Easy Cinnamon Rolls

Hi everyone! I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend and didn't eat or spend too much! I know I did both, but definitely worth it. :) With the holidays coming up, I know this is a time of spending money and those paychecks dwindling down a lot quicker than we're used to! So this month I'm focusing on simple, fast and affordable desserts your whole family will love.

I had a coupon for crescent rolls and was trying to think of something sweet to bake with them. I looked in my boyfriend's cupboard and I saw brown sugar and cinnamon. Of course....cinnamon rolls! I didn't have a recipe, but I quickly thought up something I wanted to try. They turned out SO good, and were SO easy to make! 6 ingredients and 30 minutes later....you've got old fashioned cinnamon rolls. :)

I made the crescent roll dough into rectangles for easy rolling and spread the filling onto the dough in an even layer.



You can use whatever high sided oven safe pan to bake the cinnamon rolls in. I just used a pie pan and it actually worked out really well. They will spread with the cooking process, so a square pan would probably work very well too.


Before

And after 20-25 minutes, you'll have warm, fresh from the oven cinnamon rolls!


After

You could add nuts to the filling as well. You'll notice that in the recipe, there's no set quantity for brown sugar or cinnamon. This is because you can control how sweet the rolls are. If you're a sugar fanatic, pile it on. If you really like cinnamon flavor, sprinkle to your heart's desire. It really just depends on your personal "sweet factor". If you're just getting into baking/learning how to cook, this really is an awesome recipe to start out with.

RECIPE

2 canisters of crescent rolls

3/4 cup butter, softened

Brown sugar

Cinnamon

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon butter

3 tablespoons milk or water

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray the baking pan with butter flavored non-stick spray or spread a thin layer of butter in the pan.
• Carefully unwrap the crescent rolls and tear them into rectangular shapes, pinching together seams.
• Spread the butter on the crescent rolls, then sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top.
• Roll the dough into a log, then cut into 2 inch sections. Place them vertically into the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle with more brown sugar, if desired, and place into the oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• While the rolls are baking, combine the powdered sugar, butter and milk/water. When the rolls are done, drizzle the frosting over the warm rolls. Enjoy! 

Happy baking! Have a wonderful week, and look for another easy recipenext Sunday! :)