TikTok Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream
These viral TikTok Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream take cans of Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls and soaks them in heavy whipping cream. This viral recipe is the BEST and easiest cinnamon roll recipe you will ever make! Serve it with my Jalapeño Baked Bacon and Raspberry Mimosas for a real brunch!
Quick Look: TikTok Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream
Ready In: 45 minutes
Serves: 10
Calories: 591 calories
Main Ingredients: canned cinnamon rolls, butter, brown sugar, heavy cream
Why You'll Love It: these TikTok Cinnamon rolls are so easy to make, taste homemade, and are perfect for serving a crowd.
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Do you ever see a recipe video online and think "I HAVE to make that immediately!" I'm not usually one that makes viral TikTok recipes (although I did make TikTok Baked Oatmeal!), when I saw a video of TikTok Cinnamon Rolls (on Instagram because that's how it works if you're over 30 years old), I immediately bought the ingredients to make them.
This recipe takes two cans of Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls and transforms them into the fluffiest and most delicious cinnamon rolls that you will ever make with canned cinnamon rolls with one viral hack!
If you're looking for other ways to use canned cinnamon rolls, check out my Pumpkin Spice TikTok Cinnamon Rolls, Apple Cinnamon Roll Casserole and my Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread!
Why You'll Love this Recipe
- EASY - this easy cinnamon roll recipe only uses four separate ingredients! Heavy cream, butter, and brown sugar are the secret ingredients that are added to cans of cinnamon rolls. My Crescent Roll Cinnamon Rolls are another super easy cinnamon roll recipe.
- Saucy - the heavy cream and butter/brown sugar mixture create a super yummy sauce on the bottom of the rolls that is incredible drizzled on top.
- Customizable - this recipe is so easy to add extra cinnamon, some chopped nuts, caramel, vanilla, etc. to make them exactly how you want!
- Make-ahead friendly - Just like my Brioche French Toast Casserole, you can make this TikTok Cinnamon Roll recipe ahead of time.
Key Ingredients
- Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls - I've only made these with the Grands. I highly recommending only using Grands Cinnamon Rolls, but if you can't find them, I think other brands would still work. They probably won't be quite as big, but still fluffy and delicious! I also use canned cinnamon rolls in my Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread!
- Heavy Whipping Cream - one cup of heavy cream goes on the bottom of the baking dish and gets soaked up by the cinnamon rolls. This makes them completely melt in your mouth! I use the same concept in my Pumpkin Spice TikTok Cinnamon Rolls.
- Unsalted Butter - this recipe uses one stick of unsalted butter that is melted with brown sugar and poured on top of the cinnamon rolls.
- Frosting - top the cinnamon rolls with the given cream cheese frosting or whatever icing that comes with the Pillsbury cinnamon rolls. You could also use the Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Frosting recipe for a homemade frosting.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions and Variations
- Nuts - you can definitely add some chopped walnuts or pecans! Add them to the brown butter/sugar mixture. Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies are another delicious healthy breakfast option with nuts.
- Vanilla Extract - add some vanilla extract to the brown sugar mixture for an added vanilla flavor.
- Cinnamon - add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the butter/sugar mixture for extra cinnamon flavor. Or if you're in the mood for pancakes, try Cinnamon Roll Pancakes.
How to Make TikTok Cinnamon Rolls
Photo 1. Pour the heavy cream on the bottom of a greased 9x13" baking pan.
Photo 2. Place the raw cinnamon rolls on top of the heavy cream.
Photo 3. Next, melt together the butter and brown sugar in a pan on the stove. Once they are melted, add 3 tablespoon of heavy cream and whisk well to combine.
Photo 4. Pour this mixture over the top of the rolls.
Photo 5. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. The top should be golden brown and the liquid should be mostly absorbed. There will likely still be some liquid on the bottom once you start plating them, but this is pure GOLD. Be sure to drizzle it over the cinnamon rolls!
Photo 6. Frost the gooey cinnamon rolls with the provided frosting or cream cheese icing and don't forget the liquid from the pan, too. ENJOY!
Expert Tips
Storage - store any leftover TikTok cinnamon rolls in an airtight container in the refrigerator. We just reheat in the microwave.
