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Nut-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Every roll here is free of nuts — safe for classrooms, allergy-aware tables, and picky eaters.

classic

Classic Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Soft, fluffy, bakery-style cinnamon rolls from scratch with a gooey brown-sugar filling and cream cheese frosting.

155 min intermediate
flavor

Viral Heavy Cream Cinnamon Rolls

The viral TikTok trick: pour warm heavy cream over shaped rolls before baking for an ultra-soft, custardy bottom.

158 min intermediate
sourdough

Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

Naturally leavened cinnamon rolls raised with active starter and a long overnight ferment for tang and tender crumb.

803 min advanced
no yeast

No-Yeast Cinnamon Rolls

Fast cinnamon rolls with a tender biscuit-style dough leavened by baking powder — no rising, no proofing, warm in under an hour.

45 min easy
dietaryGF

Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Soft, tender gluten-free cinnamon rolls made with a 1:1 flour blend and psyllium husk for a crumb that actually rolls and stays fluffy.

124 min intermediate
dietaryVeganDairy-freeEgg-free

Vegan Cinnamon Rolls

Soft, fluffy vegan cinnamon rolls made with plant milk and vegan butter — no eggs, no dairy, and every bit as gooey as the classic.

155 min intermediate
method

15-Minute Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls

A quick small batch of soft cinnamon rolls that bake up golden in the air fryer basket in about 10 minutes — no oven required.

66 min easy
overnight

Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

Assemble the night before, refrigerate, and bake fresh in the morning — a slow cold proof for deeper flavor and effortless mornings.

790 min intermediate
quick

One-Hour Cinnamon Rolls

Warm, frosted cinnamon rolls from scratch in about an hour using extra yeast and a single warm rise — no overnight wait.

70 min easy
flavor

Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Soft cinnamon rolls stuffed with diced, cinnamon-spiced apples that bake down into little pockets of warm apple pie.

168 min intermediate
flavor

Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls

Soft cinnamon rolls with a cocoa-cinnamon filling and melty chocolate chips, finished with chocolate cream cheese frosting.

161 min intermediate
classic

Brioche Cinnamon Rolls

Ultra-rich cinnamon rolls made from a buttery, high-egg brioche dough for an impossibly tender, feathery crumb.

685 min advanced
small batch

Small-Batch Cinnamon Rolls for Two

A scaled-down cinnamon roll recipe that makes just four soft, gooey rolls — perfect for two, with no leftovers to go stale.

130 min easy
small batch

Mini Cinnamon Rolls

Bite-size cinnamon rolls with a quick bake time — poppable, party-perfect swirls with an extra ratio of gooey filling.

126 min easy
method

Cast-Iron Skillet Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls baked in a cast-iron skillet for deeply caramelized, buttery edges and soft, steamy centers.

157 min intermediate
method

Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

Let your bread machine knead and proof a soft enriched dough on the dough cycle, then shape and bake bakery-style cinnamon rolls in the oven.

170 min easy
quick

Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls

A 20-minute shortcut using refrigerated crescent dough — flaky, buttery cinnamon rolls with a quick glaze and no yeast or rising.

25 min beginner
method

Sheet-Pan Cinnamon Rolls

A big-batch cinnamon roll recipe spread across a half-sheet pan — two dozen soft rolls that bake evenly and feed a crowd.

196 min intermediate
method

Muffin-Tin Cinnamon Rolls

Bake cinnamon rolls in a muffin tin for tall, individual rolls with crisp edges, gooey centers, and built-in portion control.

147 min easy
no yeast

Three-Ingredient Cinnamon Rolls

A no-yeast cinnamon roll dough from just self-rising flour and yogurt, filled with cinnamon sugar — fast, easy, and honestly rustic.

35 min easy
quick

How to Upgrade Canned Cinnamon Rolls

Turn a tube of store-bought cinnamon rolls into something bakery-worthy with the heavy cream trick, extra filling, and real cream cheese frosting.

38 min beginner
flavor

Orange Cinnamon Rolls

Bright, citrusy cinnamon rolls with fresh orange zest in the dough and filling, finished with a tangy orange glaze.

160 min intermediate
flavor

Chai Cinnamon Rolls

Warmly spiced cinnamon rolls with a homemade chai blend of cardamom, ginger, clove, and black pepper in the filling.

160 min intermediate
flavor

Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls

Dark, spiced holiday cinnamon rolls with molasses, ginger, and cloves for deep gingerbread flavor and color.

165 min intermediate
flavor

Cinnamon Raisin Rolls

Old-fashioned cinnamon rolls studded with plump, rum-soaked raisins in a gooey brown-sugar cinnamon filling.

160 min intermediate
dietaryDairy-free

Dairy-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Soft, fluffy cinnamon rolls made entirely without dairy, using plant milk and vegan butter with a dairy-free icing.

