Easy Apple Cinnamon Rolls start with store bought cinnamon rolls and fresh apples coated in cinnamon sugar. This breakfast recipe is then baked in the oven and drizzled in frosting. It's warm, full of apple cinnamon flavor and so easy to make.
A quick and easy breakfast or brunch recipe is always appreciated. After all, morning time is always chaotic and busy during the week days. This breakfast cinnamon rolls recipe can be made up quickly and is special enough for guests or visiting family. It is also great for an average Tuesday in the middle of January as the kids are getting ready for school. It is all of that.
Cinnamon rolls always have a memory attached to them. The sweet cinnamon drizzled with frosting remind a lot of us of home. Ice Cream Cinnamon Rolls are a fun twist on an old favorite. So adding apples to the cinnamon rolls are a delicious addition everyone will love.
Ingredients
- can of cinnamon rolls - any brand
- apple - large, I used Honeycrisp
- cinnamon
- sugar
- flour - all purpose
Types of apples
Different apple varieties have different purposes in baking and making applesauce. Applesauce requires apples to break down well so it can be turned into sauce. When baking, a firmer apple is required. This chart, The Best Apples For Eating And Baking will be helpful when determining what apples to use.
This recipe uses Honeycrisp apples which is an apple that holds its shape well and is the perfect amount of sweetness. A Granny Smith would also be good, if you want to counter the cinnamon roll sweetness with a bit more tart apple. A Granny Smith also holds its shape well while baking.
The filling
The apple filling is a lot like an apple pie filling. The apples are coated with flour, sugar and cinnamon. Those ingredients help the apples to form a nice base for the cinnamon rolls.
The apples are placed in the bottom of a greased square or circle 8 to 9 inch pan. The cinnamon rolls are then placed on top.
It is as simple as that. The apples are place in the bottom of the pan and the cinnamon rolls are placed on top of that. Then bake!
Bake
The easy apple cinnamon rolls will be baked at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until the cinnamon rolls are slightly golden brown and are baked all the way through. The apple mixture will be a cinnamon/gooey soft mixture that will be scooped up with the cinnamon roll.
Serve
To serve these breakfast rolls, the pan can be inverted so the apples are on top, much like a pineapple upside down cake. I didn't do that, instead, when I dished out a cinnamon roll, I turned the cinnamon roll upside down so the apples were on top.
FAQ
Drizzle ¾ of the frosting on top of the cinnamon rolls after baking. Then after the cinnamon rolls are put on a plate and the apples are on top, drizzle a little more frosting on top of the apples. It is a frosting sandwich!
Yes! Any brand will work.
Yes you can! Just add another can of cinnamon rolls and one more apple. Double all of the apple coating ingredients as well.
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Easy Apple Cinnamon Rolls
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Ingredients
- 1 can cinnamon rolls
- 1 tablespoons flour all purpose
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 large apple I used Honeycrisp
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Grease the bottom of a 8 or 9 inch square pan. You can also use a circle pan.
- Wash, slice and peel the apple. Chop into bite size pieces.
- Place apples in a small bowl and add flour, sugar and cinnamon. Toss to coat.
- Spread apples in greased pan.
- Place cinnamon rolls on top of apples.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cinnamon rolls are golden brown and are cooked all the way through.
- Drizzle top of cinnamon rolls with ¾ of the frosting that came with the cinnamon roll can.
- Remove one cinnamon roll with the apple underneath and turn it upside down on a plate so the apples are on top. Drizzle with more frosting.
- Serve.
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