If you are looking for delicious recipes for Easter, look no further! Cinnamon rolls are well known. But have you ever heard of bunny cinnamon rolls? They're not just adorable, they're also delicious. These bunny-shaped cinnamon rolls are light and fluffy with a sweet cinnamon sugar filling. They are topped with colorful icing and sprinkles, making them the best bunny cinnamon rolls ever!
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⭐Why This Recipe Works
- Make a great Easter breakfast or Easter brunch
- Kids will love them!
- Made from scratch - much better than cinnamon rolls from a tube
🥣Ingredient Notes
- Instant yeast - to make the rolls rise
- Egg - Use a large egg
- Cinnamon - gives the cinnamon rolls their classic flavor
- Powdered sugar - to make the icing
- Gel food colors - I used pink, yellow, green, and blue
- Sprinkles - Pastel colors work best
📋Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 350F. In a microwave or small saucepan, heat the water, milk, and butter until the butter melts.
STEP 2: In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour and add the sugar, salt, and yeast.
STEP 3: Pour the wet ingredients and vanilla extract into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix. Add the egg and continue to mix until a dough forms.
STEP 4: Place the dough on a floured surface and knead the dough for 3 minutes. Then place the dough in a bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Let the dough rest for 40 minutes so it can rise.
STEP 5: To make the filling, place sugar, ground cinnamon, and softened butter in a bowl and mix.
STEP 6: After the dough has finished rising, roll it out to a rectangle shape (mine was 15x9 inches). Spread the butter and sugar mixture on top of the dough using a spatula.
STEP 7: Roll up the dough tightly to make a log. Cut the log into 10 equal pieces.
STEP 8: Shape each piece into a bunny head. Open and bend the dough and repeat one more time and it will get the ear shape. Be sure that the ears are sealed together because they can open while baking.
STEP 9: Place the cinnamon roll Easter bunny onto a silpat covered baking sheet and allow them to rest for 10 minutes to rise before baking.
STEP 10: Bake for 20 minutes or until the tops have turned golden brown. Remove the warm rolls from the oven and place them on a parchment paper covered cooling rack.
STEP 11: To make the icing, sift the powdered sugar into a bowl and add vanilla extract and milk. Mix until combined.
STEP 12: Divide the icing into 4 small bowl cups and color with gel food colorings until the icing reaches your desired colors. I wanted these Easter cinnamon rolls to have pastel-colored icing, so I use green, blue, pink, and yellow.
STEP 13: Spread the icing and sprinkles on top of the cinnamon rolls.
This cinnamon roll bunny will be one of those Easter recipes that you will make year after year. You'll want to print the recipe below to have it handy.
👩🏻🍳Expert Tips
Tip 1: I wanted these Easter cinnamon rolls to have pastel-colored icing, so I use green, blue, pink, and yellow gel food coloring.
Tip 2: If you notice the rolls have started to open, take them out of the oven after 10 minutes and shape them again, then continue to bake for the other 10 minutes.
🤷🏻♀️Recipe FAQs
No, you do not need a stand mixer. You can mix all the ingredients by hand.
You can make these cinnamon bun bunnies with dough from a tube, but they won't taste as good. Still, it is a huge time saver. If you chose to do so, skip most of the directions until you get to the part where you are making the icing.
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Ingredients
Cinnamon roll dough
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 pacakage instant yeast
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup whole milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
For filling
- 6 tablespoon butter softened
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup granulated sugar or dark brown sugar
For icing
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoon whole milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gel food colors pink, yellow, green, blue
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. In a microwave or small saucepan, heat the water, milk, and butter until the butter melts.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour and add the sugar, salt, and yeast.
- Pour the wet ingredients and vanilla extract into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix.
- Add the egg and continue to mix until a dough forms.
- Knead the dough on a floured surface for 3 minutes. Place the dough in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let the dough rest for 40 minutes so it can rise.
- To make the filling, place sugar, ground cinnamon and softened butter in bowl and mix.
- After the dough has finished rising, roll it out to a rectangle shape (mine was 15x9 inches). Spread the butter and sugar mixture on top of the dough using a spatula.
- Roll up the dough tightly to make a log. Cut the log into 10 equal pieces.
- Shape each piece into a bunny head. Open and bend the dough and repeat one more time and it will get the ear shape.
- Place the cinnamon rolls onto a silpat covered baking sheet and allow them to rest for 10 minutes to rise before baking.
- For the icing, sift the powdered sugar, add vanilla extract and milk, and mix.
- Divide to 4 cups and color with gel food colorings until you get your desired colors.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the tops have turned a golden brown.
- Remove the warm rolls from the oven and place them on a parchment paper covered cooling rack.
- Spread the icing and sprinkles on top of the cinnamon rolls and serve.
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Tayler Ross
These are adorable, and I love the fun colors! Definitely making for Easter morning
Hailey
This is one of the most creative Easter recipes I've seen. My nieces are going to love them!
Jess
These are adorable! My kids will go crazy for the pastel-colored frosting!
Sharon
Kids will go crazy on Easter morning for these adorable bunny cinnamon rolls. So easy to make too!
Rachel
These are so cute and delicious! Definitely making these for Easter!
Carrie Robinson
This has to be the cutest idea for Easter morning! ð Love this.