Description
King’s Hawaiian apple pie cinnamon rolls turn a 12-pack of sweet rolls into a pull-apart cinnamon roll slab layered with brown sugar, cinnamon, and gooey apple pie filling, finished with an easy icing drizzle.
Ingredients
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Cinnamon Rolls
- 1 King's Hawaiian Rolls 12-pack
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 can Comstock apple pie filling (20 oz)
Icing
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 to 3 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Equipment
- Bread knife
- Baking pan
- Mixing bowls
Instructions
- Split the rolls. Preheat the oven to 350F. Keeping the King’s Hawaiian rolls connected, slice the whole pack in half horizontally with a bread knife into a top and bottom layer. Set the bottom layer on a nonstick or lightly buttered pan.
- Layer the filling. Mix the dark brown sugar and cinnamon. Spread a quarter cup of softened butter on the bottom layer, sprinkle on two-thirds to three-quarters of the cinnamon sugar, then add an even layer of apple pie filling.
- Top it off. Set the top layer back on, butter it with the remaining softened butter, and sprinkle on the rest of the cinnamon sugar.
- Bake. Bake for 15 minutes, until the tops are golden.
- Make the icing. Whisk the melted butter, powdered sugar, salt, milk, and vanilla together. Start with 2 tbsp milk and add more for a thinner drizzle.
- Finish. Transfer to a plate, drizzle with icing, and serve warm.
Notes
- Use a serrated bread knife and a gentle sawing motion to split the rolls without squishing them.
- Keep the apple pie filling in an even, moderate layer so the rolls hold together.
- The rolls are pre-baked, so 15 minutes is mostly about warming the filling and melting the butter.
- Let the rolls cool a few minutes before icing so it sets into a glaze.
- Swap in homemade apple filling if you prefer, though canned keeps it fast.
- Store covered up to 2 days at room temperature and rewarm to revive the gooey texture.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 235 kcal
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg