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Home » Season » Holiday » Christmas

Christmas Breakfast: Maple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

By: Kita · Published Dec 22, 2011 · Updated: Mar 17, 2017 · This post may contain affiliate links

Christmas breakfast becomes more special when you serve a pan of warm maple pecan cinnamon rolls to your family. They're a sweet way to start the day!

Christmas breakfast becomes more special when you serve a pan of warm maple pecan cinnamon rolls to your family. They're a sweet way to start the day! | PassTheSushi.com

I may be in my twenties, but Christmas morning has never changed. Early in the morning, I wake up giddy with anticipation. I try to not wake anyone else. Finally, I drop one too many spoons or shut the pantry door a little too hard and everyone else wakes up. There is the childlike joy of unwrapping presents under the tree and the mess of paper that follows.

We never made Christmas breakfast. Ever.

Chocolate chip cookies, candy and pure excitement was all we needed to fill our tummies. But if you did want your family to have something more than pure sugar for Christmas breakfast, these delicious cinnamon rolls come together quick enough that you could sneak off while someone struggles to unhinge that must have toy from its stressful packaging.

Christmas breakfast becomes more special when you serve a pan of warm maple pecan cinnamon rolls to your family. They're a sweet way to start the day! | PassTheSushi.com

Easy Maple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

Christmas breakfast becomes more special when you serve a pan of warm maple pecan cinnamon rolls to your family. They're a sweet way to start the day! | PassTheSushi.comFrom Bakingdom

Ingredients:

For the Filling:

  • ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup chopped pecans
  • 2 teas cinnamon
  • ⅛ teas salt
  • 1 tbs unsalted butter, melted

For the Dough:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbs sugar
  • 1 teas baking powder
  • ½ teas baking soda
  • ½ teas salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 6 tbs unsalted butter, melted, divided
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup

For the Icing:

  • 2 tbs unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 tbs maple syrup
  • 1 to 2 teas milk
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar

Preparation:

Coming all of the filling ingredients in a bowl and mix with a fork. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

In the bowl of your stand mixer, with dough hook attachment combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the buttermilk, syrup, and 2 tablespoons of the melted butter; mix until combined. Scrape sides with a spatula to make sure all ingredients were incorporated. Let mixer run for 3 to 5 minutes to knead the dough. Remove from mixer, cover and chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Remove the dough from the fridge and on a clean work surface roll or press dough into a 12 x 8 rectangle. Pour 2 tablespoons of the melted butter on and spread around with your fingers. Pour the filling that you set aside earlier over the dough and spread it evenly over the top, leaving about a ½ inch or so border around the outside edge. Press the filling down to pack it on top of the dough. It's going to get gooey, make sure your sleeves are rolled up.

Starting on the long side of the dough, roll the side up, pressing as you go, to create a tightly rolled log. Pinch the seam closed and lay the log seam side down.Yes, you will have some mess on the counter, no biggie.

Brush a 9 inch cake pan or an iron skillet with 2tablespoons melted butter. Cut into 8 even pieces (1 ½ inches), and transfer each roll to the prepared cake pan. Brush with the remaining 2 tablespoons of melted butter. Bake for 20 to 23 minutes, until golden brown.

Meanwhile, make the icing. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and add the sugar. Add the syrup and mix well, until the mixture is smooth. If it is too thick, add a teaspoon or so of milk to loosen it up to desired texture.

Let the cinnamon rolls cool for at least 5 minutes before topping with icing and serving.

Christmas breakfast becomes more special when you serve a pan of warm maple pecan cinnamon rolls to your family. They're a sweet way to start the day! | PassTheSushi.com

Yeah, I know the Christmas breakfast recipe looks long, but really, the gooey maple pecan cinnamon rolls are easy to make.

And sooo tasty. I promise.

Seriously, Look at that awesomeness. ^.^

 

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  1. Lauren at Keep It Sweet says

    December 22, 2011 at 8:23 am

    Those look amazing, the perfect amount of gooeyness!

    Reply
  2. Blog is the New Black says

    December 22, 2011 at 8:34 am

    These look WONDERFUL! YUM! I'd love to wake up to these on Christmas morning!

    Reply
  3. Belinda @zomppa says

    December 22, 2011 at 8:50 am

    Dang! I'm coming over bright and early!

    Reply
  4. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    December 22, 2011 at 8:57 am

    These sound delightful!

    Reply
  5. Laurie {Simply Scratch} says

    December 22, 2011 at 9:03 am

    Oh my heavens!! You are amazing! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Lacy says

    December 22, 2011 at 9:05 am

    My entire family is the exact same way! In fact, my sister who just turned 30 this yr is the worst of us all, she sets her alarm for 5 am EVERY yr & then we tell her to go back to bed for 2 hours lol! It's always fun having the whole family at home & Christmas breakfast is huge at our place. These cinnamon rolls look sooo delicious, I love the pecan addition. Would be a hit at our house!

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  7. Ali B says

    December 22, 2011 at 9:40 am

    These look amazing! Pinned 🙂

    Reply
  8. Mi Vida en un Dulce says

    December 22, 2011 at 10:05 am

    Perfect rolls...and no yeast for the dough...!!! Yes, looks like a long process, but I think is faster enough to be able to bake on the morning.
    Thanks for this recipe and have a Happy Holidays...!!!

    Reply
  9. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    December 22, 2011 at 10:45 am

    I love breakfast rolls of almost any variety! I actually just picked up orange rolls since that was a tradition I remember from growing up. These would be lovely too!

    Reply
  10. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says

    December 22, 2011 at 10:45 am

    Heck, I just turned 50 and I still get giddy on Christmas morning! I'd be even more so with one (or two) of these on a plate in front of me. Wow, they look so, so good. Very moist, very rich, very decadent. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  11. Eliot says

    December 22, 2011 at 10:52 am

    That is definitely some Christmas morning ooey-gooey goodness!

    Reply
  12. jules @ bananamondaes says

    December 22, 2011 at 12:07 pm

    I've already got some of these lurking in the freezer ready for Christmas morning. Anything to stop my other half from devouring a box of jelly worms and turkish delight!

    Reply
  13. nicole says

    December 22, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    I can't beleive you guys don't make breakfast on Christmas. My mom just emailed me a huge list of food for brunch for us... the 3 of us. I'm gonna roll out of CT

    Reply
  14. Steph@stephsbitebybite says

    December 22, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    Glad I'm not the only (eh-hem) 27 year old that can't sleep through the night and is wide awake at 3:30 Christmas morning! But now that santa doesn't stop at my house anymore (jerk) I might just have to make this in my early morning eagerness!

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  15. Kim Bee says

    December 23, 2011 at 2:46 am

    This looks delicious. We started a tradition with our kids of Christmas brunch. Breakfast gets overlooked due to excitement. And cooking 3 meals on a busy day like that is not happening. So we just do brunch and dinner. I'd rather be opening gifts anyway. lol

    Reply
  16. Kristen says

    December 26, 2011 at 12:28 pm

    We always have cinnamon rolls for breakfast on Christmas. I wish that my husband enjoyed nuts in them, but only half of my children and I like to crunch into a nut while eating a baked good. Your rolls look wonderful. Hope you had a great Christmas!!

    Reply
  17. RavieNomNoms says

    December 27, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Oh my!! My dad and I would be all over this! We love cinnamon rolls and then put pecans, TO-DIE-FOR!

    Reply

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