During the holiday season, what could be better than cinnamon rolls? Only cinnamon rolls shaped like Christmas trees! Once you've trimmed the real tree, make even more memories by baking these Christmas tree-shaped cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Get the kids in the kitchen for this one—they'll love frosting and topping their own trees with sprinkles and candies for a special morning treat.
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Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 can (17.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing (5 Count)
- 4 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- Green gel food color
- Multicolored holiday sprinkles or green colored sugar, as desired
- 10 yellow gumdrops
- 10 miniature peanut butter cups or chewy caramels in milk chocolate, unwrapped, as desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2Separate dough into 5 rolls. Unroll each roll, and cut dough in half lengthwise to make 10 strips of dough. Weave each strip of dough back and forth into a triangular tree shape, with dough touching each other. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet; secure top and bottom of dough with toothpicks. Flatten dough slightly with hands.
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Step3Bake about 10 minutes or until light golden brown and firm enough to turn. Carefully turn over using toothpicks on both ends of dough; bake 4 to 7 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Remove toothpicks from trees; discard.
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Step4Meanwhile, in medium bowl, place icing and cream cheese; beat with spoon until well blended. Stir in powdered sugar until mixed well. Tint icing mixture with green food color to desired color. Cover and refrigerate until ready to decorate.
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Step5On flat side of each cinnamon roll tree, spread icing mixture to cover. Add sprinkles or sugar to decorate. Add gumdrop at top of tree to make star and peanut butter cup or chocolate caramel to make tree trunk (securing with a small amount of frosting or placing next to bottom of tree.) Decorate using photo as a guide.
Nutrition
240
Calories
8g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
22g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cinnamon Roll Tree
- Calories
- 240
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 320mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 140mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 22g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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