Easy Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Puff pastry rolls after being baked and covered in glaze ready to serve

5 from 6 votes

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.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 332kcal

Author: Jocelyn Delk Adams

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

How to Store & Reheat

These are always best served freshly baked while still warm. But if you gotta store some leftovers, just toss them in an airtight container in the fridge. Try to avoid stacking them because they will stick together. Store them in the fridge for up to five days.

Serve them at room temperature or slightly warmed. To reheat place the desired amount in a baking dish and cover with foil and heat at 350° F for 8-10 minutes or until warmed. You can also heat them one at a time in the microwave using short intervals.

To freeze

Wrap them up in a container that's safe for the freezer and freeze for up to three months. Thaw them out in the fridge overnight and then serve warm.

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