Easy Caramel Nut Raisin Sticky Buns
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I love brunch. Those special weekend breakfasts that prompt my kids to declare I’m the best mom ever. I enjoy taking a lazy Saturday morning and filling it with something special to eat for my family. When I discovered the entire brunch section as part of the Kraft Tastemaker blogging program, I was thrilled. So many delicious looking options to try out for my family. Homemade biscuits and caramel rolls are my favorite!
How to Make Easy Sticky Buns
These sticky buns also stood out for me. I noticed that this sticky bun recipe uses actual caramel instead of a mixture of brown sugar and butter. Imagine how good that tastes? It really had my tastes bud begging me to try it.
If you are every looking for a delicious caramel sauce, it is much easier than you think.
Melt some caramels and milk in the microwave and in no time you will have this:
I did learn that it is important to stick with a 8 inch round pan versus a 9 inch. I have both but opted for the 9 inch because I liked it more. Don’t do that. Stick with 8 inches. (More on that later.)
This recipe requires a bit of rolling and cutting, but it really doesn’t take long at all. After pinching the seams and adding my filling, I simply rolled each long rectangle up the short way. Then I cut it in half, then cut those in half again.
And viola!
They baked up beautifully!
Sticky Bun Tip:
Do be sure to flip the pan over immediately after it comes out of the oven so you don’t loose any of the caramel on your sticky bun. Because my biscuits didn’t fully cover all areas of the pan due to the larger size, some of my caramel baked too long. I also waited about 30 seconds to flip it so I could get a few pictures.
Everything tastes absolutely fabulous. I did lose out on some of my caramel and nuts on the bottom of the pan. Learn from my mistake so you can enjoy all the gooey deliciousness this recipe offers.
I served these sticky buns with some delicious scrambled eggs, and I was given two enthusiastic thumbs up for breakfast from my 7 year old. I can’t blame him. I just wish I had made two pans!
Easy Caramel Sticky Buns
Ingredients
- 16 KRAFT Caramels
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 3/4 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans divided
- 1 can 8 oz. refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp. raisins
Instructions
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HEAT oven to 375ºF.
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MICROWAVE caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until caramels are completely melted, stirring after each minute. Pour into 8-inch round pan sprayed with cooking spray; top with 1/2 cup nuts.
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UNROLL crescent roll dough; separate into 2 rectangles. Press perforations in each rectangle together to seal. Mix remaining nuts, sugar, cinnamon and raisins; sprinkle over dough. Roll up each rectangle, jelly-roll fashion, starting at one short end; cut into 4 slices. Place, cut sides down, in prepared pan. (Sprinkle with any sugar mixture that may have fallen out of rolls.)
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BAKE 17 to 20 min. or until lightly browned. Immediately invert pan onto plate; remove pan. Spread any caramel from pan over buns. Cool slightly.
If you are looking for more great brunch recipes like this sticky buns recipes, check out Kraftrecipes.com.
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Disclosure: This post was created for the Kraft Tastemaker Blogger Program. All thoughts remain my own and are not influenced by the monetary compensation received.
This recipe looks so good and quick and easy!
oh yum! these make my mouth water. I definitely want to make this recipe.
I haven’t seem caramels used in a sticky bun recipe before. Sounds yummy. I’ll have to put this on my list of recipes to try!
This recipe looks very tasty. Thanks for sharing!
Looks delicious – I love that it’s egg-free, for my son with allergies. Thinking what I could use to replace the nuts but still give the recipe some volume, maybe more raisins? Granola? I hate to just leave them out!
Im going to make these this weekend. Bought all the ingredients already.
so, do you think I could cheat and use that marzetti caramel dip instead of melting the caramels? I really need to try these, they look wonderful.
What a wonderful yummy recipe! I would love to make this for a easy quick dessert. Love the caramels in this recipe. I will have to try and make these this week.
These look ooey, gooey and all-out wonderful. I love caramel. Here’s for “best mom ever” recipes!
ive never made my own sticky buns before,but that looks easy an good,,cant wait to make some for the grandkids
i love raisins..these will work..thanks
would go great with my coffee in the morning, never had caramel on a cinnamon bun, the goodness of these looks like the gooey stickiness on them! YUM!
This looks so good I’m smelling the caramel now! I’m allergic to pecans so will have to leave them off at least half. But I will be making these most likely as a dessert! Maybe some vanilla ice cream??
yum! they look incredible. my family would love these on a saturday morning. i think I would leave out the raisins and try chocolate chips
These look so delicious!! I can’t wait to make these this weekend.
These look outrageously good! I make buns often, it never occurred to to try refrigerated rolls and to use caramels. This is a must do!!! So easy!!! and much less messy!
I would love to try this and make sure to use an 8″ pan. I love homemade sticky buns, but hardly ever make them because it is a chore from total scratch – this is the first time I’ve seen Kraft caramels used like this – these do look worthy of being declared the best mom ever!