I baked homemade cinnamon rolls for years—and then I tried this.
These frozen cinnamon rolls turn out soft, fluffy, and bakery-good with almost no work.
If you’ve ever wanted fresh cinnamon rolls without the fuss, this is the shortcut that actually delivers. I must admit, these cinnamon rolls are absolutely amazing and a huge time and mess-saver!
I'm actually embarrassed that I waited so long to try them. Please don't make the same mistake! When you make frozen cinnamon rolls this way, they are delightfully light, soft, buttery, and cinnamonly delicious.
It takes less than ten minutes to prepare them to nap overnight in the refrigerator, let them rise for an hour or so, and then bake for about twenty minutes in a 350-degree oven. The frozen rolls come with plenty of yummy cream cheese icing to generously frost the whole pan.
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In my opinion, the number one thing to love is the total lack of mess. There are no bowls and beaters to wash and no sticky counter to clean.
Look at these perfect Rhodes cinnamon rolls. Someone already made the dough for us, rolled it out, buttered it, and loaded it with cinnamon sugar. Then the roll of dough was cut into exactly 12 identical swirls, ready for me to use, and the hardest part was cutting open the bag! Zero work, zero cleanup!
All YOU need to do is add melted butter and the dry mix from one package of vanilla cook-and-serve pudding!
Line up the frozen cinnamon rolls like soldiers in a greased nine-inch-by-thirteen-inch pan. Drizzle the melted butter over them, then sprinkle the dry pudding mix. Tough job, right?
Cover the pan with plastic film and refrigerate overnight (about 8 hours) so the rolls defrost. Remove them from the fridge and let them rise for about an hour. They'll snugly fill the pan when they're ready.
Bake them in a 350-degree oven for about twenty minutes or until they're evenly golden brown. Set them on a rack and let them cool until they're about room temperature or a little warmer.
Squeeze the frosting on the baked rolls and spread it evenly over the tops. There will be plenty!
Let the frosting set and keep the rolls covered. It's okay for them to stay on the counter for two to three days if they last that long!!
Serve these warm, gooey rolls alongside a simple brunch spread like this:
I love to bake, but sometimes, I don't have the time or energy to do everything from scratch. I am now a convert to this amazing method of making top-notch cinnamon rolls, and I am excited to try more shortcuts using Rhodes Frozen Bread dough!
Amazingly light, soft, and buttery cinnamon rolls using frozen cinnamon roll dough.
P.S. These rolls would sell amazingly well at a bake sale, concession stand, or fundraiser with little fuss or muss! I calculated the cost of ingredients at about sixty-five cents per roll, and I think they could easily sell for $1.50 to $2.00 each or $15.00 to $18.00 for a whole pan.
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I have made these for years, but I have never heard about adding the butter and pudding. I will try that the next time.
The Rhodes Orange Rolls are delicious as well.