Easy Cinnamon Roll Pumpkins

It’s the Halloween season and this Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll recipe is perfect for your family! Decorate these treats like Jack-O-Lanterns for a fun family Halloween tradition!

How to make Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Who doesn’t love the lovely smell of cinnamon rolls baking in the oven? It is easily one of my favorite scents! With some creativity and experimentation, you can make cinnamon rolls become a family tradition for the Halloween season. By unrolling store-bought cinnamon rolls, forming into pumpkin shapes and adding some food coloring, you can make your cinnamon rolls look like cute (or scary) pumpkins for the whole family to enjoy.

What kind of cinnamon rolls should I buy for this recipe?

In order for this recipe to work, you should get uncooked cinnamon rolls that you can unroll. I buy the store brand cinnamon rolls because I have found that Pillsbury brand cinnamon rolls usually come in one piece.

What kind of food coloring do you use?

I love using Wilton brand gel-based food coloring. It is relatively cheap and can be used in so many different ways. I bought this food coloring off of Amazon at this link and I highly recommend it.

What else can I do with this recipe?

Like other holiday traditions like sugar cookie decorating, pumpkin carving, gingerbread houses and more, with creativity, you can create works of edible art. This recipe is no exception. Your family can have a decorating contest by creating Jack-O-Lantern faces, or you can surprise your neighbors by delivering cute pumpkin shaped cinnamon rolls to them. This is a very versatile and fun recipe so go ahead and make this recipe and idea your new family tradition.

Pumpkin Shaped Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients:

• 8 ct package of cinnamon rolls you can unroll (I used store off-brand, I’ve noticed that Pillsbury are usually all one piece) 
• Orange gel food coloring 
• Green gel food coloring 

Icing Ingredients:

• 2 C. powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-2 tbsp milk

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
2. Open the cinnamon rolls and discard the packaging. 
3. Unroll each cinnamon roll about 4-5″ and gently press it near the top so it appears to be a pumpkin shape. 
4. Bake for 14-16 minutes. 
5. While the cinnamon rolls are cooling, combine the ingredients for the icing and separate into two small bowls. 
6. Add a few drops of orange food coloring to one dish and a few drop of green food coloring to the second dish and stir to combine. 
7. Generously frost the cinnamon rolls with the orange and green icing so they look like pumpkins! 

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How much does recipe this make?

This recipe makes 8 pumpkin cinnamon rolls so feel free to double it if you need more.

How long can this stay before eating?

These cinnamon rolls can stay at room temperature for up to two days, but cover it with plastic wrap or tin foil to keep it from going stale. You can also put them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week, but I would eat them fresh or very soon after baking.

Other Halloween Recipes

• Frankenstein Guacamole Platter – Great Halloween Side Dish!
• Halloween Cheese Ball Recipe – Witch’s Hat Style!
• Easy Halloween Jello Salad with Gummy Worms and Blackberries
• Easy Buffalo Dip with Chicken

These Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are an incredible choice for your family’s Halloween festivities! Try this fun recipe out this Halloween!