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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    30 Minute Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls

    Published: Apr 19, 2020 · Modified: Oct 8, 2021 by Heather · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · 630 words. · About 4 minutes to read this article.

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    30 Minute Cinnamon Rolls by The Toasty Kitchen
    30 Minute Cinnamon Rolls by The Toasty Kitchen
    30 Minute Cinnamon Rolls by The Toasty Kitchen

    30 minute cinnamon rolls are made with puff pastry, making them soft, flaky, and buttery. Drizzled in homemade icing, they're big on cinnamon flavor and ready in just 30 minutes.

    Icing drizzled on top of a cinnamon roll.

    These puff pastry cinnamon rolls are the best cinnamon roll recipe for the time spent. It only takes 30 minutes and you'll have piping hot cinnamon rolls ready to enjoy.

    There is a secret weapon I like to use for these cinnamon rolls - puff pastry. It is an amazing time saver in the kitchen! Puff pastry is a dough that contains layers of butter and dough that are folded many times to create the flaky consistency.

    I like to make these cinnamon rolls in a muffin pan for ease of serving, consistent baking for each cinnamon roll, and less messy cleanup after breakfast. However, they can also be baked together in a baking pan.

    Ingredients and substitutions

    Puff pastry and other ingredients on a counter top.

    Puff pastry can be found in the freezer section of your local grocery store. It can be substituted with homemade puff pastry if you happen to have some on hand.

    Brown sugar can be substituted with granulated sugar, but I prefer the caramelized flavor that brown sugar lends to this recipe.

    For a different flavor, cinnamon can be substituted with a chai spice blend.

    Assembling cinnamon rolls on a counter top.

    Muffin pan

    If you don't have muffin pan liners, I'd suggest lining a 10 inch round baking pan with parchment paper and placing each cinnamon roll about 1 inch apart.

    I do not suggest baking your cinnamon rolls on a baking sheet because with enough space, your puff pastry will unravel as it bakes.

    A bite taken out of a cinnamon roll.

    Making cinnamon roll icing

    While your cinnamon rolls are baking, prepare your cinnamon roll icing. More milk can be added as needed to make a thinner icing.

    Set your icing aside until your cinnamon rolls come out of the oven. Then, drizzle over your rolls while they're still warm.

    Icing drizzled on top of a cinnamon roll.
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    30 Minute Cinnamon Rolls

    30 Minute Cinnamon Rolls are made with puff pastry, making them soft, flaky, and buttery. Drizzled in homemade icing, they're big on cinnamon flavor and ready in just 30 minutes.
    Prep Time10 minutes
    Cook Time20 minutes
    Total Time30 minutes
    Servings: 8 rolls
    Calories: 239kcal
    Author: Heather

    Ingredients

    • 1 puff pastry sheet, thawed
    • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

    Icing

    • ½ cup confectioner's sugar
    • 2 teaspoons milk
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cupcake/muffin pan with 8 liners and set aside. Or, line a 10 inch round baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
    • Roll thawed puff pastry sheet out with a rolling pin to about a 12 inch square. Using a pastry brush, brush melted butter over the entire surface.
    • In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle sugar mixture evenly over dough. 
    • Starting at one end, roll dough into a log. Slice log into 8 even pieces and place each into a muffin liner (or about 1 inch apart into round baking pan).
    • Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until tops are lightly browned. Remove from oven. 

    Icing

    • In a bowl, combine confectioner's sugar, milk, and vanilla. Stir until mixture is fully combined. If too thick, add more milk ½ tablespoon at a time. 
    • Drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls and serve immediately.

    Equipment Recommendations

    • 24-Cupcake/Muffin Pan
    • Wilton Rainbow Cupcake Liners
    • Wooden Rolling Pin
    • Measuring Spoons

    Notes

    • Baking in muffin pan liners ensures your cinnamon rolls all bake evenly, and reduces messy cleanup after breakfast. I do not recommend baking cinnamon rolls without paper liners, because they are delicate and hard to remove straight from the pan.
    • If you don't have a muffin pan, line a 10 inch baking pan with parchment paper and place your cinnamon rolls about 1 inch apart. I do not recommend baking on a baking sheet, because they will unravel if given too much space to bake.
    • For added crunch, add ¼ cup of chopped pecans or walnuts with your cinnamon/sugar mixture.

    Nutrition Estimate

    Serving: 0g | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 44IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American

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    1. Belle Wolfe

      April 21, 2020 at 8:56 am

      Dear Heather,
      What lucky timing for me that you posted this recipe! Today is my husband's birthday and I want to make his day as special as possible under our current conditions. Cinnamon rolls are one of his favorite treats - He woke up an hour ago to a lovely platter of these gems... and they are gone. All of them. I can attest (from the one I got to eat;) that these are swoon worthy and will make you go weak in the knees! THANK YOU!!!

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      • Heather

        April 21, 2020 at 9:17 am

        Thank you for the great review, Belle! Hope your husband has a wonderful birthday!

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