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Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls
Air fryer cinnamon rolls are easy to make and delicious, with their golden crust, warm gooey center, and topped with cream cheese icing.
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Air fryer cinnamon rolls, with their warm ooey-gooey centers and cream cheese icing, are an easy-to-make breakfast treat! These mouth-watering little morsels are crispy on the outside and perfectly fluffy on the inside. They are so quick to make in the air fryer, and clean-up takes no time at all.
Love the flavor of cinnamon rolls? Then you’ll also want to make Cinnamon Roll Donuts, Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls, and Cinnamon Roll Casserole.
Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients
You will need:
- 17.5 ounce Pillsbury Grands Original Cinnamon Rolls, with icing
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 sprinkle cinnamon, optional garnish
PRO TIP: You will need to note that this easy recipe is for the GRANDS size rolls. These rolls have the traditional look of cinnamon rolls. The standard 12.4-ounce cinnamon rolls are more like little cinnamon biscuits. If you are going to use a different brand, I suggest you buy one that is as close to weight and size as the Pillsbury Grands cinnamon rolls.
Substitutions and Additions
CINNAMON ROLLS: I did test the standard, 8-count/12.4-ounce, smaller-sized Pillsbury Original Cinnamon Rolls and followed the directions on those as well. They tasted good and were cooked well. I would note that they only needed another 5 minutes of cooking time after they were flipped to get a beautiful golden brown and cooked all the way through.
How to Make Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls
STEP ONE: Line the basket of your air fryer with a piece of parchment paper that is cut to fit. You do not need any cooking oil sprayed into the basket. The cinnamon rolls will not stick to the parchment paper.
STEP TWO: Open your tube of cinnamon rolls, set your container of icing to the side, and pull apart the cinnamon rolls. Place the rolls into the parchment-lined air fryer basket leaving a little space between each roll.
STEP THREE: Set your air fryer temperature to 330°F and your timer to 17 minutes. DO NOT PREHEAT your air fryer.
STEP FOUR: Cook the cinnamon rolls for 9 minutes, carefully flip them over using a spatula or tongs, then cook for another 6 to 8 minutes. You will want to check them at the 6-minute mark to ensure they are not over-browning.
PRO TIP: This sweet treat was cooked using the COSORI 5.8-quart air fryer. If your brand of air fryer is different, then I would suggest you check your cinnamon rolls for doneness at the 12-minute mark and go from there. Some brands may heat differently than this one.
STEP FIVE: Carefully remove the cinnamon rolls and place them onto a serving plate.
STEP SIX: In a small bowl, with a handheld mixer on medium, beat together the softened cream cheese, salt, and the reserved container of icing that comes with the cinnamon rolls. Beat for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until smooth and fluffy.
STEP SEVEN: Divide the cream cheese icing evenly between the cinnamon rolls. I like to spread the icing just barely to the edges of each cinnamon roll so that it does not run down the sides of the warm rolls.
STEP EIGHT: You can sprinkle a pinch of ground cinnamon onto the tops of each cinnamon roll for added flavor and garnish.
PRO TIP: I tested this method of air frying canned cinnamon rolls with several variations. I tested different times and temperatures and found that the directions on the can of Grands Cinnamon Rolls for the “Air Fryer Method” were pretty accurate with my brand of air fryer (COSORI). I did try cooking them at the same temperature (330°F) without parchment paper and found that you need to reduce the cooking time to 10-12 minutes, and you do not need to flip them halfway through the cooking process.
How to Serve Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls
Since they take no time at all to make, these fluffy air fryer cinnamon rolls would make an easy breakfast any day of the week. You could easily make a batch in the morning and serve them alongside a warm pumpkin spice latte or homemade hot chocolate. Warm and fluffy, they also make a tasty afternoon treat.
Storage
IN THE FRIDGE: These fluffy cinnamon rolls are quick and easy to make and are best served while still warm from the air fryer. Leftover cinnamon rolls do not keep well for very long after they are baked, making them a great item to have on hand, kept in the refrigerator in their original packaging, until ready to cook and serve.
IN THE FREEZER: We don’t recommend freezing these cinnamon rolls. They are best made fresh.
Air fryer cinnamon rolls are a scrumptious breakfast with a golden crust and a soft and gooey center. Who knew that the best cinnamon rolls could be made in your air fryer?! A delicious breakfast doesn’t get much simpler than these incredibly yummy cinnamon rolls. Not only easy to make, but they are SO good! You won’t be able to stop at just one.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Does the air fryer cook the cinnamon rolls better than in the oven?
Air fryers are a great alternative to using the regular oven for many reasons. Air fryer recipes tend to cook faster than in the oven, don’t warm up the kitchen the way a regular oven would, and the best part is that clean-up is a snap!
Can I freeze these sweet rolls?
Air fryer Pillsbury cinnamon rolls are best served fresh. We don’t recommend freezing them.
Does this recipe work with any size of cinnamon rolls?
This easy cinnamon rolls recipe would be fine with any size of cinnamon rolls. You will need to adjust your cooking time based on our recommendations above, depending on the size.
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Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls
Air fryer cinnamon rolls are easy to make and delicious, with their golden crust, warm gooey center, and topped with cream cheese icing.
Ingredients
- 17.5 ounce Pillsbury Grands Original Cinnamon Rolls with icing
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 sprinkle cinnamon optional garnish
Instructions
- Line the basket of your air fryer with a piece of parchment paper that is cut to fit. You do not need any cooking oil sprayed into the basket. The cinnamon rolls will not stick to the parchment paper.
- Open your tube of cinnamon rolls, set your container of icing to the side, and pull apart the cinnamon rolls. Place the rolls into the parchment-lined air fryer basket leaving a little space between each roll.
- Set your air fryer temperature to 330°F and your timer to 17 minutes. DO NOT PREHEAT your air fryer.
- Cook the cinnamon rolls for 9 minutes, carefully flip them over using a spatula or tongs, then cook for another 6 to 8 minutes. You will want to check them at the 6-minute mark to ensure they are not over-browning.
- Carefully remove the cinnamon rolls and place them onto a serving plate.
- In a small bowl, with a handheld mixer on medium, beat together the softened cream cheese, salt, and the reserved container of icing that comes with the cinnamon rolls. Beat for 30 seconds to 1 minute or until smooth and fluffy.
- Divide the cream cheese icing evenly between the cinnamon rolls. I like to spread the icing just barely to the edges of each cinnamon roll so that it does not run down the sides of the warm rolls.
- You can sprinkle a pinch of ground cinnamon onto the tops of each cinnamon roll for added flavor and garnish.
Notes
You will need to note that this easy recipe is for the GRANDS size rolls. These rolls have the traditional look of cinnamon rolls. The standard 12.4-ounce cinnamon rolls are more like little cinnamon biscuits. If you are going to use a different brand, I suggest you buy one that is as close to weight and size as the Pillsbury Grands cinnamon rolls.
I tested this method of air-frying canned cinnamon rolls with several variations. I tested different times and temperatures and found that the directions on the can of Grands Cinnamon Rolls for the “Air Fryer Method” were pretty accurate with my brand of air fryer (COSORI). I did try cooking them at the same temperature (330°F) without parchment paper and found that you need to reduce the cooking time to 10-12 minutes, and you do not need to flip them halfway through the cooking process.
This sweet treat was cooked using the COSORI 5.8-quart air fryer. If your brand of air fryer is different, then I would suggest you check your cinnamon rolls for doneness at the 12-minute mark and go from there. Some brands may heat differently than this one.
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