Cinnamon Roll Bites
Indulge in these delightful cinnamon roll bites that are ready in a flash—just 20 minutes and no yeast required! With a buttery dough generously swirled with cinnamon and sugar, these fluffy treats are perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth. Whip up a batch for breakfast or a cozy snack, and enjoy the warm, gooey goodness!
Prep
10
min
Cook
10
min
Serves
2
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 2🥛Dairy & Eggs(3)
- 1 tbsp melted butter (14 g)
- 2 tsp heavy cream (10 ml)
- 1/3 cup (80ml) milk (or half milk, half heavy cream) (79.2 ml)half heavy cream
🫙Pantry Staples(7)
- 1 tsp baking powder (5 ml)
- 1 cup (130g) all purpose flour (125 g)
- 4 tbsp powdered sugar (60 ml)
- 3 tbsp sugar (45 ml)
- 1 tsp vanilla (5 ml)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla (2.5 ml)
- vanilla bean or vanilla bean pasteoptional
🧂Spices & Seasonings(3)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (5 ml)
- 1-2 tsp cinnamon (5-10 ml)
- 1/4 tsp salt (1.25 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375°F and grease or line your pan.
- 2
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- 3
Warm milk slightly, then mix in vanilla and melted butter.
- 4
Pour wet into dry and mix until a soft dough forms, stop as soon as it comes together, don’t overmix.
- 5
Lightly flour your surface, roll dough into a log, flatten slightly, and cut into 20 even bites.
- 6
Toss each piece in melted butter, then coat fully in cinnamon sugar.
- 7
Place in pan in a single layer with a little space between each, no stacking.
- 8
Bake 9 to 10 minutes, until lightly golden, don’t overbake.
- 9
While baking, mix glaze until smooth, adjust thickness if needed.
- 10
Let bites cool 1 to 2 minutes, drizzle glaze over the top while warm, and enjoy.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Warm the milk to 105-110°F, not hotter, before mixing with butter and vanilla, since overly hot liquid can start cooking the flour's proteins prematurely and create a tougher, less tender crumb when combined.technique105-110°F
- ✓Mix the dough only until it just comes together, roughly 15-20 seconds of stirring, because overworking develops gluten strands that turn these bites chewy instead of tender and cake-like.technique15-20 seconds
- ✓Cut all 20 pieces to a uniform size (about 1-1.5 inches) using a bench scraper rather than a knife dragging motion, since uneven pieces bake at different rates and inconsistent shapes prevent even sugar-coating adhesion.equipment1-1.5 inch pieces
- ✓Coat the dough in melted butter (around 100°F, still liquid but not hot) before rolling in cinnamon sugar, because the fat acts as an adhesive layer that lets sugar crystals cling and caramelize evenly rather than clumping or falling off.ingredient100°F butter
- ✓Pull the bites at exactly 9 minutes if your oven runs hot, since the high surface-area-to-volume ratio of small pieces means they cross from golden to dry within a 60-90 second window at 375°F.timing60-90 second window
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Prep
10
min
Cook
10
min
Serves
2
people
Level
beginner
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Cinnamon Roll Bites
Indulge in these delightful cinnamon roll bites that are ready in a flash—just 20 minutes and no yeast required! With a buttery dough generously swirled with cinnamon and sugar, these fluffy treats are perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth. Whip up a batch for breakfast or a cozy snack, and enjoy the warm, gooey goodness!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 2🥛Dairy & Eggs(3)
- 1 tbsp melted butter (14 g)
- 2 tsp heavy cream (10 ml)
- 1/3 cup (80ml) milk (or half milk, half heavy cream) (79.2 ml)half heavy cream
🫙Pantry Staples(7)
- 1 tsp baking powder (5 ml)
- 1 cup (130g) all purpose flour (125 g)
- 4 tbsp powdered sugar (60 ml)
- 3 tbsp sugar (45 ml)
- 1 tsp vanilla (5 ml)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla (2.5 ml)
- vanilla bean or vanilla bean pasteoptional
🧂Spices & Seasonings(3)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (5 ml)
- 1-2 tsp cinnamon (5-10 ml)
- 1/4 tsp salt (1.25 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375°F and grease or line your pan.
- 2
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- 3
Warm milk slightly, then mix in vanilla and melted butter.
- 4
Pour wet into dry and mix until a soft dough forms, stop as soon as it comes together, don’t overmix.
- 5
Lightly flour your surface, roll dough into a log, flatten slightly, and cut into 20 even bites.
- 6
Toss each piece in melted butter, then coat fully in cinnamon sugar.
- 7
Place in pan in a single layer with a little space between each, no stacking.
- 8
Bake 9 to 10 minutes, until lightly golden, don’t overbake.
- 9
While baking, mix glaze until smooth, adjust thickness if needed.
- 10
Let bites cool 1 to 2 minutes, drizzle glaze over the top while warm, and enjoy.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Warm the milk to 105-110°F, not hotter, before mixing with butter and vanilla, since overly hot liquid can start cooking the flour's proteins prematurely and create a tougher, less tender crumb when combined.technique105-110°F
- ✓Mix the dough only until it just comes together, roughly 15-20 seconds of stirring, because overworking develops gluten strands that turn these bites chewy instead of tender and cake-like.technique15-20 seconds
- ✓Cut all 20 pieces to a uniform size (about 1-1.5 inches) using a bench scraper rather than a knife dragging motion, since uneven pieces bake at different rates and inconsistent shapes prevent even sugar-coating adhesion.equipment1-1.5 inch pieces
- ✓Coat the dough in melted butter (around 100°F, still liquid but not hot) before rolling in cinnamon sugar, because the fat acts as an adhesive layer that lets sugar crystals cling and caramelize evenly rather than clumping or falling off.ingredient100°F butter
- ✓Pull the bites at exactly 9 minutes if your oven runs hot, since the high surface-area-to-volume ratio of small pieces means they cross from golden to dry within a 60-90 second window at 375°F.timing60-90 second window