Make heart shaped cinnamon rolls either from scratch or using a can of store bought cinnamon rolls.

Cinnamon rolls are one of my favorite things to make. I love working with yeast and people think you’re a genius when you present them with a pan of homemade cinnamon rolls made from cake mix. But they also can take a bit of time to whip up so sometimes I cheat and just use the good old fashioned cans of cinnamon rolls from the grocery store.

It’s easy to turn the cans of cinnamon rolls into fun shapes for the season like these Santa Hat Cinnamon Rolls or Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls.  In this case you can make them in to a fun heart shape for breakfast or Valentine’s Day. 

Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls from A Can 

 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Open a package of 8 count cinnamon rolls. Set aside the container of frosting. 

Gently unroll each cinnamon roll one at a time and start rolling both sides of the cinnamon roll up to form a heart shape and place on the baking sheet.

Bake for 15 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and set aside to cool slightly. 

Mix together the frosting that came with the cinnamon rolls and pink food coloring until you get the color pink you like. Use a spoon to drizzle the pink icing back and forth across the cinnamon rolls.

Alternately, you can put the frosting in a small sandwich bag. Snip the corner of the bag and then use that to drizzle the icing over the rolls.  Decorate with sprinkles, jimmies or other heart shaped decorations.

 

Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls from Scratch

 

The process to transform normal cinnamon rolls in to heart shaped cinnamon rolls is fairly simple. Use any cinnamon roll recipe. Check out our How to Make Easy Homemade Cinnamon Rolls from Scratch with Cake Mix for a good place to start. You can even just use a basic pizza dough recipe. Just let it rise for an hour before rolling out in to the rectangle to make the rolls. 

First, roll out your dough in to a rectangle about 16 inches long and 12 inches wide.  Next brush 4 Tablespoons of melted butter on to the dough.  Then Sprinkle with enough brown sugar to cover the dough well. Just use your hands and spread it on. Finally add about 1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon to taste.

Next, roll both of the long sides of the dough rectangle in to the center until they meet. Just go slowly and use some flour if the dough sticks.

Slice the long roll in to individual rolls – about 2″ each.  Gently put the rolls in to a greased baking pan and pinch the bottom to make the point of the heart.

 

Bake according to the cinnamon roll recipe directions. If you are just using the basic pizza dough, bake for about 20-30 minutes at 375 degrees until the tops are browned and the insides are baked through. 

Decorate the same as the canned cinnamon rolls above. You’ll need to make your icing. A simple mixture of powdered sugar and milk plus a little melted butter works great.