Valentine’s Day Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these adorable heart-shaped cinnamon rolls made from classic refrigerated dough, decorated with pink-tinted icing and festive sprinkles. Perfect for a sweet treat to share with loved ones.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 heart-shaped cinnamon rolls 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients
- 1 can of refrigerated cinnamon roll dough
Decorations
- Valentine’s Day sprinkles, as desired
- Pink food coloring, a few drops
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) or follow the temperature instructions indicated on your canned cinnamon roll package to ensure perfect baking.
- Prepare the Dough: Open the cinnamon roll container and gently unroll each cinnamon roll to create flat strips of dough for shaping.
- Shape into Hearts: Take each unrolled dough strip and roll both ends inward toward the center so they meet, forming a heart shape. Pinch the bottom point of the heart tightly to keep the shape intact. Repeat this process for all cinnamon roll strips.
- Arrange for Baking: Place the heart-shaped dough pieces onto a baking sheet, ensuring they are spaced apart to allow room for rising and spreading.
- Bake: Follow the baking times and instructions provided on your cinnamon roll package to bake the shaped rolls until golden brown and cooked through.
- Prepare Icing: While the rolls bake, mix a few drops of pink food coloring into the provided cinnamon roll icing until evenly colored.
- Decorate and Serve: Once baked, drizzle or spread the pink-tinted icing over the warm heart-shaped cinnamon rolls. Sprinkle Valentine’s Day sprinkles on top to add a festive touch. Let them cool slightly before serving and enjoy warm.
Notes
- For best results, handle the dough gently to avoid tearing while shaping the hearts.
- If the cinnamon roll dough is too sticky, lightly flour your hands or work surface to help with rolling.
- Step-by-step photos can help guide the heart-shaping technique.
- Adjust baking time slightly if using jumbo or mini cinnamon rolls, as sizes vary.
- You can customize the icing color by adding more or fewer drops of food coloring to achieve your preferred shade of pink.
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