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These Cinnamon Roll Muffins are soft, fluffy, and swirled with cinnamon sugar. An easy breakfast or brunch recipe that tastes like a classic cinnamon roll in muffin form! They are made from refrigerated cinnamon rolls very similar to my cinnamon roll breakfast casserole.

cinnamon roll muffins cooling on a wire rack.

Love cinnamon rolls but short on time? These Cinnamon Roll Muffins made with canned cinnamon rolls are the perfect solution! You get all the soft, sweet, and gooey goodness of a cinnamon roll without any rolling or cutting.

Just pop open a can of cinnamon rolls, place them in a muffin tin, and bake for a quick and fun breakfast or brunch treat. Add a drizzle of glaze or sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, and you’ve got a crowd-pleasing snack that’s ready in under 20 minutes!

How to Make Cinnamon Roll Muffins:
Ingredient Notes:
Directions:
Recipe Tip
Recipe Tip
Frequently Asked Questions
Pro Tips
Here are some of my other cinnamon roll recipes:
Cinnamon Roll Muffins Recipe

How to Make Cinnamon Roll Muffins:

This recipe is super simple to make! Most of the work is already done for you, as we are using canned and refrigerated cinnamon rolls you buy at the grocery store.

Add a few other ingredients and we have ourselves a new twist on a classic cinnamon roll breakfast! I hope you enjoy them!

ingredients for the Cinnamon Roll Muffins.

Ingredient Notes:

Canned Cinnamon Rolls – Use your favorite brand of cinnamon rolls. Refrigerated rolls work best for consistent baking; if frozen, thaw completely before baking.
Eggs – that have been beaten.
Heavy Whipping Cream
Vanilla Extract
Ground Cinnamon – yes, extra cinnamon is a must!

cinnamon roll muffin served on a white plate.

Directions:

Step One: Start by preheating your oven and then prepare a muffin tin heavily with nonstick cooking spray then set aside.

Recipe Tip

For this recipe, I did not use liners but you could if you want. Since I am not using liners that is why I make sure to heavily spray the muffin tin. All my muffins came out easily.

cutting the cinnamon rolls into small quarters.

Step Two: Open refrigerated cinnamon rolls and cut each roll in quarters. Once they are cut then you can place these evenly into your muffin tins.

Step Three: In a separate bowl whisk together eggs, cream, vanilla, and cinnamon.

mixing the eggs, cream and cinnamon together.

Step Four: Once whisked pour this evenly into each muffin tin about 3/4 of the way full. Bake until cooked through. Allow cooling slightly then drizzle on icing.

Recipe Tip

This recipe is for 12 standard size muffins. In my pictures I used 2 smaller standard size muffin tins to make 12 muffins

Pouring the egg mixture over the cinnamon roll muffins.

Step Five: Once your muffins have baked, take them out and allow them to cool. Once cooled top them with the icing that came with the cinnamon rolls!

drizzling the frosting over the cinnamon roll muffin.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use homemade cinnamon rolls instead?
Yes! Just place prepared dough in muffin cups and adjust baking time slightly.

Can I freeze these muffins?
Yes, freeze after baking. Reheat in the microwave or oven before serving.

Do I have to use the icing that comes with the rolls?
No, you can make your own glaze or sprinkle with powdered sugar instead.

Pro Tips

Use a silicone muffin pan for easy removal and cleanup.
Add chocolate chips, nuts, or a pinch of cinnamon sugar for extra flavor.
Press dough gently – don’t flatten too much, or you’ll lose the swirl pattern.
Serve warm straight from the oven for the gooey cinnamon roll experience.

closeup if the cinnamon roll muffin on the wire rack.

Muffins are the best for breakfast. I love making a batch that we can eat all week. This is our favorite for special holidays like Christmas morning.

If you want even more yummy cinnamon roll recipes check out these below!

Here are some of my other cinnamon roll recipes:

Cinnamon roll Monkey bread – Breakfast or dessert, you pick, This Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread is easy to make and so good you may just want it for both. Simply cut and pint your cinnamon rolls then roll them in a cinnamon-sugar mix. Baked and then drizzled with icing.

Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole – My family just loved this Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Casserole! It’s one of my favorite breakfast recipes. It’s super easy to make and can even be made the night before.

closeup of the cinnamon roll muffins on a white plate.

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