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These Pull Apart Cinnamon Roll Muffins are about as easy as it gets. Made with pre-packaged Cinnamon Roll dough, eggs and milk, in just 20 minutes you’ll have a sweet and delicious breakfast that will impress your family and guests.
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Why I Love This Recipe
During the holiday season, I love preparing easy and delicious breakfasts. The rest of the year, cold cereal is as good as it gets. But there’s something about a sweet, home-cooked breakfast that makes the holidays even more cozy.
These Pull Apart Cinnamon Roll Muffins come together quickly and take just about 15 minutes to bake. You could also make them the night before, covering tightly with foil and pop them into the oven in the morning.
How To Make Cinnamon Roll Muffins
- Preheat the oven and grease a pan of regular sized muffin cups.
- Whisk together milk, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla.
- Open the package of cinnamon rolls and set the icing cup aside. Cut each piece into 8 pieces, then drop them into the bowl and coat with the egg mixture.
- Divide the pieces of cinnamon roll into the muffin cups. There should be 5-7 pieces per cup. Spoon extra egg mixture over the tops and drizzle maple syrup over each muffin.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and fully set. Set aside to cool slightly
- Heat icing for 7-10 seconds, just enough to make the icing smooth and pliable.
- Let the muffins cool completely, then serve with your favorite breakfast foods, or as a dessert treat.
Serving
These muffins are the ideal sweet accompaniment to any brunch spread. Here are a few ideas for what to serve them with:
- Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
- Breakfast Quesadillas
- Sausage and Potato Breakfast Hash
- Scrambled eggs, Omelets, sausage, bacon
- Fruit salad
Storing
Store cooled muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days, after which they will begin to lose their freshness.
Expert Tips
- Try your best to cut each piece the same size. This helps the muffins to cook evenly.
- If you don’t want to include the maple syrup, simply omit it.
- If the icing isn’t sweet enough or if it is too thick, try thinning it with. a little milk.
Breakfast Recipes to Try Next
- Strawberry French Toast Bake
- Baked Cinnamon French Toast
- Ham & Cheese Croissant Breakfast Casserole
- Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
French Toast Cinnamon Roll Pull Apart Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tube Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls the regular would work find as well, but wouldn’t make quite as much
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Brush butter into regular sized muffins cups, coating the bottom and sides of each cup. Set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Unwrap package of cinnamon rolls and set icing aside. Cut rolls into 8 pieces each and place in the egg mixture, stirring to coat.
- Divide mixture into muffin cups. Spoon any remaining egg mixture over the top of each cup.
- Drizzle each cup with about half a teaspoon of maple syrup.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.
- Pour icing into a microwaveable container and heat for 7-10 seconds, just until icing is pourable. Spoon over each muffin.
- Using a knife to loosen, gently remove muffins from the pan and serve warm.
Can these be frozen?
Yes, but make sure to fully defrost them before reheating.
For the French toast cinnamon roll pull apart muffins. How many pieces do you put in each compartment of the muffin pan
About 6 in each one. Depends on how big you cut the pieces, but just evenly fill the muffins cups.
I am definitely going to try that for my family
these look amazing! if I wanted go make my own icing what recipe should i use?
Powered sugar mixed with water or milk an a splash of vanilla. You’ll need to play around with the amounts to get the right consistency.
Hi I’m confused – you say to cut the roll into 8 pieces, 1 piece/muffin tin. So then how does 1 package yield 12 muffins?
Hi Ginny, It doesn’t say to put one piece per muffin cup. Each roll is cut into 8 pieces, then dipped in the egg mixture and stirred together. Then that mixture is divided up into the muffin cups. It’s about 3-4 pieces per muffin cup.
Hi there! Are these something you could make the day before – or are they significantly better same day?
Because you’re using a pre-packaged cinnamon roll dough, I would say definitely eat them same day if you can. You could reheat, but it wouldn’t be as good.
What size muffin tin?
A 12-count muffin pan.
Can I use parchment paper muffin liners?
I’m sure you could!
Hi! Just made these and the bottoms are kinda soggy. Is this because of the mixture?
I suppose it could be, but I haven’t had that problem. They may have needed a little more baking time.
When you say to divide each into 8 pieces. Do u mean to divide each roll into 8 pieces? I like something quick to make or even make the night before.
Yes cut them each into 8 pieces.
Such an easy way to make a special breakfast! My gang would love these on Christmas morning!