If you’re having a craving for a breakfast bun or snack to go with your coffee that is sweet, delicious and slightly messy, then these Easy Mini Sticky Buns are your solution! With only 5 ingredients, this recipe is ready and on your table in under an hour with little effort!

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Get ready to treat yourself to the delectable goodness of Crescent Roll Sticky Buns. These gooey and irresistible buns is an easy recipe, made with a simple combination of crescent roll dough, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon, are delicious treats for breakfast or any time of the day.

Baked Crescent Roll Sticky Buns in a baking dish.

❤️ Why you'll love it

Easy recipe: With just a handful of ingredients and minimal prep time, these sticky buns are incredibly easy to make. They are perfect for satisfying sudden cravings or surprising your loved ones with a homemade treat.

Sticky caramel bottom: The combination of dark brown sugar, and butter, creates a rich and caramelized sauce that coats the entire bottom of the crescent cinnamon rolls. Each caramel roll is a delightful explosion of sweet and gooey goodness.

Versatile and Customizable: This recipe serves as a fantastic base for customization. Feel free to add your favorite nuts, such as pecans or walnuts, to the filling for an added crunch. You can also drizzle a simple glaze or cream cheese frosting over the baked buns for extra sweetness.

Store bought roll dough with butter, cinnamon sugar mixture sprinkled over top.

🥘 Ingredients

Crescent roll dough: buy the crescent dough sheets without perforation if possible. If not, be sure to press perforations together to prevent leakage.

Butter: I like to use salted butter for this recipe, but unsalted butter can be used if you are trying to watch salt intake.

Dark brown sugar: for a deeper caramel flavor and creates a sticky caramel sauce in the sticky buns.

Granulated sugar

Ground cinnamon

🔪 Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place butter in baking dish and put dish in oven while it preheats to melt the butter.
Once butter is melted remove baking dish. Add brown sugar to melted butter and stir to combine. Using the back of a spoon, spread sugar mixture over bottom of baking dish to coat completely. Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix together granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
Unroll crescent roll dough and using a rolling pin, roll dough out slightly into a uniform rectangle shape.
Place remaining butter In a microwave safe small bowl, melt butter in the microwave.for 30 seconds.
Using a silicone pastry brush, spread each roll with ½ of the melted butter. In a small bowl, mix together the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Lightly sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture evenly over top of each crescent roll dough.
Roll dough jelly-roll style, rolling long side up and pinching seams to close along the length of the log of dough. Cut rolled dough with a sharp knife (or dental floss trick - see tips) into 1 inch slices and place in baking pan over top of sugar butter mixture. Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes.until rolls are golden brown.
Remove from oven. Let rest 10 minutes.

🥄 Equipment

Baking dish

Small bowl

Rolling pin

Silicone pastry brush

Mini serving spatula

🥫Storage

Room Temperature: Store any leftover sticky buns in an airtight container for up to two days.

Reheat: To enjoy the sticky buns warm again, gently reheat in the microwave for a few seconds.

📖 Variations

Jam Filled Sticky Buns: spread a spoonful of your favorite fruit preserves or pie filling on top of the crescent roll dough in before rolling up the buns. This will create a delightful fruity twist to your sticky buns.

Apple Cinnamon Sticky Buns: Add a layer of thinly sliced apples tossed in cinnamon and brown sugar on top of the cinnamon mixture before rolling up the buns.

Nutella Banana Sticky Buns: Instead of the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture, spread a layer of Nutella on the crescent roll dough triangles. Top with sliced bananas before rolling up the buns.

Lemon Blueberry Sticky Buns: Skip the cinnamon and brown sugar altogether. Instead, spread a layer of lemon curd on the crescent roll dough triangles. Sprinkle fresh or frozen blueberries on top before rolling up the buns.

Crescent Roll Sticky Buns on a white serving plate.

💭 Tips

For a fun twist, you can add a handful of chopped nuts, such as pecans or walnuts, to the brown sugar and butter mixture.
Remove mini sticky buns from baking dish while still warm to prevent sticking.
For larger sweet rolls, gut the dough a little thicker.
A piece of unflavored dental floss can make a quick clean cut when cutting the roll dough. Wrap floss around a 1" strip of dough and bring ends of the floss together in a criss cross to easily cut the dough.

🙋 FAQ's

Can I prepare the sticky buns in advance?

Yes, you can assemble the sticky buns in advance and refrigerate them overnight. Just make sure to bring them to room temperature before baking.

Can I use a different type of sugar instead of dark brown sugar?

Dark brown sugar adds a rich caramel flavor to the sticky buns. However, if you don't have dark brown sugar on hand, you can use light brown sugar instead. The flavor will be slightly different, but still delicious.

Can I use a different type of dough for this recipe?

While crescent roll dough works best for these sticky buns, you can experiment with other types of dough, such as puff pastry or homemade sweet roll dough. Just keep in mind that the texture and baking times may vary.

One serving crescent roll sticky buns on a plate with a large plate of buns blurred in the background.

📚 Related Recipes

Try these Apple Butter Pecan Sticky Buns for your next weekend brunch.

Spicy BBQ Chicken Crescents are an easy appetizer made with crescent roll dough.

These Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls are a great brunch recipe made with orange flavored sweet roll dough and dried cranberries.

🍽 Serve with..

Serve these scrumptious as part of a weekend brunch or t or a delightful dessert. They pair wonderfully with a cup of hot coffee or tea. Enjoy them fresh out of the oven for the ultimate gooey experience!

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