Easy Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls for Valentine’s Day (Made With Canned Dough)
These Heart-Shaped Cinnamon Rolls are the easiest Valentine’s Day breakfast or dessert you can make. Using refrigerated cinnamon roll dough, they come together in minutes, bake up soft and gooey, and finish with festive pink icing and sprinkles. Perfect for busy mornings, last-minute treats, or baking with kids.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8 rolls
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
1 can (17.5 oz) refrigerated cinnamon roll dough (with icing)
2 tbsp melted butter (optional)
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
2–3 drops red or pink food coloring
Valentine’s sprinkles (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cooking spray or parchment paper
Substitutions:
Use nuts or omit for nut-free
Any gel food coloring works
Add orange zest or cardamom for flavor twist
Instructions
1. Preheat oven according to package directions (350–375°F). Line a baking sheet.
2. Separate cinnamon rolls. Unwind about one-third of each roll.
3. Fold the loosened strip in half and shape ends into a heart.
4. Place rolls on baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
5. Brush lightly with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.
6. Bake 12–15 minutes until golden and cooked through.
7. Mix icing with food coloring and vanilla.
8. Ice warm rolls and decorate with sprinkles immediately.
Notes
Best served warm.
Do not over-unwind dough or hearts may lose shape.
Great base for cream cheese glaze or strawberry drizzle.
Find it online: https://www.ketorecipesideas.com/heart-shaped-cinnamon-rolls/