Cinnamon Roll Easter Bunny Twists
Get creative this Easter with these adorable Cinnamon Roll Easter Bunny Twists. These tasty treats are perfect for your Easter brunch or as a fun activity for the kids! Unroll the refrigerated cinnamon roll, twist it into a bunny shape, bake and top with a delicious cream cheese frosting for the bunny tail!
Easter time is always full of fun baking like these Easter bunny twist and cute Easter basket cupcakes. Fill the baking time in the oven with activities like Easter color by number. Then your kids will be able to wait a bit more patiently while all of the tasty treats bake in the oven. Easter bunny rolls full of cinnamon goodness and topped with a cream cheese frosting are such a fun and easy treat to make!
You can make treats like these for any and every Easter celebration. And this recipe is actually so easy that your kids could even make it all on your own! There’s no crazy recipe from scratch to follow, and it doesn’t take long to make either. We hope you love them as much a we do!
Why You’ll Love these Easter Bunny Twists
- Have this fun dessert ready to go in under a half hour. If you need a good last minute recipe, this one is just perfect.
- This a great kid-friendly recipe. You only need 5 ingredients and 30 minutes of your time to make the best cinnamon roll bunnies.
- Clean up won’t take long. Just clean the bowl you mixed up the frosting in and the baking sheet you baked on.
Ingredients for Cinnamon Roll Easter Bunny Twists
- Butter – Make a delicious cream cheese buttercream frosting with a bit of salted or unsalted butter. Allow it to come to room temperature before using.
- Cream cheese – It is important to let the cream cheese come to room temperature before mixing it with the other frosting ingredients.
- Pillsbury Grands cinnamon rolls – This is my secret to making these easy Easter treats extra perfect! Instead of using regular cinnamon rolls, use the grands cinnamon rolls. It will make the finished product extra light and fluffy.
- Pure vanilla extract – Cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and a splash of vanilla — it makes for the perfect white frosting.
- Powdered sugar – Sweeten the frosting and thicken it by using powdered sugar.
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How to Make Easter Bunny Twists
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set it aside to use later.
- Remove the cinnamon roll dough from the can and unroll each roll on a clean surface. You’ll need individual long strips. Grab the 2 ends of the dough and fold the narrow strips in half. This should put the cinnamon filling is in the middle. Press the halves together firmly.
- Place each roll in a U shape on the parchment lined baking sheet. Fold one side over the other and repeat two more times so that the ends are twisted three times.
- Press each twist firmly down on the baking sheet, then separate the end of each one to look like bunny ears.
- Place into a preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes until the top of the cinnamon rolls are a light golden brown.
- Pull the Easter bunny twists out of the oven and allow to cool completely. While cooling, make the frosting!
- Add room temperature cream cheese, room temp butter, powdered sugar and vanilla to a mixing bowl and beat together with a hand mixer or stand mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Once the Easter bunny twists have cooled, add a spoonful of frosting to the bottom of the twist to resemble a bunny tail!
- Serve and enjoy!
How to Store Leftover Cinnamon Roll Easter Bunny Twists
You can store unfrosted cinnamon twist Easter bunnies in an airtight container at room temperature for about two days or in the fridge for up to 5 days. Frosted bunny twists should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
What to Serve with Easter Bunny Twists
Serve these Easter bunny twists alongside things like scrambled eggs and bacon. Sheet pan breakfast and crescent roll breakfast casserole would be the best served with a fluffy bunny shaped cinnamon roll.
For more kid-friendly recipes, serve these twist with things like ham and cheese egg muffins or bacon egg muffins.
What can I use in place of canned cinnamon rolls?
Want to make these without canned cinnamon rolls? Then use this delicious homemade cinnamon roll recipe! You could also make these Easter bunny twists with puff pastry. Just brush them with a cinnamon sugar mixture, and cut into individual strips. Twist them according to the instructions in this recipe, just keep in mind that the bake time may be different with a strip of pastry dough.
Can I use store-bought frosting?
If you need to save some prep time, you can absolutely use store bought frosting or the frosting in the cinnamon rolls if it comes with it. The homemade frosting is usually thicker and holds its shape for the “bunny tail” better. It also won’t taste as yummy as homemade, but will still do the trick! Feel free to use a different homemade frosting recipe too. Buttercream frosting would be super tasty.
Pro Tips for the Best Easter Bunny Twists
- For a more buttery flavor, use a pastry brush to brush the cinnamon rolls with melted butter before baking. Just be careful not to overload them with too much butter.
- Feel free to add sprinkles or sanding sugar to the frosting bunny tails. It would be a super cute touch!
- Make sure that you firmly secure the Easter bunny twists before baking or they could come apart in the oven as the dough expands.
Make an extra large batch of these fun cinnamon twist Easter bunnies if you want to have leftovers! They’re so easy and just absolutely delicious.
More Easter Fun You’ll Love!
- Fill your kid’s Easter basket with fun printable like these Easter Secret Messages. So much fun to decode!
- Salt Dough Easter Eggs are a classic tradition that never get old!
- This Swirled Easter Cake is another yummy Easter sweet treat that is really simple to make.
- Want a new way to dye Easter egggs? Then you ‘ve gotta check out the Glitter Easter Eggs!
Cinnamon Roll Easter Bunny Twists
Ingredients
- 17.5 ounces Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls 5 count
Cream Cheese Tails
- 3 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Take the rolls out of the can and unroll them onto a clean surface. Take the 2 ends of the dough and fold it in half so that the cinnamon filling is in the middle and press the two halves together.
- To assemble the bunnies, first place a roll in a U shape on the prepared baking sheet.
- Fold one side over the other and repeat two more times so the ends are twisted 3 times.
- Press each twist firmly down on the prepared baking sheet and separate the end of the twists so that they look like bunny ears.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
- Take them out of the oven and let cool.
- While they are cooling, in a medium mixing bowl add the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix with a hand held mixer until smooth. Once the twists are cool, put a spoon full of cream cheese topping on the bottom of the twists making it resemble a fluffy bunny tail.
