rolls
Ingredients
- 1 tube (8 count) Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, unrolled and separated
- Filling
- 6 tablespoons butter,softened
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Glaze
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons powdered Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- Place the unrolled and separate crescent rolls on an un greased cookie sheet(one with sides).
Filling
- In a small bowl, mix together the butter, sugar and cinnamon
Assemble
- Evenly spread the cinnamon butter over the crescent rolls and roll up.
- Place tip side down on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Glaze
- In a small bowl, mix together the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Place in a zip lock bag and snip a tiny corner off.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cinnamon rolls.
Notes
Some cinnamon butter will leak from the crescent rolls while cooking. This will not affect the taste.
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So lovely and simple! I can smell the cinnamon now
This has GOT to be one of the most genius recipes I’ve seen in a long time!! Would it be completely wrong for me to make a whole pan of these even though I’m home alone?
Why am I eating oatmeal right now?
Leslie, these look ridiculously delish! I am so craving cinnamon rolls now, but specifically these. Such a creative recipe. Thanks!
yummy recipe..Perfectly made
Aarthi
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Mmmmmm, those look delicious!!
This is one of those recipes that could get me in big trouble. Like hide in the closet and eat them all by myself trouble!!!
I just realized I only have margarine!!!! Is this ok??
I tried to reply to your comment by email, but it wouldn’t go through
I am sure margarine will work just fine, however it obviously won’t have the real butter flavor inside
Mine turned out ok! Not sure if it was too moist but I had to cook it longer than written! Will definitely do it again and again! Big hit!!!
Thanks so much for taking the time out of your day to leave me a comment.
I am glad you enjoyed my Crescent Cinnamon rolls.
Yeah, cooking time varies as each over is different.
I hope you are having a wonderful hump day!
What a great idea these look so good. I need to try these out for sure.
I have been craving cinnamon rolls lately. (I have some cinnamon oil in my melt warmer and constantly smelling the cinnamon just makes me crave it!) I am going to have to make these later this week. And probably again on the weekend to share with my boyfriend when he comes for a visit. =D
Dear Lord I love cinnamon rolls and these are too freakin’ easy Les. My behind is yelling no no no but taste buds are screaming yes yes yes! The angel and the devil are fighting on each shoulder!
Can you please post a salad recipe next with fat free dressing? Ugggggg
xoxox
These look scrumptious!!!!!!!
The other Les
Leslie Loves Veggies
PS I am pinning this on pinterest and I already tweeted it. ( You need to have your tweeter link to you Les, it links to shareaholic?? What the hey hey??) Get the credit yourself!
What could be easier? I’m going to add dried cherries.
These are so awesome. My mom used to make something similar when I was a kid. Definitely taking me back to my childhood!
Yeah, this is my kinda recipe.
Oh my…I want to make these right now! These are genius.
OMG these looks so good. I pinned them and within 3 minutes they were repinned 45 times.
I am in looooove! I’m going to try these this weekend!
Would it be terribly wrong if I made these for dinner? These look amazing!
Leslie, you are a girl after my own heart making these quick,easy and semi-homemade yummies
I think I would love these too!
holy cow, that’s a fantastic way to start the day!
Easy and delicious. Yes please. Yum.
Mmmmnn. And you didn’t skimp on the cinnamon butter. I have crescent role in the fridge and these might be in the oven this weekend.
Whoooaaa! These are awesome!!! So simple and delicious!
These look awesome!
These were so good!! Thank you again for sharing the recipe! Hope you’re having a nice week…see you next week!
oh. yeah. this way, you get the deliciousness of buttery croissants AND cinnamon rolls and in no time flat. bravo!
So I made these and while i loved them I would make a few changes next time.
Less filling and roll them more tightly. The filling was everywhere, caramelized and burned.
I added cream cheese to the frosting and it was awesome. Do it again
Cook for less time. I did 10 m and they were more than golden. Thanks for the idea!!
Thanks for your feedback Melissa. Yes, the filling does sneak out, I think that is the nature of the beast
I bet your cream cheese frosting was divine!
I’d recommend using ‘reduced fat’ crescents. With the ‘originals’ the rolls come out a little soaked with butter. We cut the butter by 2 TBSP and did not use the icing, and they were still too ‘buttery’ for our taste. Baked about 13 min. Easy/creative recipe for sure.
Thanks for your recommendation Jenn. We are a butter loving household!
I agree. I stupidly baked these on a pan without any sides. Burned butter on the bottom of my oven!
