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This air fried cinnamon rolls recipe shows you how to cook canned cinnamon rolls in the air fryer. It’s an alternative to the oven and takes less time.

This recipe makes 5 vegan air fried cinnamon rolls.

Table of Contents

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• Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
• Tips and FAQ
• Ingredient Substitutions
• Video
• Nutritional Information
• Contact Me with Questions
• Similar Recipes

You might be wondering what’s the benefit of air frying cinnamon rolls. Why not just bake them? Well, I can think of a couple of reasons. Firstly, if you bake them, it takes longer, because you have to wait for your oven to preheat. Secondly, the air fryer uses substantially less energy than the oven, saving you money on your energy bill. So, now that I’ve convinced you, let’s make some air fryer canned cinnamon rolls!

You Only Need One Ingredient to Make Air Fried Cinnamon Rolls

(jump to the substitutions section to see ingredient details and suggestions for substitutions)

• 1 can of vegan cinnamon rolls
• vegan sprinkles (optional)

How to Make Cinnamon Rolls in the Air Fryer

prep time: 13 min | cook time: 16 min

Prepare the air fryer. Cut a piece of parchment paper that fits perfectly in the bottom of your air fryer basket. I set my air fryer basket on top of the parchment paper, traced it, and cut it out about a cm inside of the traced line. Place the parchment paper inside of the basket.

Open the cinnamon rolls. Wear an apron when you open the cinnamon roll can. They often splatter cinnamon everywhere. I will sometimes open the can over the trash can, outside, or in the sink to reduce the amount of mess I make. I’ve found pieces of cinnamon in my hair after opening a can of cinnamon rolls. I can’t make this shit up.

Place the cinnamon rolls in the air fryer. To fit all 5 cinnamon rolls, you need to use a 6 quart air fryer. My normal air fryer is only a 4qt, but I still have 6qt in the garage because I’m a hoarder and I hate throwing things into the landfill. So, when I want to make all 5 cinnamon rolls, I use my garage air fryer. If you have a smaller one, you can just cook fewer at a time.

Air fry the cinnamon rolls. Set the air fryer to 330°F (165°C), and cook them for 4 minutes. Lift parchment paper out of the basket and set it on the counter. Use a cooking spatula to turn over rolls. Rotate the rolls so the middle one is now on the edge. Place the parchment back into the air fryer.

Repeat the steps. Repeat this process 3 more times, so that the cinnamon rolls are cooking for a total of 4 rounds of 4 minutes each. Rotate the rolls every time.

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

Ice and decorate. Cover the cinnamon rolls with the icing that came in the can. I like to transfer the icing to a Lékué deco pen so I have more control over the icing drizzle. But you can also just snip a corner off the icing bag and use it as a piping bag. Or you can spread the icing with a butter knife or the back of a spoon. I also added vegan sprinkles, but this is optional, obvi.

Serve immediately. Serve or store in an airtight tupperware until you’re ready to eat them.

Tips, Questions, and Answers

Tip 1: How to Air Fry a Single Cinnamon Roll

If you’re like me and have zero willpower around sweets, here’s a hack for you. Just air fry a single cinnamon roll, and then wrap the other 4 in cling wrap and store them in a ziplock baggie. Just make sure you cook on each day for the next 4 days, or they will go bad. You also may need to decrease the cooking time with only one roll.

What temp should I use to cook cinnamon rolls in my air fryer?

I’m super picky and need my dough to be fully cooked. Therefore, I set my air fryer at 330°F (165°C). This is the only way to make sure that the slides get cooked all the way and there are no doughy centers.

How long should I cook cinnamon rolls in the air fryer?

If you want to make sure that the cinnamon rolls are cooked all the way through and there are no doughy centers, cook them for 16 minutes in the air fryer.

Ingredient Substitutions

• Vegan Cinnamon Rolls: For this recipe, I used Trader Joe’s Organic Cinnamon Rolls. However, I have a list of cinnamon roll brands that are vegan you can check out. They include Annie’s vegan cinnamon rolls and Immaculate as well.
• Vegan Sprinkles: I made my own sprinkle mix for these using a variety of Quality Sprinkles brand sprinkles. I have a list of sprinkles brands that are vegan that you can read to find others.

Video

Here’s a video of me making these vegan cinnamon rolls in my air fryer.

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: 5
• Calories: 320
• Fiber: 2g
• Saturated fat: 5g
• Total fat: 11g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 750mg
• Sugars: 24g
• Total Carbohydrates: 53g
• Protein: 4g
• Calcium: 20mg
• Potassium: 50mg
• Iron: <1mg

Comments or Questions?

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Similar Recipes

If you like this recipe, you might also like my cinnamon rolls donuts recipe and my mickey mouse cinnamon rolls recipe.

For other recipes that use an air fryer, check out my vegan twice baked potatoes and my vegan air fryer omelettes that are made with tofu.

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