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These Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls are a delicious twist on the classic treat, made with refrigerated dough and packed with a layer of cinnamon sugar and chocolate. Topped with a smooth vanilla glaze, they are perfectly sweet, warm, and cozy.
Who doesn’t love the warmth and comfort of cinnamon rolls? From pumpkin cinnamon rolls to cinnamon roll coffee cake and cinnamon roll sugar cookies, we love them in all forms! In this recipe, we are taking the traditional cinnamon roll and infusing it with the indulgence of chocolate to make these super easy yet super delicious chocolate cinnamon rolls. Made with the ease of refrigerated dough and livened up with chocolate chips, these cinnamon rolls are a sweet surprise to your breakfast or dessert table, and they come together in a snap!
Why We Love This Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
- Effortless: With refrigerated dough, you don’t have to wait for the dough to rise or fuss with any complicated steps. They’re practically lazy cinnamon rolls!
- Quick and Easy: Their simplicity is a game-changer – no rolling, no waiting, just straight-up deliciousness.
- Tried and Tested: Made multiple times over a short span, these chocolate cinnamon rolls are a verified hit and will become a repeat recipe in any kitchen.
- Irresistible Freshness: These rolls are so tasty and fresh, it’s hard to eat just one. Prepare to be addicted!
Ingredients For Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
- Crescent Rounds Dough: I usually grab Pillsbury’s crescent rounds, but any brand will work just fine.
- Melted Butter: For brushing on the dough to help the filling adhere.
- Sugar: To sweeten and combine with the cinnamon.
- Ground Cinnamon: The signature flavoring for the traditional cinnamon roll filling.
- Mini Chocolate Chips: Add a chocolatey twist to the classic filling.
- Milk: Used in the vanilla glaze to provide a creamy consistency.
- Pure Vanilla Extract: Adds flavor to the glaze.
- Powdered Sugar: To sweeten the glaze.
How To Make Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
- Prep: Preheat your oven to 375°F and grease an 8-inch cake pan with non-stick spray; set it aside.
- Dough Prep: Separate the crescent rounds into individual rolls and unroll each one. Brush melted butter over each piece of dough.
- Cinnamon-Sugar Mix: Combine the cinnamon and sugar in a separate small bowl. Sprinkle a generous amount of it over each buttered roll.
- Add Chocolate: Distribute the chopped chocolate evenly over the cinnamon-sugar layer on each roll.
- Rolling: Roll up each piece of dough carefully, ensuring you pinch the seams together.
- Bake: Place the rolls in the prepared cake pan, keeping them about 1 inch apart. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until the tops of the rolls turn golden brown.
- Glaze: In a small saucepan, combine milk, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring continuously, until the mixture is smooth and free of lumps.
- Final Touch: Once the rolls are out of the oven, immediately brush them with the prepared glaze. Serve.
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Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
- 8 ounces can of crescent rounds dough
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 to 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips, chopped
Vanilla Glaze
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Lightly grease an 8-inch cake pan with non-stick spray; set aside.
- Make the cinnamon sugar. In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and sugar.
- Prepare the dough. Separate the dough into 8 rolls and unroll them. Brush each piece of dough with the melted butter.
- Add the filling to the dough. Evenly divide and sprinkle a generous amount of the prepared cinnamon-sugar over each unrolled piece of dough. Then, sprinkle the chopped chocolate over the cinnamon-sugar.
- Roll them up and bake. Carefully roll up each piece of dough, pinching the seams together. Arrange the rolls 1 inch apart in the prepared cake pan and bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.
- Make the glaze. Meanwhile, combine the milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly just until combined and no lumps appear. Remove from heat.
- Finish and serve. Remove the cinnamon rolls from the oven and immediately brush the rolls with the prepared glaze. Serve.
Nutrition
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These look so good! Going to make them this weekend!
Love that the topping looks crunchy! Canยดt go wrong with no-knead cinnamon rolls, no matter the weather.
Scrolling on your page my heart skilled a beat as I spotted these cinnamon rolls. BEAUTIFUL! I cannot wait to make these!
Thank you!! I think you will LOVE ’em! ๐
AMAZING! Please, give me the whole pan for breakfast…
Chocolate and cinnamon rolls together.. all I can say is Halleluiah!
These look soooooo good! And anything with chocolate and cinnamon gets a big thumbs up from me.
Thank you, Jennifer!! ๐
These look scrumptious, Kate!!!