Easy Cinnamon Rolls
Easy cinnamon rolls require minimal effort using puff pastry rolled with cinnamon brown sugar butter filling. They're baked and covered with a delicious decadent icing infused with chai spices.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 332kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Rolls
- 2 frozen puff pastry sheets that has thawed out in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
For the Icing
- 4 tbsp salted butter room temp
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar sifted
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp chai spice
- ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
For the Rolls
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Lightly flour your surface and roll out one sheet of puff pastry until about 1/4 inch thick (leave the other sheet in the refrigerator).
- Brush puff pastry with melted butter, leaving 1 inch of space around the edges. Evenly sprinkle puff pastry with half of brown sugar, and cinnamon just over buttered area.
- Tightly but gently roll the dough up. Use a little melted butter on the open edge of the roll to seal the seam.
- Using a sharp knife, slice the roll into six pieces. Place each roll inside a parchment paper lined baking dish. Place the dish in the refrigerator as you repeat the above steps with the last sheet of puff pastry.
- Bake the cinnamon rolls in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden (watch carefully!).
For the Icing
- While rolls are baking, make the icing. Beat butter until fluffy. Once fluffy continue to beat while gradually adding the powdered sugar, then add milk and vanilla, chai spice and cinnamon. Increase amount of spice, or sugar until desired consistency and flavor are reached.
- Then place in the microwave for 10-20 seconds until it melts down and is pourable. Drizzle over cinnamon rolls when they are fresh out of the oven.
Notes
- Use a Sharp Knife. When cutting the cinnamon rolls. This way you end up with clean cuts. Another option is to use dental floss -- just make sure it's an unflavored variety.
- Make Sure to Thaw the Puff Pastry. It needs at least a couple of hours to thaw out before working with it. If you plan to make them in the morning, let it thaw out in the fridge overnight.
- Adjustable Flavors. Feel free to adjust any of the spices you want to add more spice or less depending on your preferences.
- Keep the Dough Chilled. Work with one sheet at a time and refrigerate the rolls after they're cut until you're ready to bake.
Nutrition
Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg