Simple Cinnamon Roll Casserole – My Baking Dependancy

Use canned cinnamon rolls and apple pie filling to make this simple cinnamon roll casserole. This straightforward and scrumptious breakfast is fast to make, however can be made the evening earlier than you propose to serve it for a fair simpler morning.

In the event you’ve been round right here for some time, you recognize that my household loves breakfast casseroles.

My household loves them as a result of they’re scrumptious. I like them as a result of they’re additionally simple to make and so they’re the right make-ahead breakfast or brunch merchandise.

To me, there’s nothing higher than with the ability to get breakfast prep out of the best way the evening earlier than. I don’t wish to have to determine cobble collectively breakfast earlier than I’ve even had my espresso.

My Christmas morning breakfast casserole and make-ahead breakfast casserole are two of my favourite savory recipes, and this cinnamon roll casserole is my new favourite candy breakfast casserole.

What’s cinnamon roll casserole?

Cinnamon roll casserole is simply the subsequent means I’m taking store-bought cinnamon rolls and turning them into one thing even higher.

(In the event you haven’t tried my cinnamon rolls with heavy cream but, you gotta!)

This straightforward recipe is sort of a cinnamon roll model of french toast casserole. As a substitute of utilizing bread as the bottom of the casserole, we use canned cinnamon rolls.

I wish to amp issues up much more by including apple pie filling to offer the casserole much more taste and a little bit of a fall twist.

Pour over a custard such as you’d use for french toast or croissant bread pudding, let it relaxation, and bake it up! End it with the icing that got here with the cinnamon rolls and also you’ve received a breakfast dish that can put a smile on everybody’s face.

How one can make my simple cinnamon roll casserole recipe

You’ll solely want just a few easy elements and about 10 minutes of hands-on time to assemble this cinnamon roll casserole.

Components you’ll want

To make this recipe, you will want:

• 2 (12.4 ounce) cans refrigerated cinnamon rolls
• 1 (21-ounce) can apple pie filling
• 4 massive eggs
• ⅔ cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon apple pie spice
• Pinch of salt

Yep, we’re utilizing refrigerated cinnamon rolls for this one. You don’t need to get fancy right here—I usually use the “unique” Pillsbury cinnamon rolls. If you need, be happy to make use of those with cream cheese frosting, the buttermilk model, and so on.

I like to make use of heavy cream on this casserole to make it additional wealthy. It’s additionally just like simple monkey bread—the heavy cream does one thing magical that makes the refrigerated dough style even higher after baking.

A little bit of apple pie spice provides much more taste to the custard. In the event you don’t have any, be happy to make use of cinnamon as a substitute.

Making this recipe

Pop open each cans of cinnamon rolls and put aside the included icing packets. We’ll use these later.

Separate the cinnamon rolls and minimize every one into quarters. Add the entire items to a greased 9×13-inch baking dish. Stir within the apple pie filling.

In a bowl or massive measuring cup, whisk collectively the eggs, cream, vanilla, apple pie spice, and salt. As soon as that is properly mixed, pour the egg combination over the cinnamon roll combination. Give it a fast stir simply to verify all the things is properly coated within the custard.

Let the casserole relaxation at room temperature for half-hour earlier than baking at 350°F for 35-40 minutes. When it’s achieved, the highest shall be golden brown and the middle shall be set.

Let the casserole cool for 5-10 minutes, then high with the reserved icing.

Serve the cinnamon roll breakfast casserole heat, topping with maple syrup if desired. It’s the right candy chunk alongside maple black pepper bacon and breakfast potatoes.

Make-ahead directions

Wish to save a while? Assemble the casserole the evening earlier than, stopping after you pour the custard over the cinnamon roll combination.

Cowl the pan tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and place it within the fridge in a single day.

The subsequent morning, let the casserole relaxation at room temperature whereas the oven preheats. Bake and end with the icing packets as directed. (Be sure to retailer the icing packets within the fridge in a single day, too!)