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Easy Cinnamon Roll Recipe {Freezer Friendly}

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happymoneysaver.com | This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven anytime!

Now that Easter is in the books, it’s time to start thinking about Mother’s day. I think every mom deserves to have this easy cinnamon roll recipe in her back pocket to make the morning extra special! Now, if you have a husband and children who know their way around the kitchen and love to shower you with a delicious morning brunch in the comfort of your bed…text me sometime, I want to know your secret.

However, if you’re like me, and you love the thought that goes into the rubbery eggs and dry toast, but not the actual taste, join me! You can make this easy cinnamon roll recipe weeks in advance, then detail it with heating instructions and pop it in the freezer. Then you just have to drop a few heavy hints to the hubster, and let the heavenly smell of sugary carbs ease you awake on your special day.

happymoneysaver.com | This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven on Mother's Day!

Try and make the dough the day before rolling the rolls. It only takes about 20 minutes.

happymoneysaver.com | This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven on Mother's Day!

Your dough should look like this. I had to use my hands to kneed in the last couple cups of flour. But just until incorporated! Cover the pot (I would suggest Saran wrap instead of the pot lid) and let it rest in the fridge overnight.

happymoneysaver.com | This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven on Mother's Day!

Cut the dough into thirds and roll out one of the sections into a rectangle. Seriously though, does anyone really achieve the rectangle shape? It’s usually an awkward oval at best for me. Moving on. Slather that puppy in butter, like a Paula Dean amount of butter, and sprinkle heavily distribute your cinnamon sugar mixture. Rub it into the layer of butter so they can be an ooey-gooey duo upon baking. Roll up tightly.

 This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven on Mother's Day! | happymoneysaver.com

Use dental floss to cut rounds and place onto a large greased pan.

  This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven on Mother's Day! | happymoneysaver.com

 This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven on Mother's Day! | happymoneysaver.com

Let the cinnamon rolls rise for 2-3 hours until double in size. Bake at 375 for about 15 minutes, and prep your cream cheese frosting. The key to this frosting is to whip the butter and cream cheese together for 2-3 minutes prior to adding your remaining ingredients. And another minute on high after you’ve added the ingredients and scraped the bowl.

 happymoneysaver.com | This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven on Mother's Day!

BEHOLD.

If you are not aware, there are two ways to eat a cinnamon roll 1.With melted frosting  2.With firm frosting. And let me tell you, the decision is a heart-wrenching one to make. For picture purposes, I let the cinnamon rolls cool before applying the frosting. But usually I slap on a couple coats before I even turn the oven timer off. The frosting melts into the cinnamon sugar and the rest is history.

This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious + you can make ahead and freeze!!

My favorite part about this easy cinnamon roll recipe is that it makes ALOT! So you can have a pan for today and a pan to freeze for Mother’s Day!

Cinnamon rolls - make ahead and freeze

So while you are licking your plate and reaching for second helping, you can prep your Mother’s Day breakfast!

Easy Cinnamon Roll Recipe – Freezer Directions:

 This easy cinnamon roll recipe is delicious. I'm going to make them the week before and freeze so they are ready to pop in the oven on Mother's Day! | happymoneysaver.com

1. Follow all the steps up until baking (yes, you let them rise).

2. Select the pan that you are going to freeze and par-bake them. Meaning, bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.

3. Remove from the oven and let cool.

4. Place rolls into a large ziplock freezer bag (or in quart bags for smaller batches, I like batches of four) and place in the freezer.

5. Reserve a portion of the frosting into a small ziplock bag and freeze with each batch.

6. The night before serving, take rolls out and place on a baking sheet. Cover with saran wrap and place in the fridge to thaw along with the frosting.

7. The next morning preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for about 10 minutes. Watch closely!

8. Cut the tip of the frosting bag and pipe it on to the cinnamon rolls.

I know you will love these cinnamon rolls as much as we do around here. Try them out and let me know what you think! I’ve included an easy to follow printable recipe below!

And if you want to make your day extra easy, try prepping one of these slow cooker freezer meals to grab out of the freezer and pop in the crock pot, then you can spend the rest of your day making your kids give you foot massages.

