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This recipe shows you how to make 3 quick and easy cinnamon rolls that look like cute bears with just 1 ingredient: a can of cinnamon rolls. People say these taste just as good as cinnamon rolls that take hours to make. And another benefit is the super fast cleanup! If you’ve ever made cinnamon rolls from scratch, you know the disaster it creates in your kitchen (and other parts of the house if the kitchen is small). These are done in under 30 minutes from start to finish, including cleanup.

This recipe makes 3 cinnamon roll bears or mice.

Table of Contents

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• Quick Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Ingredient Substitutions
• Video
• Nutritional Information
• Contact Me with Questions
• Similar Recipes

I’ve made these twice for friends who came over for brunch. If you want to make something special to serve friends with coffee or tea, this is it. They make the whole house smell good, and the bear shape will wow people of any age.

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The Only Ingredient You Need For These Quick Cinnamon Roll Bears

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• 1 roll/can of vegan cinnamon rolls (I like Annie's)

How To Make Vegan Mickey Mouse Cinnamon Rolls

prep time: 5 min | bake time: 19 min

Preheat the oven to 350°.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy cleanup. If you’re using a baking stone, there’s no need to line it.

Open the can of cinnamon rolls. Be careful when you do this, because once in a while, you’ll get a very excited package that thinks you would look/taste better with cinnamon all over you.

Separate each of the five roles from each other.

Unroll one of the rolls completely.

Cut it into 4 even length pieces. I use scissors to cut the cinnamon roll dough, but you can use a knife or whatever.

Re-roll each of those 4 pieces into 4 mini cinnamon rolls. These will be your ears.

Repeat those steps with another cinnamon roll so you end up with 6 mini cinnamon roll ears (you’ll have some leftover that you can just roll up and bake with the bears).

Set the 3 whole cinnamon rolls onto the baking sheet. These are the bear heads.

Add 2 bear ears to each bear head.

Place the ears next to the head in a way so that the tails of each roll butt up against each other. This helps the bears look the best when they’re baked. You should be able to see what I mean by looking at the pictures.

Bake for 18-20 minutes (or whatever it says on your package). I’ve lived in houses where the oven ran low, and I had to bake these for more than 20 minutes. If you’re not sure how your oven works, I recommend looking at the color of the cinnamon rolls and leaving them in until they visibly start to turn a golden color on the edges.

Remove the tray from the oven, and set it on a cooling rack.

Transfer the rolls to a plate or a cooling rack. Cool them for 10 minutes before icing.

Drizzle or spread on the icing.

Serve warm, or leave at room temperature until you’re ready to eat them.

Ingredient Substitutions

• Vegan Cinnamon Rolls: For this recipe, use one of these vegan cinnamon roll brands.

Video of How To Make Canned Cinnamon Rolls That Look Like Bears or Mickey Mouse

Nutrition Facts

This nutritional information is for one serving. I took this information from the can of Trader Joe’s Organic Cinnamon Rolls. I didn’t use all the icing though, so if you don’t use all the icing, these numbers may be lower.

• Servings: 3
• Calories: 533
• Fiber: 3g
• Saturated fat: 8g
• Total fat: 18g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 1,250mg
• Sugars: 40g
• Total Carbohydrates: 88g
• Protein: 6g
• Calcium: 33mg
• Potassium: 83mg
• Iron: <1mg

Questions and Answers

How do you cook these cinnamon rolls in the air fryer?

I have a recipe for air fried cinnamon rolls. That recipe is for making all 5 at once and just makes normal rolls. For these, I recommend just making one mouse or bear at a time and trying 8 minutes at 315 degrees Farenheit. If you like your cinnamon rolls more like cinnamon buns, check them after 7 minutes. If you like them more like cinnamon rolls, leave them in the air fryer a little longer.

What brands of canned cinnamon rolls are vegan?

The brands of cinnamon rolls I have tried as a vegan are Immaculate Baking, Annie’s, and Trader Joe’s. Don’t buy Pillsbury cinnamon rolls because they have whey in them. I like Annie’s and Immaculate Baking because they’re also organic.

When and where were cinnamon rolls invented?

Cinnamon Rolls (or cinnamon buns) originated in Sweden in the 14th century.

Comments or Questions?

If you make this cinnabear recipe, I would love it if you’d snap a pic, post to instagram, and tag me @vegandollhouse. It seriously makes my day/week/month!

Please message me (instagram or email) if you have any questions or feedback about the recipe.

Similar Recipes

If you like food that looks like bears, you might also like my rice bear and dal and my sweet potato teddy tots.

For other fun ideas to make with canned cinnamon rolls, check out my cinnamon roll donuts and my air fryer cinnamon rolls.

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