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Four Cinnamon Roll Hacks You Need in Your Life

March 5, 2018 by Wifeeclectic 19 Comments

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This is a sponsored post from Pillsbury™, but all opinions are my own.

Try out these four Cinnamon Roll Hacks to take your can of cinnamon rolls to a whole new level. Perfect for parties, breakfast, or Sunday morning brunch.

Cinnamon Roll Hacks

If there is one thing my daughter loves for breakfast, it is Pillsbury Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls. Her favorite mornings are Saturdays because they’re full of cartoons and the smell of baking cinnamon. I love making her a batch of regular cinnamon rolls and then spicing up a batch with apples, syrup, or even breakfast sausage. Cinnamon rolls are such a versatile breakfast food. You can make almost anything with them.

Here are four of my favorite ways to “hack” a can of Pillsbury Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls and turn it into a new family favorite. My favorite is the Breakfast Pigs in a Blanket, but they are all amazing.ng.

 

Cinnamon Roll Stuffed Apples

If you want a way to impress your brunch guests, these Cinnamon Roll Stuffed Apples are the perfect way to do it. They are soft, creamy, and absolutely gorgeous. They look like flowers when completely baked and are quite the impressive way to serve a cinnamon roll.

You will need:

  • Pillsbury Grands!™ Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • Granny Smith Apples

Slice the top one-third off each of your apples. I always use Granny Smith apples because the tart of the apple pairs really nicely with the sweet of the cinnamon roll.  You want to cut deep enough into the apple that you can see the star-like pattern on the inside.

Use a spoon (a grapefruit spoon is fantastic for this) to scoop out the inside of the apple.

Take a cinnamon roll and stuff it inside the apple. It will come out of the apple more in the center than the sides, but this is what helps it look like a flower.

Bake the apples at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cinnamon rolls are golden brown and the apples are soft.  Spread the cream cheese frosting on top of the entire thing. I love to heat up the frosting just a little bit so I can drizzle the frosting over the top.

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Cinnamon Roll Stuffed Apples

If you want a way to impress your brunch guests, these Cinnamon Roll Stuffed Apples are the perfect way to do it. They are soft, creamy, and absolutely gorgeous.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: dessert, Food, Recipe

Ingredients

  • Pillsbury Grands!™ Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • Granny Smith Apples

Instructions

  • Slice the top one-third off each of your apples. I always use Granny Smith apples because the tart of the apple pairs really nicely with the sweet of the cinnamon roll.  You want to cut deep enough into the apple that you can see the star-like pattern on the inside.
  • Use a spoon (a grapefruit spoon is fantastic for this) to scoop out the inside of the apple.
  • Take a cinnamon roll and stuff it inside the apple. It will come out of the apple more in the center than the sides, but this is what helps it look like a flower.
  • Bake the apples at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cinnamon rolls are golden brown and the apples are soft.  Spread the cream cheese frosting on top of the entire thing. I love to heat up the frosting just a little bit so I can drizzle the frosting over the top.

If you love the idea of the Cinnamon Roll Stuffed Apples, but want something a little easier to execute, try these Apple Stuffed Cinnamon Rolls. Instead of stuffing the cinnamon rolls into the apples, you will stuff the cinnamon rolls full of diced apples.

Apple Stuffed Cinnamon Rolls

You will need:

  • Pillsbury Grands!™ Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • Granny Smith Apples

Wash and dry two apples for one package of cinnamon rolls. Dice the apples into small pieces.

Gently unroll the entire cinnamon roll to preserve the cinnamon. Roll the cinnamon roll backup, adding a continuous line of diced apple pieces as you go.

Bake the cinnamon rolls at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cinnamon rolls are golden brown. Warm the cream cheese frosting and drizzle it over the top of the rolls.

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Apple Stuffed Cinnamon Rolls

Apple Stuffed Cinnamon Rolls. Instead of stuffing the cinnamon rolls into the apples, you will stuff the cinnamon rolls full of diced apples.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: dessert, Food, Recipe

Ingredients

  • Pillsbury Grands!™ Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • Granny Smith Apples

Instructions

  • Wash and dry two apples for one package of cinnamon rolls. Dice the apples into small pieces.
  • Gently unroll the entire cinnamon roll to preserve the cinnamon. Roll the cinnamon roll backup, adding a continuous line of diced apple pieces as you go.
  • Bake the cinnamon rolls at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cinnamon rolls are golden brown. Warm the cream cheese frosting and drizzle it over the top of the rolls.

These fun and flavorful versions of an old favorite might just be better than the originals. Dip them in frosting or syrup for extra breakfast fun.

Breakfast Pigs In A Blanket

You will need:

  • Pillsbury Grands!™ Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • Fully-Cooked Frozen Sausage Links

Unroll each cinnamon roll and cut the dough in half.

Wrap a frozen (fully cooked) sausage in the dough.

Place each pig in a blanket on a greased baking sheet.

Bake the pigs in a blanket at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cinnamon rolls are golden brown. Dip in warm frosting or syrup.

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Breakfast Pigs In A Blanket

These fun and flavorful versions of an old favorite might just be better than the originals. Dip them in frosting or syrup for extra breakfast fun.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: dessert, Food, Recipe

Ingredients

  • Pillsbury Grands!™ Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • Fully-Cooked Frozen Sausage Links

Instructions

  • Unroll each cinnamon roll and cut the dough in half.
  • Wrap a frozen (fully cooked) sausage in the dough.
  • Place each pig in a blanket on a greased baking sheet.
  • Bake the pigs in a blanket at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cinnamon rolls are golden brown. Dip in warm frosting or syrup.

