Cinnamon Roll Bites

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.

More cinnamon sugar recipes!

Cinnamon Roll Bites

Gooey cinnamon roll bites covered in sweet icing

Author:I Heart Eating

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings:24

Course: bread, Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: breakfast, cinnamon roll

Print Rate

5 from 2 votes

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
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter (melted)

Icing

• 1 tablespoon butter (melted)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-3 tablespoons milk

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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 1/2-2 tablespoons for a thicker icing.
• Drizzle icing over bites.

Notes

*Nutrition facts are estimated.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 119kcal (6%)Carbohydrates: 22g (7%)Protein: 1g (2%)Fat: 2g (3%)Saturated Fat: 1g (5%)Cholesterol: 6mg (2%)Sodium: 71mg (3%)Potassium: 18mg (1%)Sugar: 10g (11%)Vitamin A: 75IU (2%)Calcium: 7mg (1%)Iron: 0.8mg (4%)

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