Cinnamon rolls - make ahead and freeze

Easy Cinnamon Roll Recipe {Freezer Friendly}

Save your money and leave the tube of cinnamon rolls on the shelf! These cinnamon rolls are light and gooey, and with a little planning can be baked up in half the time as store-bought!
3.67 from 3 votes
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cinnamon rolls
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 36
Calories: 294kcal
Author: Karrie

Ingredients

Cinnamon Rolls

  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 4 eggs slightly beaten
  • 2 packages yeast (or 4 1/2 teaspoons)
  • 7 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup cinnamon

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Cinnamon Rolls

  • Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add butter, sugar, and salt. Heat through until sugar is dissolved.
  • Add the cold water to the mixture. Mix to cool it down slightly.
  • Take 1/2 cup of this water-sugar-butter mixture and add to a separate small bowl. When it's luke warm - or around 110 °F (not too hot or you'll kill your yeast) sprinkle yeast in and mix gently to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes until yeast is foamy.
    While waiting, beat eggs in a separate small bowl and add them to the main dough mixture.
  • Stir in yeast and then the flour and mix until gently combined
  • Cover the pan tightly and let rest in the fridge overnight.
  • When ready to roll out, divide dough into thirds. Flour surface and roll dough into a rectangle, about 1/2 inch thick. Spread each rectangle with softened butter.
  • In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon, and add it on top of the butter, being sure to leave enough to repeat with each section of dough.
  • Roll up like a jelly-roll and use floss to wrap around a 1 1/2 inch section, pull cross-wise to cut through the dough.
  • Place in a greased baking sheet and cover loosely with greased saran wrap. Let raise for 2-3 hours until doubled in size. Bake one sheet at a time at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Cream together softened butter and cream cheese on high for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Add remaining ingredients and beat on high again until soft and light. Spread over warm cinnamon rolls.

Notes

Freezer Directions
1. Follow all the steps and let the dough rise 2-3 hours. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
2. Lable a freezer bag with cooking directions. Place the cinnamon rolls one by one in a single layer. Add the frosting to a smaller ziplock and add to the bag. Freeze for up to 6 weeks.
3.The night before baking, individually place rolls onto a greased pan. Cover and place in the fridge to thaw along with the frosting.
4. In the morning bake pan at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Snip one edge of the frosting bag and pipe onto warm cinnamon rolls.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 53mg | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 385IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1.4mg

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Comments

  1. Melanie says

    May 26, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    MMMM!

    Reply
  2. Rachel says

    May 26, 2015 at 10:32 am

    oooo cinnamon rolls! my husband loves these for breakfast–I never even thought of them as a freezer meal!

    Reply
  3. Kristel Sexton says

    May 26, 2015 at 10:25 am

    I’m definitely adding this recipe to my Evernote file! Looks really delicious.

    Reply
  4. Jane G says

    May 26, 2015 at 8:04 am

    This looks easy!

    Reply
  5. Debbie Vasel says

    May 26, 2015 at 6:49 am

    These look yummy and I like that they will
    Freeze well.

    Reply
  6. Hannah says

    May 25, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    These look delicious!!!

    Reply
  7. LindaW says

    May 25, 2015 at 10:23 pm

    I usually don’t want to take a long time in the morning to get breakfast ready. Having these in the freezer would be great!

    Reply
  8. Rust says

    May 25, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    Love the freezing option, and they look SO good!

    Reply
  9. Michelle Tichenor says

    May 25, 2015 at 4:50 pm

    These look yummy!!!

    Reply
  10. Cathy says

    May 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm

    This is exactly what I’ve been looking for…make and freeze some for another time.

    Reply
  11. Danielle F says

    May 25, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    This looks yummy and SO EASY!

    Reply
  12. Mary Doetsch says

    May 25, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    Mmmmm…these cinnamon rolls look delicious!

    Reply
  13. Molly says

    May 25, 2015 at 10:35 am

    This looks amazing!

    Reply
  14. Cindy M says

    May 25, 2015 at 10:03 am

    These look awesome!

    Reply
  15. carol clark says

    May 25, 2015 at 9:57 am

    5 stars
    since this has cinnamon im sure this would be a hit at our house thanks for the recipe love it

    Reply
  16. Kelly says

    May 25, 2015 at 9:40 am

    These look so yummy. I love that you could make and put in the freezer for a quick snack when needed.

    Reply
  17. Rebecca Scott says

    May 25, 2015 at 9:18 am

    These look delicious!

    Reply
  18. Rachel says

    May 25, 2015 at 7:30 am

    I love having cinnamon rolls in the freezer. I’ve never par baked them, what a good idea!

    Reply
  19. Kim says

    May 17, 2015 at 8:09 am

    Ii just made these last night into this morning and, they are great! The dough is so easy to work with. I wanted to let you know that you can also substitute 1/2 of the white flour with white wheat (Arnold makes is). I don’t usually have plain ol’ white flour in the house, so I had to make the substitution. They were delicious and light and fluffy even with the white wheat.

    Reply
  20. Stephanie says

    April 27, 2015 at 10:45 am

    How does the cream cheese frosting freeze? I have not had good luck with cream cheese alone.

    Reply
    • Happy.MoneySaver says

      May 12, 2015 at 8:34 pm

      It freezes great and works perfectly on the cinnamon rolls! Cream cheese usually doesn’t work well but this recipe does. 🙂

      Reply
      • Michelle Purdy says

        May 25, 2015 at 10:53 am

        5 stars
        This is a great recipe. A keeper.

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