Barbara Lento
Houston, Pennsylvania
Macaroon-Cinnamon Roll Braid
Unroll cinnamon rolls and bake them wrapped around a sweet cream cheese filling. Brunch?
Macaroon-Cinnamon Roll Braid
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup coconut
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon Watkins™ Coconut Extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 can (17.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing (5 Count)
- 3 tablespoons sliced almonds
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheet with Reynolds® Parchment Paper. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, coconut, sugar, coconut extract and egg yolk with electric mixer on medium speed about 30 seconds or until well blended.
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Step2Separate dough into 5 rolls; reserve icing. Unroll each roll into a 20-inch strip, stretching if necessary; cut each strip in half. Place strips cinnamon side up, with sides touching, on cookie sheet to form 10-inch square.
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Step3Spoon cream cheese mixture crosswise down center of square in 3-inch wide strip. Fold ends of cinnamon roll strips over filling, pulling gently to overlap slightly in center; press gently. Sprinkle with almonds.
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Step4Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until top is deep golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 10 minutes.
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Step5Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl; microwave icing uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle icing over warm braid. Serve warm or cool.
Nutrition
300
Calories
15g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
36g
Total Carbohydrate
19g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 37%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 14%
- Sodium
- 360mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 65mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 36g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 19g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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