When a kid-friendly recipe doubles as a kid-friendly activity, we know we’re on to something! Bring the magic of snowman-building indoors with these five-ingredient cinnamon rolls that are perfect for holidays, snow days and Saturdays!
Snowman Cinnamon Rolls
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 5
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
- Blue gel food color
- 5 small white gumdrops
- 5 small orange gumdrops
- 35 brown M&M's® Minis™ chocolate candies
- Candy sprinkles and colored sugars, as desired
- Small colored gumdrops, as desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
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Step2Separate dough into 5 rolls; return icing to refrigerator. Place rolls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet; flatten rolls slightly with hands.
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Step3Bake about 10 minutes or until light golden brown and firm enough to turn; turn over, and continue to bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4In small bowl, place icing from container. Add cream cheese; beat with spoon until well blended. On flat side of each roll, spread 1 heaping tablespoon cream cheese icing over bottom two-thirds of roll.
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Step5For hat, to remaining icing, tint with blue food color to desired color. Spread 2 teaspoons tinted icing to cover unfrosted part on each roll. Slightly flatten white gumdrop; place on hat for pom pom. Press 1 orange gumdrop to form pointed nose; place in center of roll. Place brown candies for eyes and smile. Repeat for remaining rolls. Decorate using photo as a guide.
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Nutrition
410
Calories
15g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
64g
Total Carbohydrate
30g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 410
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 590mg
- 25%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 64g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 30g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 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; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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