Make these easy Autumn Mickey Cinnamon Rolls with refrigerated cinnamon rolls, icing, and fall sprinkles for a fun Disney-inspired fall breakfast.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cinnamon Rolls, Mickey Cinnamon Rolls
Servings: 1
Ingredients
4original-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.