Heart Shaped Cinnamon Roll

Liberty Brammer
by Liberty Brammer
8 servings
25 min

I wanted to make a special heart shaped cinnamon roll. I’ve made a variation of these for Christmas and the Fourth of July,* too! I hope it inspires you! *I'd love for you to follow me on my blog at B4 and Afters for more of my great ideas! icon

heart shaped cinnamon roll with heart shaped marshmallows

There are 4 cans of cinnamon rolls in this box. I only needed 1 of them.

box of cinnamon rolls from Sam's Club


Preheat the oven according to the directions, then grease a cookie sheet, using butter or crisco/ vegetable shortening.

butter being spread on a baking sheet


Tear open the can.

how to open a cinnamon roll can


Press at the seam with your thumbs or a spoon so it will pop open.

press to open cinnamon roll can


Take the rolls out of the can, then separate the rolls.

cinnamon roll after it comes out of the can


Then open the roll, straighten it, and twist it.

twisting a cinnamon roll strip

Here’s a video showing how I twisted the dough. (I'd love for you to follow me and my great ideas over on YouTube!!)


Lay four twists in the shape of a heart.

cinnamon roll dough in shpae of a heart


Then fill in the heart with the other 4 cinnamon roll strips. (There are 8 cinnamon rolls in a can– so you only need one can!)

heart cinnamon rolls dough


Bake, being careful not to burn it.

cinnamon roll cooking in the oven


Add the frosting glaze that came in the can, after the heart has cooled a bit.

glaze frosting on cinnamon roll


There never seems to be enough frosting,

pink funfetti frosting with sprinkles


so I added some pink frosting and heart shaped sprinkles.

closeup of heart sprinkles


Lay a heart shaped paper doily on a large serving tray

pink paper doily heart


and serve for a Valentine breakfast or brunch— or for your Valentine.

pink frosting and sprinkles


Add heart shaped marshmallows to make it even more special!

heart marshmallows on cinnamon roll


Now if only I could get my vegetables to look this appetizing!

heart cinnamon roll


If you liked this one, you might like my Patriotic star or Christmas tree versions!

heart shaped cinnamon rolls with pink marshmallow hearts
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Valentine cinnamon roll on gold glitter background
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Heart Shaped Cinnamon Roll
Recipe details
  • 8  servings
  • Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 25 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 can of 8 unbaked cinnamon rolls
  • 2 TBLSP pink and red sprinkles
  • 1 cup extra frosting, if desired
  • 14 heart shaped marshmallows
Instructions

Unroll the cinnamon rolls.
Twist and lay in the shape of a heart on a greased cookiet sheet as shown, and bake until done according to the package directions.
Spread glaze on that came with the cinnamon rolls.
Frost with extra frosting if desired.
Sprinkle sprinkles on.
Decorate with marshmallows, and eat!
Liberty Brammer
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