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Air Fryer Birthday Cake Cinnamon Rolls

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Mar 17, 2022
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Start your day in a delicious way with warm cinnamon rolls topped with a sweet frosting, sugar cookie dough crumbles and colorful sprinkles. While the final presentation is over-the-top impressive, you’ll jump for joy at how easy this recipe is—you can have warm, extra-special cinnamon rolls on the table in under an hour. You don’t have to save these Air Fryer Birthday Cake Cinnamon Rolls just for breakfast, either. They could easily be the sweet treat at a birthday party or other special occasion!

Air Fryer Birthday Cake Cinnamon Rolls

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Ingredients 5
  • Servings 5
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cut two 8-inch rounds of cooking parchment paper. Place one round in bottom of air fryer basket. Spray with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Separate dough into 5 rolls; set icing aside. Place 3 rolls on parchment paper in air fryer basket, spacing apart. Cover remaining rolls with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.
  • Step 
    3
    Set air fryer to 320°F; cook 12 minutes. Place a large plate over air fryer basket, and invert. Discard parchment. Carefully transfer cinnamon rolls back to air fryer, bottom side up. Cook 2 to 4 minutes or until golden brown and rolls are cooked thorough. Remove from air fryer; cover loosely with foil to keep warm while cooking second batch. Repeat for remaining 2 rolls, and place on remaining parchment round in basket of air fryer. Cook as directed above.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, in small bowl, place icing and cream cheese; beat with spoon until well blended. Stir in powdered sugar until mixed well. In another small bowl, crumble cookie dough rounds into small pieces. Add sprinkles, and stir until coated. Spread icing mixture on tops of warm cinnamon rolls; crumble sprinkled coated cookie dough pieces on tops. Serve warm.

Nutrition

540 Calories
22g Total Fat
7g Protein
79g Total Carbohydrate
42g Sugars

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Air fryer temperature control settings vary according to brand and model. If your air fryer does not have the exact temperature setting called for in the recipe, consult your manual for suggested temperature settings.
  • tip 2
    Our recipes do not call for preheating your air fryer. Just set the temperature, and start. Never preheat with parchment paper alone.
  • tip 3
    We tested this recipe in a 3.7-quart air fryer. If using a larger air fryer, such as a 6-quart size, you may be able to fit more of the cinnamon rolls into one batch for cooking. Be sure to cook them in a single layer, spacing them apart, so they can cook thoroughly.
  • tip 4
    Short of time? Try sprinkling refrigerated Pillsbury™ Birthday Cake Cookie Dough Poppins on top of frosted cinnamon rolls instead of sprinkled crumbled cookie dough.
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