Heavy cream is the hero - this hack works because the heavy cream bath soaks into the dough while baking, making the rolls extra tender, rich, and melt-in-your-mouth. Don't swap for milk - lower-fat liquids can make them soggy not fluffy.
Caramelize that sauce - when melting butter + brown sugar, let it bubble gently until glossy - this creates a deeper caramel flavor that becomes the sauce underneath and over the rolls.
Spoon the pan liquid back on - after baking, there will be a decadent sauce leftover - don't pour it out! Spoon it over your rolls before icing so every bite is extra gooey.
Bigger = better - use Pillsbury Grands! rolls if possible - their large size soaks up more cream and sugar sauce, making them closer to a bakery vibe.
TikTok Cinnamon Rolls Recipe FAQs
I really recommend using Pillsbury Grands cinnamon rolls as they are bigger and work so perfectly with this recipe. If you can't find Grands cinnamon rolls, regular canned cinnamon rolls will work (I've tried it!), too. Trader Joe's and Annie's Organic also have large cinnamon rolls that work well.
Yes! The heavy cream is a key step because the cinnamon rolls soak it up and it makes them super tender and delicious. They will literally melt in your mouth. I would not recommend substituting milk, as it is not high enough in fat content and will likely just make the cinnamon rolls soggy.
Yes, definitely. Simply double everything and use two baking dishes.
They are pretty darn close! These doctored up store-bought cinnamon rolls really do taste just about as close as you can get to Cinnabon cinnamon rolls after baking in heavy cream, butter, and brown sugar!
These are delicious with some savory breakfast items such as Jalapeño Bacon and Chorizo Potato Breakfast Burritos!
This fluffy cinnamon roll recipe from TikTok is truly a must make. They taste like homemade cinnamon rolls and require minimal effort. I don't think I'll ever made cinnamon rolls any other way!
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TikTok Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream
Ingredients
- 2 cans Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a 9x13" baking dish with cooking spray.
- Pour the whipping cream on the bottom of the dish and then place the cinnamon rolls on top of the cream.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar.
- Once melted, stir in the additional 3 tablespoon of heavy cream and stir until smooth.
- Pour this mixture over the cinnamon rolls.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes. The tops should be golden and most of the liquid should be soaked up. If all of the liquid isn't soaked up, that's normal - just spoon it over the cinnamon rolls after you serve them - it's SO good!
- Use the frosting provided in the cinnamon rolls to frost the cinnamon rolls.
- Serve and drizzle with additional liquid from the pan. Enjoy!
Notes
- Pillsbury Grand's Cinnamon Rolls are the absolute best option for this recipe. I have made these with non-Grand's cinnamon rolls and it does work, but they are not quite as good.
- Serve leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Be sure to save the liquid from the bottom of the pan, too.
- To reheat leftovers, microwave on 50% power for 60-90 seconds, checking halfway through.
OMG ...These cinnamon rolls are beyond awesome. Puts Cinnabon* to shame and a whole lot cheaper. We have to make 5 complete recipes of this for 8 people. The whole family goes crazy. Then after these rolls are done, YUMMMMMMM, I am a butter lover, so I put real butter on my rolls 😋 and as it melts and is ooey and gooey😋These are absolutely 💯 THEE BEST CINNAMON ROLLS. They aren't my Grandma's, but pretty darn close. Thank you for this delicious roll.
Best ever!! Family Loved them!! Definitely will be my go-to recipe!
Fabulous!! My roommates loved them. Gone in one day!! Easy to make. I used the frozen rolls. I let them sit in the kitchen too rise ..sooo good! Thank you
10/10
Halved the recipe.
Used only 1 can of ANNIE’S cinnamon rolls, added a dash of vanilla in the heavy cream, and chopped pecans on 2 of the rolls. I left them in the oven until there was barely any liquid on the bottom. Awesome recipe in a HURRY.
This is the best recipe. Thank you for such goodness
This recipe had me drooling at the smell of it baking. Truly delicious and super easy!
Fabulous!!!
Can you substitute half & half for the heavy cream?
I wouldn't - I think it would remain too liquid-y.
I thought the same thing, but just leave it in the oven until all the liquid is gone on the bottom of the pan.
Delicious! Hardest part was getting the cans opened.
These are the most amazing and delicious cinnamon rolls I have ever had without having to work like a mad dog to get them created. Thank you for making my day!