Easy Cinnamon Rolls with Raisins and Walnuts

Easy  Cinnamon Rolls with Raisins and Walnuts.  There’s nothing like the fresh aroma of warm cinnamon rolls in the morning! Especially if you have fresh brewed coffee near by. Cinnamon rolls with chewy raisins and crunchy walnuts is an easy recipe made with only 6 ingredients, puff pastry, butter, cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins and walnuts.  And anyone can make and bake these rolls in minutes! 

 

Hello Friends!   We’re back from our vacation.  There’s so much to tell you about our trip to Prague but first, I wanted to post this recipe since I make these cinnamon rolls often, and especially now that the weather is cooling down.  This is an older post but I love to revive it every now and then.

As you know, I saw this recipe years ago on a cooking show.  Although I don’t remember who made them, it didn’t matter to me, since it was good enough for me to save the recipe in my book.  Cinnamon rolls are everyone’s favorite!

So, I decided to make these again and added a full recipe card on the bottom for you to easily print!

Once again, they turned out great and everyone LOVED’EM!!  Warm cinnamon rolls topped with a vanilla glaze icing for a little extra sweetness is perfect to serve while drinking some espresso coffee.  Ohhhhh- what could be better than that?

 

These cinnamon rolls are very light, and (just the way I like them) not too sweet.  The delicate and flaky texture is similar to that of a French pastry.  Mm.. they are so good, you can eat two and not feel guilty.

Easy Cinnamon Rolls with Raisins and Walnuts will make your mornings great!

Enjoy!

 

 

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Ingredients Needed for Easy Cinnamon Rolls with Raisins and Walnuts:

• 1 package Puff Pastry Sheets ( Pepperidge Farm)

• 1/2 stick of butter – melted

• 4 tsp. ground cinnamon

• 1/2 cup light brown sugar

• 1 cup organic raisins

• 1/4 to 1/2 cup walnuts – lightly crushed

• One 12 cup muffin pan

Vanilla Glaze Icing:

• 2 cups of Powdered Sugar

• 1 tsp. vanilla

• 3 to 5 tsp. of whole milk

 

Directions:

Open package of pastry and allow to thaw for 15 to 20 minutes.

Sprinkle some flour onto a surface, counter or board.
Unfold one pastry sheet.

Using a pastry brush, generously brush melted butter onto pastry sheet.

Sprinkle 1/4 cup of brown sugar.  Then sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of cinnamon on top.  Scatter 1/2 cup of raisins.

Take one end and begin to roll the dough until it ends.

 

Lightly pinch the end.  Using a knife, divide by marking the 6 pieces.

Then cut the roll into the 6 pieces.

Repeat the process again with the second pastry sheet.

 

Lightly brush the inside of each muffin cup with melted butter.

Brush all 12 cups!

Sprinkle each with some crushed walnuts.

Place each roll into a muffin cup. Gently press down onto the walnuts.

Preheat oven 375 degrees.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden on top.
Allow to cool for about 3 minutes.  Serve warm.

Yields: 1 Dozen

 

Directions for Vanilla Glaze Icing:

Blend all the ingredients together, stir until mixture is smooth and adjust the milk, if needed.  Icing should be thick and creamy.  Using a tablespoon to glaze each cinnamon roll on top.  Serve warm.
Enjoy these with your favorite coffee or tea!

 

If you try our easy cinnamon rolls with raisins and walnuts, let us know and leave a comment with a star rating below.  We’d love to hear from you!

Also, try our Easy Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls! These too are made with puff pastry!

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Hope you are having a good week? We just arrived from Prague and took so many photos.  Looking forward to posting those soon! By the way… are you ready for the Fall!  We love having cooler temperatures, wearing warm woolen sweaters and routines going back to normal.  And of course, kids starting school is probably the best part of September.

Thanks for stopping by!  🙂

xo  Anna and Liz