If you love a good oven-fresh cinnamon roll but are looking for something that is more friendly for a large gathering, a cinnamon roll casserole is the way to go! Let’s discuss how to store the cinnamon roll casserole, if you can freeze Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, and how to make it a balanced meal!
Cinnamon rolls are known for either a special holiday treat or for an easy recipe on Sunday mornings. I mean who doesn’t love oven-fresh cinnamon rolls with that delicious icing? Cinnamon rolls are my husband’s favorite breakfast! In fact, if we go out to breakfast or brunch it is always an “appetizer” we order haha! My husband would also argue that this is a great weekday breakfast. Which we usually have leftovers from the weekend and eat it during the week as well so he’s not wrong!
Check my upgraded cinnamon roll recipe below!
Making a Balanced Breakfast
When I make this cinnamon roll casserole, I like to pair it with a fruit and a protein to keep me full until mid-morning or lunch. Here are some ideas!
Add in a cup of berries, cut up a pineapple, or eat a pear or apple!
Include 2 hardboiled eggs, 2 scrambled eggs, or turkey sausage!
Can You Freeze Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls?
It is not a good idea to freeze Pillsbury cinnamon rolls in the tubes (unbaked rolls). This could prevent them from rising properly when baking. This is because the leavening agents power is diminished in the freezer.
The good news is that baked cinnamon rolls can be frozen! The best way to store them in the freezer is in an airtight container.
Additional Cinnamon Roll Recipes
Blackberry and Toasted Coconut Cinnamon Rolls
What You’ll Need:
Ingredients:
- Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls - You will need 2 tubes. I like using Pillsbury cinnamon rolls with their cream cheese frosting!
- Butter - melted
- Eggs
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- Cinnamon
Kitchen Equipment:
- Oven
- 9x13 Nonstick pan or greased pan
- Kitchen scissors or knife
- Small bowl
- Microwave
Pillsbury Cinnamon Roll Ingredients Listed On Container:
Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Water, Sugar, Palm and Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Wheat Starch. Contains 2% or less of: Baking Powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda), Palm Kernel Oil, Salt, Modified Whey, Corn Syrup Solids, Cinnamon, Monoglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate (preservative), Polysorbate 60, Corn Starch, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Annatto Extract (for color).
How to Make Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls Casserole:
Preheat the oven: Preheat oven to 375℉. In a 9x13 glass baking dish, pour melted butter and spread evenly.
Cut the cinnamon rolls: Cut each cinnamon roll into small bite-sized pieces. Spread evenly in the dish.
Whisk together other ingredients: In a small bowl, whisk the 4 eggs, ½ cup milk, 2 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 teaspoon cinnamon together. Pour egg mixture over the cinnamon rolls evenly.
Bake dough: Bake at 375℉ for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Or until it is cooked to your liking - we prefer almost unbaked cinnamon rolls with how gooey we like it haha!
Cool down: After the casserole cools for about 5 minutes (doesn’t need to be room temperature), remove the covers from the icing and microwave for about 10 seconds or until the icing is thin.
Drizzle the icing: Drizzle icing over the casserole and enjoy!
Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls Casserole with Icing
Ingredients
- 2 tubes refrigerated cinnamon rolls
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉. In a 9x13 glass baking dish, pour melted butter and spread evenly.
- Cut each cinnamon roll into small bite-sized pieces. Spread evenly in the dish.
- In a small bowl, whisk the 4 eggs, ½ cup milk, 2 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 teaspoon cinnamon together. Pour egg mixture over the cinnamon rolls evenly. Bake at 375℉ for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
- After the casserole cools for about 5 minutes, remove the covers from the icing and microwave for about 10 seconds or until the icing is thin.
- Drizzle icing over the casserole and enjoy!
Nutrition
Variations
Add a cinnamon top - mix about a teaspoon of cinnamon and ½ cup of brown sugar and sprinkled on top of the raw cinnamon roll dough before baking.
So this holiday season, you have a sweet reason to prepare freshly-baked pillsbury cinnamon rolls in a casserole form! It really takes just minutes to have decadent cinnamon rolls and everything is easily found at the grocery store or better yet in your house already!
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