The flavors of hot cocoa and cinnamon rolls are a match made in breakfast heaven with this giant, three-ingredient cinnamon roll bake. Arrange Pillsbury™ Grands!™ refrigerated cinnamon rolls in one large spiral, then top with chocolate chips, and bake until golden brown. Finish with miniature marshmallows, and dig into this warm, ooey-gooey treat on a chilly winter's day.
More About This Recipe
- This recipe is a riff on our original Giant Cinnamon Roll, made with just one ingredient!
3-Ingredient Giant Hot Cocoa Cinnamon Roll
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 3
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 can (17.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Cinnamon Rolls with Original Icing (5 Count)
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (from 12-oz package)
- 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows (from 10.5-oz package)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2Separate dough into 5 rolls; set icing aside. Unroll 1 roll into long strip of dough; reroll loosely, and place in center of cookie sheet. Unroll second roll; loosely wrap around first roll, cinnamon side in. Replace any cinnamon that falls off. Repeat with remaining rolls, coiling dough into spiral shape.
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Step3Sprinkle chocolate chips on top and between coils in dough.
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Step4Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until dough is baked through in center and edges are deep golden brown. Remove from oven; top with marshmallows. Return to oven; bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or just until marshmallows are puffed. Cool 5 minutes.
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Step5Meanwhile, transfer icing to small microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High 5 to 10 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over warm cinnamon roll. Serve warm.
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Nutrition
340
Calories
10g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
58g
Total Carbohydrate
30g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories
- 340
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 460mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 260mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 58g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 30g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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