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Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

These divine Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls are the epitome of fusion dessert heaven. They could be served for  breakfast, brunch, or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream as a dessert. They’re gooey and sweet the result when apple pie and cinnamon rolls collide.

Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls


Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

Easy Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

These Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls are perfect for holiday brunches, special breakfasts, tea time with your girlfriends or at any other event where sweet breads are being served. It’s guaranteed that they’ll be the first to go. How to make Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls: (Scroll down for full printable recipe.)

  • Prepare Skillet – Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 12-inch cast iron skillet or similar.
  • Dough – On a nonstick surface stretch the pizza dough into a 15×10-inch rectangle. Spread the dough with butter.
  • Cinnamon Sugar – Mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the butter.
  • Pie Filling – Use a sharp knife to cut the apple wedges in the pie filling into smaller pieces. Stir in the apple pie spice. Spread over the crust.
  • Roll the Dough – Begin rolling from the widest edge ending seam side down. Use a sharp knife and cut into 12 equal pieces. Arrange in the buttered skillet.
  • Transfer to the Oven – Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and puffy.
  • Glaze – Mix together the powdered sugar and heavy cream. Add enough cream to make the glaze drizzling consistency.
  • Drizzle the glaze over the rolls and serve.
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

How to Make the BEST Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

I’m a bit passionate about finding new ways to enjoy all-time favorite flavor combinations. This fall, I wanted to come up with a quick and easy seasonal sweet roll using ingredients you can easily find. These delicious fusion cinnamon rolls were the result. They have quickly become a fan favorite. Another popular fusion recipe, my skillet apple pie biscuits turns biscuits into an anytime-of-day treat smothered with apple pie filling. These cinnamon rolls using pizza dough were a natural progression.

  • Ingredients you’ll need to make easy Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls: Refrigerated pizza dough, apple pie filling, butter, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, apple pie spice, powdered sugar and heavy cream to make the glaze.
  • Kitchen tools you’ll need: 12 inch cast iron skillet or similar size baking dish, measuring cups and spoons, sharp knife and cutting board, small bowls plus an apple corer and peeler and saucepan if making your own filling.
  • Refrigerated pizza dough can be very elastic so be patient when rolling it out into a rectangle.
  • If you don’t have apple pie spice, you can use all ground cinnamon.
  • Once filled, keep in mind that as you roll the apple filled dough some of the apple pie filling may ooze out.  Just tuck the bits and pieces into the spaces between the cinnamon rolls once you’ve cut them and arranged in the skillet.  Much too tasty to be left behind.
  • If you’d like to make your own apple filling, checkout the Cook’s Note for the how-to.
  • The glaze easily doubles, if you’re crew loves extra or serve some on the side so they can add more to their liking.
  • You can swap out frozen bread dough for the refrigerated pizza dough, if desired. Follow the instructions for thawing then allow rise time.
  • Store Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat gently in the microwave or air fryer.
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

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Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Southern
Keyword: apple-pie-cinnamon-rolls
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 257kcal
Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

  • 1 13.8 oz can refrigerated classic pizza crust (i.e. Pillsbury)
  • 5 Tbsp softened butter divided
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 20 oz can premium apple pie filling (*See Cook’s note)
  • 1/2 tsp apple pie spice
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3-4 Tbsp heavy cream

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Use 1 Tbsp butter to coat the bottom and sides of a 12-inch cast iron skillet or similar. Set aside
  • On a nonstick surface stretch the pizza dough into a 15×10-inch rectangle. Spread the dough with 4 Tbsp softened butter.
  • Mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the butter.
  • Use a sharp knife to cut the apple wedges in the pie filling into smaller pieces. Stir in the apple pie spice. Spread over the crust.
  • Begin rolling from the widest edge ending seam side down. Use a sharp knife and cut into 12 equal pieces. Arrange in the buttered skillet.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and puffy.
  • Mix together the powdered sugar and heavy cream. Add enough cream to make the glaze drizzling consistency.
  • Drizzle the glaze over the rolls and serve.

Notes

To Make Apple Filling: In a heavy bottomed saucepan cook 4 cups of cubed apple, 1/3 cup of granulated sugar, 1/2 tsp apple pie spice and 1/4 tsp of salt. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until softened. Thicken with 1 Tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tbsp cold water, repeat as needed. Cool then proceed with the recipe as written.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 248mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 266IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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24 Comments

  1. I really have more of a question can you make these using homeade dough that you would use for regular cinnamon rolls but these look so yummy I gotta try them your awesome

  2. 5 stars
    these turned out sloppy as all get out, but the taste still made them a 5 star. Now, gotta figure out how to make the filling (made from scratch with apples) less sloppy and so the dough more rigid.
    As for the sugar topping, I made mine from 2 oz cream cheese + 1/2 tasp butter and 3 tbsp milk… then gradually add 2-3 tsp icing sugar and a touch of vanilla. Not too sweet, and the cream cheese gives it a nice tang.

    1. If the filling is thickened properly prior to assembling, it shouldn’t liquify while baking. Perhaps next time, cook the apple filling down a bit more.

  3. They are perfect. I chopped up 3medium Granny Smith apples really fine and mixed with cinnamon and a touch of nutmeg..
    The dough recipe is amazing for this recipe. Thank you

  4. I tried a simpler way with a can of Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, can of apple or other fruit pie filling on top, pour melted butter over and bake 35 min at 350. When partly cooled put topping from can over all. Sometimes I add chopped pecans.

  5. Wow, they looked great, until, I read the ingredients, pre made pizza dough, really, it’s not that hard to make REALLY GOOD dough, instead of using something substandard!!

    1. Hi Joe, I would think if you have such a strong dislike of purchased pizza dough products, you likely have a recipe for homemade pizza dough that you could adapt to this recipe instead. If not, be sure and pick up one of my cookbooks next year I have an AMAZING homemade pizza dough recipe included.

  6. In the instructions it says to cut into twelve equal pieces than stir in the apple pie spice? What do you stir it into?

    Looks wonderful!

    1. Mix the apple pie spice into the apples after you cut them up. It was in the wrong place, but it’s fixed now.

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