Name: Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 2 cans of cinnamon rolls with icing ((16 count)); 21 oz Apple Pie Filling ((large can)); ½ cup heavy cream; 2 Tbsp brown sugar; 4 Tbsp butter ((melted)); ½ Tbsp ground cinnamon; pinch of salt

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This easy Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake turns refrigerated cinnamon rolls and canned apple pie filling into a warm, gooey breakfast casserole. Heavy cream keeps the rolls soft while brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, and icing make the apple topping extra rich. Basically, we took those cinnamon rolls in a tube that have been saving Saturday mornings since the ’80s, added apples, and made them even harder to resist. No homemade dough required because we have absolutely nothing to prove here.

Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake in a white baking dish on the counter. Beside is a piece of roll bake on a small white plate all on the counter.

Serves: 16
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes

Ingredients:

2 (8-count) cans of cinnamon rolls with icing
21 oz Apple Pie Filling (large can)
½ cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp brown sugar
4 Tbsp butter (melted)
½ Tbsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt

Cinnamon rolls in a light greased baking dish, with apple pie filling on a white plate, brown sugar in a white bowl, melted butter in a small white bowl, cinnamon and salt in a clear white bowl, heavy cream in a white bowl, and two icing containers all on the counter

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step-by-Step Directions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place cinnamon rolls in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking dish. Set the icing aside for later. Pour heavy cream over the rolls and let it soak in.

Step 2: Warm one container of icing in a microwave-safe bowl until melted and pourable. About 20-30 seconds.

In a mixing bowl, combine the apple pie filling, the cinnamon, brown sugar, salt, melted butter and only one of the melted icing sugars’.

Pour the mixture over the cinnamon rolls. Cover and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover for the last 15 minutes. Ovens can be different so check the center rolls for doneness. The bake is ready when the cinnamon rolls in the center are fully baked and no longer doughy. You can gently pull apart or check one of the center rolls before removing the dish from the oven.

The Apple Pie Filling, cinnamon, brown sugar, salt, the melted butter, and one of the melted pourable icings are mixed together in a large clear bowl with a mixing fork. Beside it is the white baking dish with the cinnamon rolls layered in it with heavy cream over top. all on the counter.

The Apple Pie Filling, cinnamon, brown sugar, salt, melted butter, and one of the melted pourable icings are mixed together and poured over the top of the white baking dish, which has the cinnamon rolls layered in it, with heavy cream on top, all on the counter.

Step 3: Once the cinnamon rolls are done, remove them from the oven and let them cool for a 5 to 10 minutes. Warm the remaining icing sugar container, and drizzle it over the top, and serve.

Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake in a white baking dish on the counter.

🍋 Simply Made Suggestions

Let it rest. Give the cinnamon roll bake 5–10 minutes after it comes out of the oven. This gives everything a chance to set up a bit and makes it much easier to scoop and serve.
Don’t skip the heavy cream. I pour ½ cup over the cinnamon rolls before adding the apple mixture. It helps keep the rolls soft and tender as they bake.
Cover first, uncover later. Keep the baking dish covered for most of the baking time, then uncover it for the final 15 minutes. This gives the center time to bake through without letting the top get too dark.
Check the center rolls. The bake is ready when the cinnamon rolls in the center are fully baked and no longer doughy. Gently pull apart or check one of the center rolls before removing the dish from the oven.
Warm the icing. A few seconds in the microwave makes the reserved icing pourable and much easier to drizzle over the bake after it has rested.

🍏 Easy Variations

Swap apples for peaches (it works, don’t question it)
Add chopped pecans for a little crunch
Serve with vanilla ice cream and just call it dessert

🍎 Before You Go…

Don’t stop at breakfast. Browse our apple recipes for fall and beyond for desserts, cocktails, savory dishes, and more ways to put apple season to work.

Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake

This easy Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake combines refrigerated cinnamon rolls, canned apple pie filling and heavy cream with brown sugar and cinnamon for a warm, gooey breakfast casserole finished with sweet icing.

Tara

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Equipment

baking dish 9×13 inch

Ingredients

2 cans of cinnamon rolls with icing (16 count)
21 oz Apple Pie Filling (large can)
½ cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp brown sugar
4 Tbsp butter (melted)
½ Tbsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Place cinnamon rolls in a lightly greased 9×13 inch baking dish. Set the icing aside for later. Pour heavy cream over the rolls and let it soak in.
Warm one container of icing in a microwave-safe bowl until melted and pourable. About 20-30 seconds.
In a mixing bowl, combine the apple pie filling, the cinnamon, brown sugar, salt, melted butter and only one of the melted icing sugar containers.
Pour the mixture over the cinnamon rolls. Cover and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover for the last 15 minutes.
Ovens can be different so check the center rolls for doneness. The bake is ready when the cinnamon rolls in the center are fully baked and no longer doughy. You can gently pull apart or check one of the center rolls before removing the dish from the oven.
Once the cinnamon rolls are done, remove them from the oven and let them cool for a 5 to 10 minutes. Warm the remaining icing sugar container, and drizzle it over the top, and serve.