Cinnamon roll bites are homemade pull-apart bread bites covered with gooey, buttery cinnamon roll filling and rich icing. Quick cinnamon rolls that are homemade in one hour!
Cinnamon rolls are a favorite treat at my house.
Since we love all things cinnamon roll, I have a number of cinnamon roll recipes.
These cinnamon roll bites are little different, though. They are more like the gooey middle of a cinnamon roll than a traditional roll.
The cinnamon roll bites are topped off with a healthy dose of sweet icing. The little bit of butter in the icing gives the icing a yummy richness that makes it extra tasty.
And these cinnamon roll bites are ready in just one hour, so they're great for times when you want a cinnamon roll but don't want to spend all day baking up a batch.
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Cinnamon Roll Bites
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 ½ cups warm water about 105 F
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3-4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
Topping
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter melted
Icing
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl), stir together the warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand for 5-10 minutes or until foamy.
- Mix in flour and salt until dough clears the sides of the bowl.
- Knead dough for three minutes.
- Cover, and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
- Grease a 10-inch cast iron skillet with butter.
- Divide dough into 24 pieces.
- Shape each piece into a ball, and place dough balls in the prepared skillet.
- Cover with greased plastic wrap, and let rise 20 minutes.
- Toward the end of the rising time, preheat oven to 350 F.
- Uncover, and bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- While bites are baking, stir together granulated sugar and ground cinnamon.
- Brush bites with half melted butter.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Drizzle remaining half butter over bites.
- To make the icing, stir together melted butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
- Add 1 tablespoon milk, and stir in.
- Continue adding milk until icing reaches desired consistency. I use about 1 ½-2 tablespoons for a thicker icing.
- Drizzle icing over bites.
Sarah Lanier
We made these today with Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Baking Mix. They turned out GREAT! A whole lot easier than rolling out dough!
Kate
Thank you! I'm glad they worked out well!
Susan Reid
I made these and they turned out beautifully. I added cinnamon sugar to the melted butter before basting the butter over top and then sprinkled more cinnamon sugar on top,before pouring over the rest of the melted cinnamon sugar butter. I also made your cream cheese icing glaze. These are so addictive. No more whole cinnamon rolls for me as I only ever eat the centre. Now,I have all centre.
Kate
I'm so glad that you liked them!
Marisol Salazar
Thank you so much they came out perfectly...
Kate
Thank you! I'm so glad that you liked them and that they came out well! Thanks for commenting. =)
Barbara
One more quick question. If I want to bake half a batch, can I freeze the other half of dough to bake another time?
Kate
I haven't tried to freeze this dough, but I think it would work just fine. Good luck! =)
Barbara
So the bites don't bake anymore after you put the butter and cinnamon sugar mixture on them? Just wanted to clarify as hubby has been craving cinnamon rolls and I love that these are quick and make a smaller batch than other recipes I have seen/tried.
Kate
Yes, that's correct; the butter/cinnamon sugar go on after the bites are baked. Please let me know if you have any other questions, and I hope you enjoy! =)
Jen
OMG! These bites are bad new for my diet! lol I could eat the whole pan by myself
Doris
I don't have a cast iron skillet would a regular cake pan work?
Kate
I haven't tried this recipe in a cake pan, but I would think that a cake pan would work. Good luck!