Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls

Bring a little Disney magic to your fall mornings with these adorable Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls! Made with refrigerated cinnamon rolls, creamy icing, and colorful fall sprinkles, they’re an incredibly easy breakfast treat that kids and Disney fans will love.

The best part? You don’t need to make cinnamon roll dough from scratch. A package of refrigerated cinnamon rolls does nearly all the work. Simply arrange the rolls into the iconic Mickey shape, bake until golden, frost, and decorate.

These would be especially fun for a Disney movie morning, fall sleepover, Halloween breakfast, or as a little taste of Disney magic when you’re missing the parks.

Why You’ll Love These Mickey Cinnamon Rolls

This is one of those recipes that’s almost too easy to call a recipe—and that’s exactly why it’s so much fun.

You only need three ingredients, there’s very little prep involved, and kids can help decorate the finished cinnamon rolls.

They’re also easy to customize for different seasons simply by changing the sprinkles.

Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls

Prep Time: About 5 minutes
Bake Time: Approximately 15 minutes
Oven Temperature: 350°F
Makes: 1 large Mickey-shaped cinnamon roll

Ingredients

• 4 original-size refrigerated cinnamon rolls
• Icing included with the cinnamon rolls
• Autumn sprinkles

How to Make Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls

Preheat the oven to 350°F or to the temperature directed on your cinnamon roll package.

Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly coat it with nonstick cooking spray.

Take two cinnamon rolls and gently press or roll them together to create one large circle. This will become Mickey’s head.

Take the remaining two cinnamon rolls and position them at the top of the larger circle to create Mickey’s ears.

Gently pinch the dough where each ear meets the larger cinnamon roll. This will help the pieces stay together as they bake.

Place your Mickey-shaped cinnamon roll onto the prepared baking sheet.

Bake for approximately 15 minutes, or until the cinnamon rolls are puffed and golden brown.

Because refrigerated cinnamon roll brands and sizes vary, use the baking directions on your package as your primary guide and add additional time if necessary for the larger center portion.

Remove from the oven and allow the cinnamon roll to cool for a few minutes.

Spread the included icing over the warm cinnamon roll.

Immediately add autumn sprinkles so they’ll stick to the icing.

Serve warm and enjoy!

How to Get the Mickey Shape

The trick is making sure the center cinnamon roll is noticeably larger than the ears.

Combining two cinnamon rolls for Mickey’s head and using one cinnamon roll for each ear creates that familiar silhouette.

When attaching the ears, give the dough a good pinch where the pieces meet. They’ll expand as they bake, which helps the individual rolls come together into one large Mickey-shaped cinnamon roll.

Don’t worry if it isn’t absolutely perfect. Once it’s covered in icing and sprinkles, the Mickey shape will come together.

Watch the Center While Baking

Because you’re combining two cinnamon rolls to create Mickey’s head, the center is considerably larger than a standard cinnamon roll.

That means it may require more time to bake completely.

Start with the recommended baking time on your cinnamon roll package and check the center before removing it from the oven. If necessary, give it a few additional minutes.

If the outside begins browning too quickly before the center is finished, loosely cover it with aluminum foil while it finishes baking.

Let the Kids Decorate

This is a great recipe for getting kids into the kitchen because there’s really no wrong way to decorate it.

Put out bowls of fall-colored sprinkles and let everyone create their own design.

You could even divide the dough into smaller Mickey cinnamon rolls so everyone gets their own to decorate.

Make Them for Halloween

Want to turn these into Halloween Mickey Cinnamon Rolls?

Use orange, black, purple, and green sprinkles instead of traditional autumn colors.

You could even tint the included icing orange before spreading it over the cinnamon rolls.

For Thanksgiving morning, stick with orange, gold, red, brown, and yellow sprinkles.

Change Them for Every Season

Once you know how to make the basic Mickey cinnamon roll, you can use the same idea throughout the year.

Try red and green sprinkles for Christmas, pink and red for Valentine’s Day, pastel colors for Easter, or red, white, and blue for the Fourth of July.

It’s an easy way to turn an inexpensive package of cinnamon rolls into a special holiday breakfast.

A Little Disney Magic at Home

You definitely don’t need a complicated character breakfast to make an ordinary fall morning feel special.

With refrigerated cinnamon rolls, icing, and a handful of autumn sprinkles, these Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls turn a simple breakfast into something much more fun.

Add some fresh fruit, hot chocolate, or pumpkin spice coffee and put on your favorite Disney movie for an easy fall morning at home.

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Easy Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls

Make these easy Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls with refrigerated cinnamon rolls, icing, and fall sprinkles for a fun Disney-inspired fall breakfast.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword Cinnamon Rolls, Mickey Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

• 4 original-size refrigerated cinnamon rolls
• Icing included with the cinnamon rolls
• Autumn sprinkles

Instructions

How to Make Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls

• Preheat the oven to 350°F or to the temperature directed on your cinnamon roll package.
• Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly coat it with nonstick cooking spray.
• Take two cinnamon rolls and gently press or roll them together to create one large circle. This will become Mickey's head.
• Take the remaining two cinnamon rolls and position them at the top of the larger circle to create Mickey's ears.
• Gently pinch the dough where each ear meets the larger cinnamon roll. This will help the pieces stay together as they bake.
• Place your Mickey-shaped cinnamon roll onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for approximately 15 minutes, or until the cinnamon rolls are puffed and golden brown.
• Because refrigerated cinnamon roll brands and sizes vary, use the baking directions on your package as your primary guide and add additional time if necessary for the larger center portion.
• Remove from the oven and allow the cinnamon roll to cool for a few minutes.
• Spread the included icing over the warm cinnamon roll.
• Immediately add autumn sprinkles so they'll stick to the icing.
• Serve warm and enjoy!

How to Get the Mickey Shape

• The trick is making sure the center cinnamon roll is noticeably larger than the ears.
• Combining two cinnamon rolls for Mickey's head and using one cinnamon roll for each ear creates that familiar silhouette.
• When attaching the ears, give the dough a good pinch where the pieces meet. They'll expand as they bake, which helps the individual rolls come together into one large Mickey-shaped cinnamon roll.
• Don't worry if it isn't absolutely perfect. Once it's covered in icing and sprinkles, the Mickey shape will come together.

Watch the Center While Baking

• Because you're combining two cinnamon rolls to create Mickey's head, the center is considerably larger than a standard cinnamon roll.
• That means it may require more time to bake completely.
• Start with the recommended baking time on your cinnamon roll package and check the center before removing it from the oven. If necessary, give it a few additional minutes.
• If the outside begins browning too quickly before the center is finished, loosely cover it with aluminum foil while it finishes baking.

Let the Kids Decorate

• This is a great recipe for getting kids into the kitchen because there's really no wrong way to decorate it.
• Put out bowls of fall-colored sprinkles and let everyone create their own design.
• You could even divide the dough into smaller Mickey cinnamon rolls so everyone gets their own to decorate.