These cinnamon rolls made in an air fryer are just as soft and delicious as the ones made in a conventional oven. Topped with your favorite cream cheese frosting, these breakfast delights will be ready in under 15 minutes in an air fryer.
If you are making 2-3 rolls for just yourself do not bother to preheat the oven. Just use your air fryer instead. Air fryers are a fast and efficient way to make cinnamon rolls.
Why will you love cinnamon rolls made in air fryer?
- Quickest. It is hands down the quickest method to make cinnamon rolls. The air fryer preheats much faster than the oven and cooks them very efficiently and quickly.
- Soft and fluffy. Air fryer cinnamon rolls are no less than baked ones. I love the convenience combined with results.
- All kinds of cinnamon rolls can be made in an air fryer. Small, jumbo, canned refrigerated cinnamon rolls, frozen cinnamon rolls, homemade cinnamon rolls, you just name it. And all cooked to perfection.
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Ingredients
Cinnamon rolls
Do you have some cinnamon rolls on hand? That’s all you need. You could use some homemade cinnamon rolls. Try my sourdough cinnamon rolls. They are dreamy and fluffy. Or you can use the refrigerated and canned cinnamon rolls from Grands, bakehouse, or Pillsbury. This recipe will work for all.
Using I make Grands cinnamon rolls in air fryer, but I am unable to find them these days, so I am using Bake House Creations cinnamon rolls that come with a frosting packed in them. There are 8 medium-sized cinnamon rolls per can.
Ingredients for Frosting the cinnamon rolls
You can use the frosting of your choice. Some canned cinnamon rolls come in with packaged frosting. But if you want to make your frosting you are going to need the following:
Ingredients for cinnamon rolls cream cheese frosting
- 4- ounce cream cheese
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Step-by-step process to make refrigerated canned cinnamon rolls in air fryer
Whether you are using the refrigerated canned dough or the fresh homemade cinnamon rolls, the air fryer temperature and timings will be more or less the same. But if you are making large or jumbo cinnamon rolls in the air fryer, you will need more time. So, account for those factors when making cinnamon rolls in the air fryer.
I am using Bake house creations cinnamon rolls. I start by opening the can and gently separating all the rolls and placing them directly in the air fryer basket. Leave enough room in between the rolls for expansion on cooking.
This pack contains 8 rolls and my air fryer can accommodate 8 of them at once. But if you have a smaller air fryer, you might want to do it in two batches.
Close the air fryer basket and set the temperature to 370 0F and 10 minutes. At 7 minutes mark, open the air fryer basket and flip the cinnamon rolls.
The rolls would have expended by now and would be touching each other. For flipping them you might have to separate them first.
While the cinnamon rolls are cooking in the air fryer, you can work on the cream cheese frosting.
Preparing the Frosting for the Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
In a bowl combine room temperature cream cheese and butter. I suggest using a hand mixer to beat them. Beat the cheese and butter at medium speed until they become light and fluffy.
Then, add the vanilla essence and half of the powdered sugar. At low-speed mix until everything combines. Now add the remaining powdered sugar and mix again.
When our frosting turns creamy and luscious, it is ready to be spread on our gorgeous air fryer Cinnamon Rolls.
Spread on the air fried cinnamon rolls or dunk the cinnamon rolls in the frosting!
Can you make homemade cinnamon rolls in air fryer?
Ys, you can use the homemade cinnamon rolls in air fryer. Life can’t get easier. Just roll the dough, and spread the filling. Then, roll the dough into a log. Cut the log into individual cinnamon rolls.
Then grease the air fryer basket using a cooking spray and place the cinnamon rolls in the air fryer basket. Keep adequate space between them for dough expansion.
Now, we will close the air fryer basket and let them rise in the basket for 45 minutes or 1 hour or until the rolls double up in volume.
When the rolls have proofed and are ready to be baked just set the air fryer temperature to 3700F and bake them for 10-12 minutes or until the top becomes golden brown.
At about 8 minutes mark, open the air fryer basket and consider flipping the cinnamon rolls.
How to serve cinnamon rolls made in air fryer
Cinnamon rolls are best served warm. Spread the frosting when they are still warm. You can also add caramel or chocolate drizzle to make them even better. You can either serve them for breakfast or a dessert, nobody is going to turn them down.
Storage and reheating of cinnamon rolls
Store the left-over cinnamon rolls in an air-tight container at room temperature for a day. Or refrigerate for 3-4 days.
To reheat, microwave them individually in a microwave for 15 seconds. You can also reheat cinnamon rolls in air fry at 370 0F for 2-3 minutes.
Expert Tips
- Adjust the air fryer timing depending on the type of cinnamon rolls. The frozen cinnamon rolls in air fryer will take 2-3 minutes more than the refrigerated or homemade ones.
- Also, look for the size of the cinnamon rolls the jumbo rolls will take 2-3 minutes more than the standard-sized ones.
