Cranberry-Walnut Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Bake
Updated Apr 27, 2021
This sweet-tart breakfast bake is the perfect thing to wake up to on Christmas morning (besides presents, of course). Fresh (or frozen!) cranberries, warm cinnamon spice, sweet Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing, and crunchy toasted walnuts combine in a casserole dish for a festive treat that preps in just 15 minutes, making this breakfast both easy and delicious.
Cranberry-Walnut Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Bake
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 cans (17.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing (5 Count)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
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Step2In medium bowl, toss cranberries, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the lemon zest until well mixed; set aside.
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Step3In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix remaining 1 1/4 cups sugar and the cinnamon. Separate 2 cans of dough into 5 rolls each; reserve icing containers. Cut each roll into 6 pieces. Add half of the dough pieces to bag with cinnamon-sugar mixture; seal and shake to coat pieces, breaking up any large clumps. Arrange dough pieces in baking dish. Spoon cranberries evenly onto rolls. Shake remaining dough pieces in remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture in bag; arrange on top of berry mixture. Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture over rolls. Drizzle melted butter over rolls.
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Step4Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until dough is baked through in center and deep golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
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Step5Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir icing and lemon juice until well blended. Drizzle over breakfast bake; sprinkle with walnuts. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition
420
Calories
12g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
74g
Total Carbohydrate
46g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 480mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 250mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 74g
- 25%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 46g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 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 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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