Quick and Easy Hawaiian Roll Cinnamon Rolls
If you're craving warm, gooey cinnamon rolls but don’t have time to make dough from scratch, this shortcut recipe is your dream come true. These easy Hawaiian Roll Cinnamon Rolls combine the sweet, pillowy softness of King's Hawaiian rolls with a buttery brown sugar filling and a velvety cream cheese icing that melts into every bite.
Servings: 12
Calories: 229kcal
Equipment
- 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 Hawaiian 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) room temperature
- 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 the tops and bottoms connected.
- Beat together ½ cup of butter, brown sugar, and ¼ teaspoon of salt in a small bowl until well combined.
- Spread the bottom half of the rolls with ¾ of the butter mixture and place the top half of the rolls on top. Place rolls on the prepared baking sheet; spread remaining butter mixture on top.
- 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 Hawaiian Roll Cinnamon Rolls
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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.
Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 395IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.1mg
