Simple and sweet rolls shaped like bunnies. These cinnamon bunny rolls are perfect for an Easter brunch and are easy for kids to make, too!
If you like our bunny rolls you’ll definitely like our lemon sweet rolls and quick rise cinnamon rolls. Both come together in 90 minutes just like these bunny rolls!
If you’re looking for a yummy recipe to make with the kids this spring, these bunny rolls are just the thing! They are so simple. Simply pinch off a ball of dough, roll out into a snake shape, and twist off to create ears!
You can drizzle the bunnies in icing if you’d like, but our favorite way to eat them is brushed with melted butter and rolled liberally in cinnamon and sugar. If you simply must cover them in frosting (and I really won’t blame you if you want to. They’d be cute with frosting and candy faces!) my go-to buttercream frosting recipe can’t be beat. I use it for sugar cookie bars, too! I have the recipe memorized because it is my favorite go-to recipe!
What I really love about this recipe is that it comes together in 90 minutes. Usually when you make yeast bread the dough initially rises for at least an hour or two, followed by another 45 minute rise after shaping the dough. These rest for 10 minutes and rise for 30 minutes.
Cinnamon Bunny Rolls
The basic dough recipe is from allrecipes.com.
Cinnamon Bunny Rolls
Simple and sweet rolls shaped like bunnies. These cinnamon bunny rolls are perfect for an Easter brunch and are easy for kids to make, too!
Print Pin Rate Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 12 rolls
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 c. butter
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp. dry active or instant yeast
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg
- cinnamon/sugar
- melted butter
Instructions
- Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in margarine; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, egg and the milk mixture; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has just pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Divide dough into 2" balls. Roll out each ball into a rope/snake shape. Bring the ends together and twist to form the ears. Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Break another ball in thirds and use a small piece of that dough to fill the hole that will be under the twist that you made for the ears. You won't even notice that there was a hole after the dough rises and bakes.
- Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Bake in the preheated oven 15-18 minutes, or until browned. Brush hot rolls with melted butter and sprinkle (liberally) with cinnamon/sugar.
- Drizzle with icing if desired.
- Serve warm.
Notes
Optional frosting: 1/4 c. butter, 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar, 2T milk, 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix ingredients together then beat until fluffy.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal
SO cute! And they look super yummy. Adding this to my Recipe Favorites folder.
Ha! I ALMOST made these! I found them in the friend and London wanted them, but I ended up with our traditional cinnamon rolls for conference because they just sounded so much better.
These are so cute! 🙂
-Annie
Yummy! These are great! I love the picture of your kids diving in and eating them.
These are ADORABLE!!
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these are ADOABLE
love it!!
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what a great conference day treat.
I can not wait to try them.
I am going to have to start following you…cute, cute ideas!
how cute are those? love ’em!
Delicious and Adorable? I’m in! Perfect addition to our Easter brunch!
Would love for you to share at my new link party!
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your blog is amazing!
i will try that recipe which is unknown in France, where I live!
maybe we could exchange links as I really like cooking too
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mine is about celebs, media and its bilingual and trying to be bicultural
Very cute. Though to be honest I thought they look more like little fishies! I’m sure they taste great no matter what they are!
These are fantastic! Love them!
These look so yummy. I would have enjoyed them during Conference =)
Love this! I featured it today on Today’s Top 20!
Amanda
http://www.todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com
So cute and looks SO SO yummy! I am your newest follower!
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Alisa
sweetpeasandbb.blogspot.com
YUMMY!!! I’d love it if you would link up to the Glitter ink party!!!! http://runwithglitter.blogspot.com/2011/04/running-with-glitter-3-link-party.html
These are so cute and look gorgeous! I can’t wait to make these with my kiddos.
I featured this recipe and post on my Friday Favorites. Feel free to stop over and grab a featured button. Have a fabulous weekend!
we made these earlier this week but they definitely weren’t in these cute bunny shapes…that means I am making a batch tomorrow to perfect them for Easter morning…I can’t bake but these go fast in our house!
Brandy…I think those are precious! My granddaughter would get so excited about these! Thanks for the sweet idea!
xo
Robin
All Things Heart and Home
Simply darling!
Really cute!
Really cute! I hope you will link up to my Hippity Hop Easter Project Hop.
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/03/hippity-hop-easter-project-hop.html
How thoughtful and creative – I love it. These buns are very cute and adorable.
How long of a “snake” do you make? Mine ended up looking like a tall skinny roadrunner!!