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Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree Idea

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December 17 by Cassie 4 Comments

We have a really fun idea for a Christmas Morning Breakfast – our Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree. It is super easy, yet so incredibly festive and fun, the whole family will be thrilled to indulge in this simple recipe!

The fun part is that it looks complicated, but it isn’t! We even have a quick video showing how to make the Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree step-by-step.

cinnamon roll christmas tree idea

This is a FUN recipe that will not disappoint. We have made this a few times and I have some tips, tricks, healthy alternatives. I have a dairy-free and gluten-free swaps that you can make to fit everyone’s dietary needs too. It is also nut-free, perfect for the nut allergies. 

Ingredients and Supplies needed for Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree:

ingredients-for-christmas-tree-cinnamon-roll

  • 2 packages of Pillsbury Crescent Dough Sheets (these are nut and dairy free) 
  • 1 Cup of packed Brown Sugar (you can also use coconut sugar for a healthier swap – it will not be as sweet, but gives that homemade cinnamon roll appeal).
  • 1/3 cup of Ground Cinnamon
  • 2 TBSPS of melted butter (for a vegan, dairy-free, healthier swap – try melted coconut oil. This is our preferred choice). 
  • Christmas Cookie Cutter Shapes for the dough ornaments
  • Colored sugar, sprinkles and other cookie like toppings to decorate the ornaments
  • Parchment paper
  • Kitchen shears
  • Dough rolling pin
  • Pastry brush

For a gluten-free swap, make homemade cinnamon roll dough from the BEST gluten-free flour mix.

How to make the Christmas Tree Cinnamon Roll:

  • Start by opening one package of the Pillsbury Dough Sheets onto a sheet of parchment paper and roll out to be as flat and rectangle as you can. 

rolling-out-dough-for-cinnamon-roll-christmas-tree

  • Open the second package and roll it out to the same shape and size as the first on a separate sheet of parchment paper. 
  • Brush the melted butter or coconut oil onto the first sheet in the pan. 

butter-layer-on-christmas-tree-cinnamon-roll

  • Then mix the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl by hand (as it is too clumpy if you use a fork). Then sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar mix onto the bottom layer. 

putting-cinnamon-roll-mixture-on-christmas-tree

  • Apply the top sheet of dough to the bottom. 
  • Using the kitchen shears, cut a triangle tree shape in both layers. 
  • Once you have a tree shape, begin cutting branches, equal cuts on both sides. 

cutting-branches-cinnamon-roll-christmas-tree

  • Next twist the branches all the way up the tree!

twisting-bottom-of-cinnamon-roll-tree

twisting-cinnamon-roll-christmas-tree

  •  Once twisted, sprinkle green sugar all over to give it a green color. 

twisted-christmas-tree-cinnamon-roll

green-sugar-cinnamon-roll-christmas-tree

  • Flatten the remaining dough that you cut off initially to be cardstock paper thin. This is for the ornament shapes. It needs to be cardstock paper thin because if it is too thick, the ornaments will “puff up” too much in the baking and be unrecognizable and look like blobs on your tree. 

cutting-cinnamon-roll-shapes

  • Cut your ornament shapes and decorate with the sugars/sprinkles how you want. 
  • Apply the shapes to your tree. 
  • Bake at 350 degrees for about 17 minutes – or until nice and brown. 

christmas-tree-cinnamon-roll-with-dough-ornaments-baked

  • Serve it up and have fun! 

eating-cinnamon-roll-christmas-tree

Here’s the video sharing the step-by-step instructions:

You can print this recipe too:

Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree
5.0 from 3 reviews
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Author: Cassie from The Thrifty Couple
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 17 mins
Total time: 32 mins
Serves: 6
Enjoy a super stellar themed cinnamon roll that is fast and easy too! Everyone will rave over your Cinnamon Roll Christmas Tree!
Ingredients
  • 2 packages of Pillsbury Crescent Dough Sheets (these are nut and dairy free)
  • 1 Cup of packed Brown Sugar (you can also use coconut sugar for a healthier swap - it will not be as sweet, but gives that homemade cinnamon roll appeal).
  • ⅓ cup of Ground Cinnamon
  • 2 TBSPS of melted butter (for a vegan, dairy-free, healthier swap - try melted coconut oil. This is our preferred choice).
  • Christmas Cookie Cutter Shapes for the dough ornaments
  • Colored sugar, sprinkles and other cookie like toppings to decorate the ornaments
  • Parchment paper
  • Kitchen shears
  • Dough rolling pin
  • Pastry brush
Instructions
  1. Start by opening one package of the Pillsbury Dough Sheets onto a sheet of parchment paper and roll out to be as flat and rectangle as you can.
  2. Open the second package and roll it out to the same shape and size as the first on a separate sheet of parchment paper.
  3. Brush the melted butter or coconut oil onto the first sheet in the pan.
  4. Then mix the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl by hand (as it is too clumpy if you use a fork). Then sprinkle the cinnamon/sugar mix onto the bottom layer.
  5. Apply the top sheet of dough to the bottom.
  6. Using the kitchen shears, cut a triangle tree shape in both layers.
  7. Once you have a tree shape, begin cutting branches, equal cuts on both sides.
  8. Next twist the branches all the way up the tree!
  9. Once twisted, sprinkle green sugar all over to give it a green color.
  10. Flatten the remaining dough that you cut off initially to be cardstock paper thin. This is for the ornament shapes. It needs to be cardstock paper thin because if it is too thick, the ornaments will "puff up" too much in the baking and be unrecognizable and look like blobs on your tree.
  11. Cut your ornament shapes and decorate with the sugars/sprinkles how you want.
  12. Apply the shapes to your tree.
  13. Bake at 350 degrees for about 17 minutes - or until nice and brown.
  14. Serve it up and have fun!
3.5.3226

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  1. Kiel Hardman

    You have some pretty cool and unusual recipes. It seems to me that you would have managed to gather a large audience of viewers on YouTube. If you decide, I can advise you the movavi application there you will find everything you need for both a beginner and an experienced one. There you are like add audio to video
    , apply special effects, and they also have a YouTube channel where there are many interesting videos on this topic

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  2. Jacquelyn Norris

    wow, great recipe and looks good on the holiday table. I was just about to do something different this year for our Christmas party with my fellow essaywriters. We’ve been hard at work for a year and have written hundreds of commissioned articles together, we deserve a good break and are about to throw a dinner for 20 people. Everyone cooks something special and it fell to me to cook dessert. thank you!

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  3. Pam

    Can this be made the night before and put in the refrigerator for the next morning?

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  4. Waltan

    Well. the Christmas tree looks great. I hope that its taste is delicious. I want to make it to give my friends. A party will be hold in the weekend. We will eat cinnamon roll Christmas tree and play baldi’s basics

    Reply

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