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Persian Date-Filled Cinnamon Roll Muffins

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Apr 27, 2021
Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010
Patrick Monahan
Washington, District of Columbia
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Cardamom is a surprise twist in these delicious date and nut-filled jumbo breakfast muffins that have a shortcut start with Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing.

Persian Date-Filled Cinnamon Roll Muffins

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 5
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Generously spray 5 jumbo muffin cups or 5 (6-oz) custard cups with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, mix dates, walnuts, lemon peel, lemon juice and cardamom. In small bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon.
  • Step 
    3
    Separate cinnamon rolls; reserve icing. Using serrated knife, cut each roll horizontally in half. Place bottom of each roll, cut side up, in each muffin cup. Divide date mixture evenly among rolls in muffin cups. Add tops of rolls, cinnamon topping sides up.
  • Step 
    4
    Spray bottom of large drinking glass with cooking spray; press firmly onto rolls so tops are even with tops of cups. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over tops of rolls; lightly press into dough.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 18 to 21 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix reserved icing and honey. Place waxed paper under cooling rack. Cool muffins in pan 10 minutes; carefully remove from pan to cooling rack. Drizzle honey icing over muffins. Serve warm.

Nutrition

510 Calories
14g Total Fat
6g Protein
90g Total Carbohydrate
54g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Muffin
Calories
510
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
12%
Trans Fat
2 1/2g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
650mg
27%
Potassium
240mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
90g
30%
Dietary Fiber
4g
17%
Sugars
54g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
6
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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