Ohhhhh nooooo. I am so sorry you had a butter mess in the oven. I put in the recipe to use one with sides to avoid that
I hope you try them again with a cookie sheet with a lip for a cleaner oven. Uggg, it’s never fun to have to clean an oven.
Seriously?! This is genius! Thanks for sharing your creation! I’m making these up for my son tomorrow!
Wonder if you used brown sugar instead of white
I am sure you could use brown sugar, however I have only used white
You can eliminate a step and make one less bowl dirty by putting the glaze ingredients in a ziplock bag from the start. It’s so much easier this way. Just squish it around in the bag to mix and you’re done! Hope this is helpful!
Awesome tip!!
These were fab and super easy. Anything with crescent rolls is a winner in my book. I added some cream cheese to the glaze for a little extra something. Excellent.
I made these this morning, I turned the icing green for St Patrick’s day and my daughter LOVED them! Thanks for the recipe!
Genius!
Made these for my family this morning, everyone loved them and they are super easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
This recipe is genius! I love the taste of cinnamon rolls, however, they always seem so heavy. But by using the crescent rolls, it makes them so light and airy instead! LOVE THESE!
These look so delicious, I can’t wait to try! I wonder how many calories one of these has?!
Ohh, they are totally calorie free.
Please include in your recipe to use a cookie sheet with sides. We made the recipe tonight and started a fire in the oven when the filling dripped onto the bottom of the oven.
Yikes! That is no good. I did state that some cinnamon butter will leak from the roll in the notes of the recipes. But I will certainly update it to state to use a cookies sheet with sides. I totally forgot about those sideless cookie sheets. Thanks for for the tip
I’ll bet p’nut butter and cinnamon sugar would be great also!!
These are incredible. I’d use less butter next time and I put in brown sugar instead of white. Other than that, outstanding.
I don’t get the hype about this recipe. Isn’t it easier to grab the can right next to the crescent rolls that says cinnamon rolls? They are pretty delicious. I don’t get going out of your way for something that has already been done for you and I have to say Pillsbury does it pretty well.
Thanks for your comment.
If you read my post you would have realized that I did not have any cinnamon rolls on hand, so I made a recipe with what I had. It’s being creative and working with what you have.
I hope you have a great day.
I made these last night. The hubby and kids loved them. They were so easy and fast to make. I loved this recipe. I just created a brand new blog of my own and this is the first recipe that I posted on there.
NOOOO!!! Why did I ever view this deliciously addictive looking recipe? Damn you Pinterest.
My mom had a really bad sinus infection about a year ago, and has since lost her sense of smell, which greatly affects her sense of taste. Many desserts have been removed from her diet, as they contain chocolate (which now, “tastes like dirty diapers”) but she LOVED these. Thank you so much!
I just made it today!!! It was delicious:) Thank you so much for putting up the recipe!
Yeah!!! Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed them!
I made these and then made them with peanut butter and brown sugar!!! So many possiblities!
I tried these and they are awesome! Me and my 4 kids ate 3 tubes!
These were SO good!! And cheap and easy to make!!
To die for amazing, they have become a weekend regular at my house:) If you want to exercise a little self control like I need to when I comes to these, or if there is only two of you in the house, this recipe is easily halved and the 4 count crescent rolls are super handy. Lastly, I throw in a spoonful of plain cream cheese when I make the topping, just for that extra gorge factor, makes it a little creamier. Thanks so much for a super easy recipe that has become a home fav!!
Melissa,
Thanks so much for taking time out of your day to let me know your family enjoys my Crescent Cinnamon rolls! They are a family favorite around here too!
I love the self controlled 4 count recipe option!
Just made these, and they were absolutely delicious!!! My brother in law makes totally homemade cinnamon buns, and I would put these up against them ANY day! Thank you for the recipe!
Thank you so very much for leaving a comment on my site.
I’m glad everyone enjoys the crescent cinnamon rolls. They are a family favorite around here too!
Much easier than slaving over the homemade ones, thats for sure
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OMG….these are amazing!!!
Thanks Sara!
These are every bit as perfect as you described. Yum! I’m glad I found your site – I have pinned many things that I want to try!
Jennifer,
Thanks so much for your sweet comment!
I actually made the cinnamon crescent rolls this morning for my kiddos!
They are an EASY family favorite!
Do you use salted or unsalted butter? I can’t wait to try these
I always use salted butter for everything, unless otherwise noted. Salted always tastes better on butter
Makin these nooooow:) can’t stop eatin the con butter. Mmmmmhmm