When I first saw someone do this with cinnamon roll dough, I was convinced it wouldn’t work. I was wrong. We absolutely love these easy and perfect cinnamon roll waffles.

Cinnamon Roll Waffles

You will need:

  • Pillsbury Grands!™ Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • A Waffle Iron

Pull two cinnamon rolls from the canister and put them in opposite corners of the waffle iron.

Close the waffle iron tight. Watch the waffles closely. They need to cook longer than a normal waffle to be cooked all the way through. Be patient, it is worth it.

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Cinnamon Roll Waffles

We absolutely love these easy and perfect cinnamon roll waffles.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: Breakfast, dessert, Food, Recipe

Ingredients

  • Pillsbury Grands!™ Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
  • A Waffle Iron

Instructions

  • Pull two cinnamon rolls from the canister and put them in opposite corners of the waffle iron.
  • Close the waffle iron tight.
  • Watch the waffles closely. They need to cook longer than a normal waffle to be cooked all the way through. Be patient, it is worth it.

Top the waffles with syrup or the cream cheese frosting from the cinnamon rolls.

Whichever option you choose, you can’t go wrong. Which style of cinnamon rolls will you serve at brunch?

Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: Tasty Tuesdays

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Comments

  1. candy says

    March 6, 2018 at 3:17 am

    Pillsbury sells thousands of products every year and people enjoy them. I have done many of these for family and friends.

    Reply
  2. robin rue says

    March 6, 2018 at 3:34 am

    I am trying those cinnamon roll stuffed apples first! Wow! Those sound amazing. All 4 of these do!

    Reply
  3. Alli Smith says

    March 6, 2018 at 4:20 am

    Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls are so versatile! I love all four of your hacks and am looking forward to trying them all. I’ve seen the Cinnamon Roll Waffles but I’ve never tried them. I need to because they look delicious.

    Reply
  4. Franc Ramon says

    March 6, 2018 at 5:03 am

    I love cinnamon rolls. It’s nice that you can have so many variants with the rolls. I would love the one with apple and sausage.

    Reply
  5. Alison Rost says

    March 6, 2018 at 5:27 am

    Okay, it’s official, I’m craving for some cinnamon rolls. I think our of the four the one that I would love to try the most is the stuffed apple. The combination is perfect and something that I’d enjoy! Well, all of these are tough not to enjoy.

    Reply
  6. valmg @ Mom Knows It All says

    March 6, 2018 at 6:04 am

    I’ve had breakfast pigs in a blanket and cinnamon roll waffles. I have seen apples in a cinnamon roll but never a cinnamon roll in an apple, that’s creative.

    Reply
  7. Amber Myers says

    March 6, 2018 at 6:17 am

    Yum! I am going to try these. We love Cinnamon Rolls in this house. I have done the waffle one before and am a huge fan of that. The icing is SO delicious.

    Reply
  8. Carol Cassara says

    March 6, 2018 at 7:01 am

    I have a weakness for cinnamon roll and it’s really nice to enjoy it in different ways! I think these ideas are all a must try. I’d love to make it into a waffle, that’s really easy!

    Reply
  9. Jeanette says

    March 6, 2018 at 9:33 am

    Every single one of those looks absolutely delicious. I think I would really like to try those waffles. I never thought about making cinnamon roll waffles but that would be delicious.

    Reply
  10. Bohemian Babushka says

    March 6, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    FYI Babushka just called up Sweetie (he’s on an errand run) and told him to add some of these cinnamon rolls to the shopping list. BB not try these? JU SO FONII!!!

    Reply
  11. Sarah Bailey says

    March 6, 2018 at 3:29 pm

    Ok I totally have a thing for cinnamon rolls, in fact you have just reminded me I got one earlier and forgot about it. I most definitely need to try all of these hacks myself and see how they go!

    Reply
  12. Sara Welch says

    March 6, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    Okay, you are a genius. These hacks are seriously so amazing and perfect.

    Reply
  13. Saidah Washington says

    March 6, 2018 at 4:12 pm

    I love sweets. I could give my kids sweets and they would never stop eating.

    Reply
  14. Jenn @ EngineerMommy says

    March 6, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    These are great hacks. The stuffed apples look amazing. I know my whole family would love those.

    Reply
  15. Kelly Reci says

    March 6, 2018 at 6:15 pm

    Those cinnamon roll waffles are everything! Who knew you could do that?! We would totally eat that for breakfast on a Saturday.

    Reply
  16. Lisa Marie Heath says

    March 6, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    I’m sitting here staring… and maybe drooling a little. HOW HAVE I NEVER THOUGHT OF THE WAFFLE ONE?! OMG game changer. I need to try that one!

    Reply
  17. Ricci says

    March 7, 2018 at 7:30 am

    I am cinnamon roll obsessed!! I def need to try some of these hacks! YUM!!

    Reply
  18. Anosa Malanga says

    March 7, 2018 at 10:16 am

    Never have tried making any cinnabon flavor rolls nor waffles. Reading this makes me inspired of trying to make then. Hopefully, I can make it successfully. Let’s see if I can try this weekend.

    Reply
  19. Kelly Mahan says

    March 15, 2018 at 1:33 pm

    I absolutely needed all of these! Cinnamon rolls are one of my favorites, I’d totally make them every week if I had the time.. maybe with these hacks I can get it done? We’ll see! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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