Halloween Cinnamon Roll Brains Recipe
This cinnamon roll brains recipe is perfect for Halloween – absolutely delicious, creepy and easy to make! Create this brain shaped cinnamon roll casserole for your spooky celebrations this year.
We absolutely love this easy Halloween recipe. The boys request that I make cinnamon buns all the time so anytime that I can make them festive, I will!
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I love, love, love how fun and easy these tasty brains are to make! This cinnamon roll recipe would be great to make around Halloween for breakfast with the kids or as a spooky after dinner dessert.
Cinnamon Roll Brain Recipe
Supplies:
- 10″ round baking dish
- Medium mixing bowl
- Butter knife
Ingredients
- Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls
- Non stick baking spray
- Red food coloring
Tip: homemade cream cheese icing can also be added to the top of the casserole but using the icing that comes with the cinnamon rolls is just as good in our opinion! We’ve tried different brands but Pillsbury rolls are always better than any other store brand.
Instructions
1. Open the two cans of dough and set aside the icing. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Unroll each of the large cinnamon rolls almost to the center.
3. Spray a 10″ round casserole dish with cooking spray.
4. Place half of the cinnamon roll dough in folds to one side of the backing dish.
Note: a baking pan or cookie sheet can be used to cook these as well.
5. Repeat on the other side of the dish with the remaining dough. Leave a 1/2″ space down the center.
6. Bake for 30 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.
7. Mix a drop of red food coloring with the icing in a medium bowl.
8. Top the cinnamon roll casserole with the pink icing using a butter knife.
9. Cut into wedges and serve or have party guests simply pull the brain casserole apart.
Anything that I can basically just throw in the oven is a win in my books! Like this awesome cinnamon roll casserole recipe that the kids love, it makes the whole house smell amazing.
I have even created this Keto Overnight French Toast Casserole for my keto loving self! Trust me when I say that it is just as delicious as the original french toast bake!
How to store these cinnamon rolls
If you have leftovers of this recipe, which is highly unlikely, you can store them in an airtight container (or covered in plastic wrap) at room temperature for a day or in the fridge for up to one week.
This is our new favorite simple recipe to make for Halloween morning breakfast. It’s a big hit with the entire family and the perfect way to feed a crowd on busy mornings.
Cinnamon Roll Variations
- Add apple pie and brown sugar filling to the base of the casserole dish to make apple cinnamon roll casserole.
- Place the ingredients into an air fryer basket to make air fryer cinnamon rolls.
- Refrigerate overnight or for at least four hours before cooking to create an overnight breakfast casserole.
- Place the ingredients into a slow cooker and cook for 2 hours on the low setting to create crock pot cinnamon rolls.
- Another favorite is drizzling caramel sauce or maple syrup overtop for a truly sweet treat.
This would be fun to serve on a dessert table with these Halloween Chocolate Dipped Pretzels, Monster Cookies or Halloween Chex Mix Recipe.
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Kitchen Essentials for Baking
- I love using this non-stick bakeware for all of my baking.
- These silicone mitts are perfect for grasping hot pans and baking dishes.
- This Henckel Knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
- These parchment paper bags are perfect for packaging and these large Rubbermaid food storage containers are great for storing baking in the freezer.
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Cinnamon Roll Brains Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 – 17.5 oz containers of Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls
- Non stick baking spray
- Red food coloring
Instructions
- Open the two cans of dough and set aside the icing. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Unroll each of the large cinnamon rolls almost to the center.
- Spray a 10" round casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Place half of the cinnamon roll dough in folds to one side of the backing dish.
- Repeat on the other side of the dish with the remaining dough. Leave a 1/2" space down the center.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.
- Mix a drop of red food coloring with the icing in a medium bowl.
- Top the cinnamon roll casserole with the pink icing using a butter knife.
- Cut into wedges and serve or have party guests simply pull the brain casserole apart with a fork.
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