- Do not place the cinnamon rolls very closely in the air fryer basket or rack. They need space to rise plus additional space for the air circulation after they have risen. The simple rule is not to overcrowd them in the basket. For an 8qt basket style air fryer, you should not put more than 9 rolls.
- If you are using an oven-style air fryer, use only a single shelf at a time. Also, there is no need to flip the cinnamon rolls in such air fryers.
- But if you are using an air fryer that has a basket, you should be turning them halfway through the cooking time. This ensures even cooking on both sides. This guarantees no undercooked core.
- If you are unsure if the biscuits are fully cooked through, look for a brown color on the top. Alternately you can use an instant-read thermometer to check the internal temperature. It should be more than 205 degrees F (about 96 degrees C).
- It is always a good idea to open the air fryer and check for the doneness 2-3 minutes before the suggested time. Some air fryers might cook even faster. Pull out the air fryer basket before the lowest given cook time in a recipe and see for yourself, how much more time you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all. Who says that? You just need to preheat the air fryer if you want to make something crispy, like air fryer French fries, chips, etc. Other than that, you do not need to preheat the air fryer. You just cook cinnamon rolls without preheating the air fryer.
Pillsbury Cinnamon rolls will take 10-12 minutes depending on the size of the biscuits. The ideal temperature is 370 0F (186 0C). The jumbo cinnamon rolls will take 12-14 minutes to air fry whereas the smaller ones will take lesser time.
Also, every kind of air fryer cooks differently, there might be a differential of 1-2 minutes there also. Pull out the air fryer basket before the lowest given cook time in a recipe and see for yourself, how much more time you need. Your cinnamon rolls might need lesser than the suggested time. This way you will know the ideal cooking time that works best for you.
Well, you can use both of them, but the key is to ensure that they do not fly around the air fryer and puncture some holes on them to allow for air circulation. If the parchment paper starts to fly around in the air fryer, it can block the air circulation and can even catch fire. If you are making something lightweight as banana chips, or apple chips, totally skip using them.
But if you’re cooking something that will have dripping food into the basket, like air fryer bacon, beef, or this air fryer pear or air fryer bananas, use an air fryer parchment paper to make the cleaning chores easy.
Nope, these are not vegan. They contain milk solids, which makes them inappropriate for people following a true vegan or cruelty-free diet.
More air fryer recipes
Air fryer breakfast recipes that you might want to try are:
- Toast Bagels in Air Fryer: Perfectly Crispy!
- A Guide to Make Biscuits in Air Fryer
- How to make air fryer hash browns? (shredded and patties)
- Air Fryer bananas with cinnamon sugar
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Till then,
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Cinnamon rolls in air fryer
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
Ingredients for making cinnamon rolls
- 1 pack of refrigerated canned cinnamon rolls
Ingredients for frosting
- 4- ounce cream cheese
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Instructions to make air fryer cinnamon rolls
- Start by opening the can and gently separating all the rolls and placing them directly in the air fryer basket. Leave enough room in between the rolls for expansion on cooking.
- Close the air fryer basket and set the temperature to 370 0F for 10 minutes. After 7 minutes, open the air fryer basket and flip the cinnamon rolls.
- The rolls would have expended by now and would be touching each other. For flipping them you might have to separate them first.
- When done, carefully lift them onto a plate.
Preparing the Frosting for the Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
- Using a hand mixer, combine room temperature cream cheese and butter in a bowl. Beat the cheese and butter at medium speed until they become light and fluffy.
- Then, add the vanilla essence and half of the powdered sugar. At low-speed mix until everything combines. Now add the remaining powdered sugar and mix again.
- When our frosting turns creamy and luscious, it is ready to be spread on our gorgeous air fryer Cinnamon Rolls.
- Spread on the cinnamon rolls or dunk the cinnamon rolls in the frosting. Serve warm.
Notes
- Adjust the air fryer timing depending on the type of cinnamon rolls. The frozen cinnamon rolls will take 2-3 minutes more than the refrigerated or homemade ones to air fry.
- Also, look for the size of the cinnamon rolls the jumbo rolls will take 2-3 minutes more than the standard-sized ones.
- Do not place the cinnamon rolls very closely in the air fryer basket or rack. They need space to rise plus additional space for the air circulation after they have risen. The simple rule is not to overcrowd them in the basket. For an 8qt basket style air fryer, you should not put more than 9 rolls.
- If you are making cinnamon rolls using an oven-style air fryer, use only a single shelf at a time. Also, there is no need to flip the cinnamon rolls in such air fryers.
- But if you are using an air fryer that has a basket, you should be turning them halfway through the cooking time. This ensures even cooking on both sides. This guarantees no undercooked core.
- If you are unsure if the biscuits are fully cooked through, look for a brown color on the top. Alternately you can use an instant-read thermometer to check the internal temperature. It should be more than 205 degrees F (about 96 degrees C).
- It is always a good idea to open the air fryer and check for the doneness 2-3 minutes before the suggested time. Some air fryers might cook even faster. Pull out the air fryer basket before the lowest given cook time in a recipe.
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