160 min intermediate
dietaryEgg-free

Egg-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Soft cinnamon rolls made completely without eggs, using extra milk and butter to keep the crumb tender.

160 min easy
quick

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes

Fluffy buttermilk pancakes with a swirl of cinnamon-sugar piped right into the batter and a cream cheese glaze on top — all the flavor of a cinnamon roll in 20 minutes.

35 min easy
quick

Cinnamon Roll Cake

A soft buttermilk sheet cake with ribbons of cinnamon-sugar swirled through the batter and a vanilla glaze poured over the top — all the flavor of cinnamon rolls, none of the rolling.

67 min easy
dietaryGFLower sugar

Keto Cinnamon Rolls (Low-Carb, Grain-Free)

Grain-free cinnamon rolls built on fathead dough — almond flour and melted mozzarella — with a sugar-free cinnamon filling and cream cheese frosting, at a few net carbs each.

53 min intermediate
flavor

Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls

Ultra-soft cinnamon rolls enriched with mashed sweet potato, which keeps the crumb tender for days and adds a warm, earthy sweetness under a maple cream cheese frosting.

176 min intermediate
no yeast

Bisquick Cinnamon Rolls

Fast, no-yeast cinnamon rolls made with Bisquick baking mix — a soft biscuit-style dough you can roll, fill, and bake in about 30 minutes, no rising required.

42 min beginner
quick

Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls

A clever shortcut: turn a ball of store-bought pizza dough into warm cinnamon rolls in about 40 minutes, no mixing or long proof required.

64 min beginner
small batch

Cinnamon Roll Mug Cake

A single-serving cinnamon roll cake that cooks in the microwave in about 90 seconds — soft, cinnamon-swirled, and topped with a quick cream cheese glaze.

9 min beginner
method

Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls

A festive pull-apart centerpiece: cinnamon rolls arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree, glazed and decorated for a show-stopping holiday breakfast.

164 min intermediate
flavor

Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

Sweet-and-savory cinnamon rolls with crispy bacon baked into the swirl and a maple glaze on top — the breakfast-plate classic of bacon and syrup in one roll.

166 min intermediate
quick

Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls

Flaky, shatteringly crisp cinnamon rolls made from store-bought puff pastry in about 30 minutes — no yeast, no proofing, all buttery layers.

40 min beginner
sourdough

Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Rolls

Soft cinnamon rolls that use up unfed sourdough discard for tangy flavor, with a little instant yeast doing the lifting — same-day rolls, no active starter required.

156 min intermediate
method

Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake

A make-ahead brunch casserole: cut-up cinnamon rolls soaked in a cinnamon-vanilla custard and baked until puffed, custardy inside, and golden on top.

93 min beginner
flavor

Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls with a sweet cheesecake filling swirled in alongside the cinnamon sugar, so every roll bakes up with pockets of rich, tangy cheesecake.

162 min intermediate
flavor

Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls

Striking red cocoa-kissed cinnamon rolls with a soft, tender crumb and tangy cream cheese frosting — red velvet cake in pull-apart roll form.

161 min intermediate
quick

Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread

Cinnamon rolls cut into pieces, tossed in cinnamon sugar, and baked in a bundt pan into sticky, pull-apart monkey bread with a caramel glaze.

62 min beginner
quick

Cinnamon Roll Waffles

Press cinnamon rolls in a waffle iron for crisp-edged, caramelized cinnamon roll waffles in about 4 minutes — the fastest cinnamon roll trick there is.

11 min beginner
flavor

Biscoff Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls loaded with Biscoff cookie butter in the swirl and a Biscoff glaze on top, finished with crushed Lotus cookies for caramelized, spiced-cookie flavor.

161 min intermediate
method

Slow-Cooker Cinnamon Rolls

Impossibly soft cinnamon rolls steam-baked in a Crock-Pot — no oven needed, with a foolproof towel trick for dry, fluffy tops.

225 min easy
method

Giant Cinnamon Roll

One enormous skillet-sized cinnamon roll — a single continuous spiral you slice like a cake, with gooey layers all the way to the center.

159 min intermediate
flavor

Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding

Day-old cinnamon rolls torn into a vanilla custard and baked into a warm, custardy bread pudding with a vanilla sauce.

78 min easy
method

Cinnamon Roll Bread (Pull-Apart Loaf)

An accordion-stacked cinnamon roll bread loaf — cinnamon-sugar dough squares baked on their sides so it fans open into buttery pull-apart layers.

188 min intermediate
flavor

Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Soft pinwheel cookies with a real cinnamon-sugar swirl and a cream cheese icing drizzle — all the flavor of a cinnamon roll, no yeast and no proofing.

57 min easy
flavor

Cinnamon Roll Donuts

Baked cake donuts with a cinnamon-sugar swirl running through the batter and a sweet vanilla cream cheese glaze — all the cinnamon roll flavor, no yeast or frying.

51 min easy