If you're craving warm, gooey cinnamon rolls but don't have time to make yeast dough from scratch, this shortcut recipe is your solution. These easy Lazy Cinnamon Rolls combine the sweet, pillowy softness of King's Hawaiian rolls with a buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling, with a velvety cream cheese icing that melts into every bite.
Perfect for breakfast, brunch, holidays, or dessert, this no-fail recipe is ready in just 30 minutes. You won't believe how indulgent it tastes.
These Lazy Cinnamon Rolls are rich, gooey, and topped with the dreamiest cream cheese icing. With no yeast and no rising time required, this shortcut recipe is your new favorite sweet fix.
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Recipe at a Glance
- ✅ Ready In: 30 minutes
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Ingredients: King's Hawaiian Rolls, cinnamon-sugar filling, and cream cheese icing.
- 👩🍳 Serves: 12
- 💡 Difficulty: Easy
- 📦 Make-Ahead Friendly: Yes
- 🎁 Gift Friendly: Yes
- 👧🏻 Kid Friendly: Yes
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- No yeast, no waiting. Skip the rising and the rolling!
- Buttery cinnamon filling melts into soft, tender rolls.
- Sweet and tangy cream cheese icing that's crave-worthy.
- Ready in 30 minutes for busy mornings or last-minute brunches.
Ingredients for Lazy Cinnamon Rolls
Simple ingredients - maximum taste!
Making the Cinnamon Rolls: Step-by-Step
- Make the Cinnamon-Sugar Filling: Beat together light brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and room-temperature unsalted butter until smooth and creamy.
- Cut the Hawaiian Rolls: Using a bread knife, slice the Hawaiian rolls horizontally in half, keeping the tops and bottoms connected. Then transfer the bottoms to a quarter-sheet pan lined with nonstick aluminum foil.
- Spread Part of the Cinnamon-Sugar Filling: Using a small offset spatula, spread about ¾ of the cinnamon-sugar filling on the bottom half of the rolls.
- Spread the Remaining Cinnamon-Sugar Filling: Place the top half of the Hawaiian rolls on the filled bottom half. Then spread the remaining cinnamon-sugar filling on the top.
- Bake for 20 Minutes: Bake the Lazy Cinnamon Rolls in a preheated oven at 350°F for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove the cinnamon rolls and let them sit for 5 minutes before transferring them to a serving platter.
The Cream Cheese Icing
While the cinnamon rolls are baking, make the cream cheese icing.
- Make the Icing: Beat together the confectioners' sugar, salt, vanilla, room-temperature unsalted butter, and room-temperature cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
- Ice and Serve: While the cinnamon rolls are still warm, spread the top with the cream cheese icing.
No hassle, no complicated technique required with these decadent Lazy Cinnamon Rolls, featuring thick, ooey, gooey cream cheese icing.
These Lazy Cinnamon Rolls are your shortcut to homemade bakery flavor without the hassle. With a buttery brown-sugar and cinnamon filling and rich cream cheese icing, they're decadent, comforting, and incredibly easy to make.
Whether it's a lazy weekend or a holiday morning, this no-rise recipe is guaranteed to impress. Yum!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! You can assemble the rolls with the filling the night before. Cover them, and refrigerate. Bake as directed in the morning and add the icing afterward.
You can use store-bought icing. However, the icing used in this recipe is incredibly easy to make with an amazing flavor.
Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature. Warm the individual rolls in the microwave for 10-15 seconds for that fresh-out-of-the-oven softness.
If you're not a fan of cream cheese, substitute unsalted butter for a delicious buttercream icing.
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Lazy Cinnamon Rolls
Equipment
- 1 quarter sheet pan
- Nonstick aluminum foil
- Electric Mixer
- Small offset spatula
Ingredients
Cinnamon Rolls
- ½ cup (1 stick, 4 ounces, 113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ⅔ cup (5 ounces, 142 grams) light brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt (See Tip 1)
- 1 12-count package of Hawaiian sweet rolls
Cream Cheese Icing (See Tip 2)
- 1 ½ cups (6 ounces, 170 grams) confectioners' sugar
- ¼ cup (½ stick, 2 ounces, 57 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 ounces (85 grams) cream cheese, room temperature (See Tip 3)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt (See Tip 1)
Instructions
Cinnamon Rolls
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a quarter-sheet pan with nonstick aluminum foil and set aside.
- Cut the Hawaiian rolls in half horizontally, keeping thetops and bottoms connected. Place the bottom halves of the rolls on the prepared sheet pan. (See Tip 4)
- Beat together ½ cup of room-temperature butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon of salt in a small bowl until well combined.
- Spread the bottom halves of the rolls with ¾ of the sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place the top halves of the rolls on top, then spread the remaining sugar-cinnamon mixture over them.
- Bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 20 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before icing.
Cream Cheese Icing
- While the rolls are baking, prepare the icing. Beat together the butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt until creamy.
- Spread icing on warm rolls before serving.
- Yield: 12 Lazy Cinnamon Rolls (See Tip 5)
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Tips/Notes
- You can use table salt in place of the fine sea salt.
- I like a lot of icing on my cinnamon rolls. If you're a minimalist, you can halve the icing recipe.
- I used low-fat cream cheese, but you can use full-fat cream cheese.
- The hardest part of this recipe for me is slicing the Hawaiian Rolls in half horizontally evenly. For best results, use a long bread knife and take your time, keeping the knife horizontal to the surface.
- For a small-batch recipe, use a 4-count package of King's Hawaiian original sweet rolls, and adjust the icing recipe accordingly.
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