On a lazy weekend morning, I love to surprise my family with something special. I don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen making it, however. Sometimes just using the simplest of ingredients prepared in a slightly different way can be downright magical.
And while you might be thinking, “Did she just say breakfast can be magical? Really?”, but trust me. If you tried one of these amazing little cinnamon roll twists, I’m sure you’d agree that magical is a great description.
- 1 can (13 oz) Pillsbury Flaky Supreme Cinnamon Rolls
- 3 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
- Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with silicone baking sheet or parchment paper.
- Beat cream cheese and sugar in small bowl until well combined.
- Separate dough into 8 rolls.
- Unroll each cinnamon roll to form 8 strips.
- Spread light layer of cream cheese mixture on bottom half of cinnamon roll.
- Sprinkle pecans over cream cream cheese.
- Carefully wrap top half of dough up and around to create a twist shape with rounded top. Place each twist on cookie sheet.
- Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until dough is golden brown and baked through.
- Immediately drizzle icing that comes with rolls on tops of warm twists.
- Serve warm.
These twists make for a beautiful presentation, but they are much easier to create than they look!
My family went nuts for these cinnamon twists, and I’m certain you’ll love them too. They taste a lot like a cream cheese danish and cinnamon roll mixed in one.
The only surprising part about these twists is how simple they are to make. So try them with your family. Make them on a lazy Saturday morning and enjoy them with a cup of coffee.
Then come back to tell me what you thought. I’ll be here waiting!
Barbara Montag says
August 22, 2014 at 2:21 pmThese look so yummy & they’re easy to make!
thank you for the recipe
Eileen Richter says
August 23, 2014 at 3:20 amThis would be fun to have kids help with…so simple and delish. Hubby often goes to the bakery on Sunday to get rolls and they are SOOooo expensive and also TOO big to be eating at once. This must be very inexpensive too…and I know they have sales on these rolls a lot.
You take SUCH great food photos girl!
Cynthia R says
August 25, 2014 at 11:13 amThese look absolutely delicious, my mouth is watering!
Terri S. says
August 28, 2014 at 1:19 pmI already make the round Pillsbury cinnamon rolls for my family. I like this new twist shape and the addition of cream cheese and chopped pecans. They look yummy and fancier. I’m going to make these on Sunday morning. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Christina G. says
August 29, 2014 at 5:58 amHow do you do that? I can’t even get both eyes open in the morning. They do look truly scrumptious. Thanks for sharing!
Melissa S says
August 29, 2014 at 6:49 amThese sound delicious, and I like that they are a little different than the usual cinnamon roll.
Debbie Welchert says
August 29, 2014 at 11:20 amWhat a great simple recipe I will have to try. I know my whole family is going to love these. They will make a wonderful breakfast treat this weekend.
Marti Tabora says
August 30, 2014 at 1:18 pmI really love cinnamon rolls, but my heck these are absolutely over the top. The cream cheese makes it sound awesome.
shaunie says
August 30, 2014 at 2:08 pmWhat a wonderfully delicious recipe. Love it because it is easy. Will be trying soo
Shannon says
September 1, 2014 at 5:17 pmWhat a lovely and simple recipe. Thank you for sharing with us.
courtney b says
September 3, 2014 at 3:26 pmyou didnt mention how many calories? cause that looks DELICIOUS! 🙂 wheres the coffee ?
Cindy B says
September 4, 2014 at 12:23 amWhat a great way to dress up a roll of dough! They look delicious.
Birdiebee says
September 6, 2014 at 11:09 pmWow, what a wonderfully delicious recipe. Thank you for sharing with your readers.
James Robert says
September 7, 2014 at 10:44 amIncredible, they look so good and perfect. I’m sure if I do this they won’t look this good but maybe will taste somewhat like it.
Nicole Dz says
September 9, 2014 at 1:09 amWhat a treat! These look so amazing. I always love the frosting on these cinnamon rolls, homemade are always better.
Merry says
September 9, 2014 at 6:09 pmThese look great for a fall breakfast or snack
Rosanne says
September 12, 2014 at 5:09 pmLove Cinnamon rolls but adding cream cheese would make them even better and less sweet tasting.
Dandi D says
September 16, 2014 at 6:35 amThese look so delicious and cinnamon and cream cheese together sounds fantastic!
Maria Iemma says
November 22, 2014 at 7:06 amI am not a great baker but this cinnamon twists look so delicious I may just get inspired to make them.
Amy Deeter says
December 27, 2014 at 2:23 amlooks delicious *stomach growling* lol.always looking for ideas for breakfast 🙂
Beverly says
March 29, 2015 at 8:10 pmThese look so yummy! Great way to make them look even better by twisting them.
Hugs,
Bev
cathy says
March 30, 2015 at 9:07 pmPINNED! Wow! This is mouthwatering amazing! I would love for you to share this at my party Making Memories Mondays that is going on now! Hope to see you there! 🙂
Cathy
Elisa says
April 2, 2015 at 7:47 amSounds delicious! Just right for Easter morning…
Barb @ A Life in Balance says
April 3, 2015 at 1:47 pmThank you for contributing to Motivation Monday!
Karly says
April 5, 2015 at 8:43 pmLove that you added pecans! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Nicole from Flavors by Four says
April 8, 2015 at 5:56 amJust wanted to let you know we are featuring this recipe at the Wonderful Wednesday blog hop!! Stop by and check it out 🙂