Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Bake — Every bite tastes like the super SOFT, gooey CENTER of a cinnamon roll! Spiked with pumpkin and flooded with icing, this EASY recipe is an automatic WINNER! Perfect for cozy, fall-inspired breakfasts and brunches that will impress everyone!
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Gooey Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Bake
This sweet breakfast casserole soft and gooey factor of a Cinnabon cinnamon roll but with pumpkin flavor and flooded with icing. No complaints here.
The recipe is so easy, ready in 40 minutes, and you don’t even have to make scratch cinnamon roll dough. I’m not always ambitious enough to make scratch pumpkin cinnamon rolls so this recipe is perfect.
I used two tubes of refrigerated cinnamon roll dough, chopped it into pieces, poured a pumpkin mixture over the top, baked, and drizzled with icing.
Every bite tastes like the coveted center-bite of a cinnamon roll. Pumpkin keeps baked goods moist and it’s a miracle worker here because the rolls are incredibly tender and juicy. Cinnamon rolls aren’t worth the calories if they’re dry and there’s no chance of that with these!
The recipe is great for lazy weekend breakfasts, impromptu company, or a special holiday brunch or event.
The pumpkin flavor is on the mild side, which is nice if you’re serving this to a mixed group where not everyone “love-loves” pumpkin.
I originally posted this recipe in 2016 and I had a fourth grader. It’s 7 years later and now she’s in eleventh grade! Where did the time go? But this is a favorite recipe of hers and my readers alike over the years!
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Casserole Ingredients
To make this pumpkin cinnamon roll breakfast casserole, you’ll need:
- Refrigerated cinnamon roll dough
- Eggs
- Pumpkin puree
- Milk
- Light brown sugar and granulated sugar
- Pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon
- Vanilla extract
- Confectioners’ sugar
How to Make Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Casserole
The pumpkin cinnamon roll bake comes together so quickly! Here are the basic recipe steps:
- Unroll the cinnamon roll dough, then cut into 9 pieces per roll. Scatter the pieces into a foil-lined 9×9-inch baking dish.
- Whisk together the pumpkin filling, then pour over the cinnamon roll pieces. Drizzle with icing.
- Bake until the top is set in the center and lightly golden brown.
- While the cinnamon roll casserole cools, whisk together a homemade frosting and spread over the dish. Serve immediately!
Can the Casserole Be Made Ahead of Time?
This pumpkin cinnamon roll bake is best enjoyed hot from the oven.
You may be able to assemble the casserole and chill until you’re ready to bake, but I haven’t tried that yet and I really don’t recommend it.
I imagine you’d need to bake it off within 24 hours of assembling it since the filling contains egg and refrigerated dough is best baked as soon as you pop that can.
Tips for Making Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Casserole
I used Pillsbury Cinnabon Reduced Fat cinnamon rolls to make this pumpkin cinnamon roll casserole, but use whatever brand and type (regular or reduced fat) you prefer!
Note that this recipe calls for pure pumpkin puree and NOT pumpkin pie filling (which is pre-sweetened and contains spices).
If you have leftovers of this cinnamon roll breakfast casserole, I recommend gently reheating them in the microwave.
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Casserole
Ingredients
- two 8-count tubes refrigerated cinnamon roll dough, with icing
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling
- ½ cup milk (
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to tase
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons cream or milk
- vanilla ice cream or whipped topping, optional for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line a 9×9-inch pan with foil and spray with cooking spray; set aside.
- Cut the cinnamon roll dough into 3 even strips, then cut those strips into 3 pieces, making 9 pieces total per cinnamon roll. Scatter in prepared pan, separating the pieces from one another because they stick together if you slice them in stacks; set pan and the icing from the packaging aside.
- To a medium bowl, add the eggs, pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup milk, brown sugar, granulated sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and whisk until smooth.
- Evenly pour the mixture over the cinnamon rolls.
- Evenly drizzle the icing. If the icing is cold, heating it in the microwave for 10 seconds will make drizzling easier.
- Place pan on a baking sheet (insurance against overflow and highly recommended) and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the top is set in the center and lightly golden brown. Place pan on a wire rack to cool momentarily while you make the frosting.
- To a medium bowl, add the confectioners’ sugar, 2 tablespoons cream or milk, and whisk to combine until smooth.
- Evenly drizzle the frosting over the rolls and optionally serve with ice cream or whipped topping. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Originally posted September 16, 2016 and reposted with updated text August 18, 2023.
I served this at our Christmas brunch. So yummy (even without the extra icing), my kids asked when I was going to make it again! Thanks, Averie!
Thanks for the five star review and I’m glad this was a hit at your Christmas brunch!
I served this at our Christmas brunch. So yummy (even without the extra icing), my kids asked when I was going to make it again! Thanks, Averie!
Do you recommend prepping this ahead of time for Christmas morning brunch?
I’ve only made the recipe as written so can’t comment on other changes and how that will effect things. Good luck!
I love the way you describe this cinnamon roll bake. It sounds like the culinary equivalent of wearing a warm blanket. Yum.
culinary equivalent of wearing a warm blanket <--- yes, that!!
Looks delicious! If I want to use sweetened cashew milk (which is what I have on hand), how much should I cut back on the sugars?
It’s such a small amount of milk relative to all the other sugar anyway in this recipe between the rolls, the storebought glaze, the homemade glaze…I’d probably just keep everything as-is, or possible reduced the granulated by 1-2 tbsp if you’re concerned. Enjoy!
This sounds to die for. YUM!
This looks perfect, dangerously good. Like sit and eat it and not realize you’ve had half the pan. Perfect for when scratch cinnamon rolls are just not gonna happen!
This looks SO good! Perfect for a cool fall morning. :)
Looks delicious
I need a slice of this bake asap! What a great way to jazz up a tube of cinnamon rolls! Love it!
I can’t wait to make this it sounds so yummy!!! Do you cook it with the icing on top? I was a little confused about that. Thank you for making my tummy smile. :) God bless!
You put the storebought icing that comes in the package on before baking and then afterward you make your own icing and add that. The storebought isn’t nearly enough so you’ll want to finish up with homemade.
omg omg omg absolutely unreal. I’m waiting until the temp drops below 80 to make anything pumpkin, but this one will be first on the list!!!!
Love the pumpkin and cinnamon roll combo! I never thought of putting the two together but I bet this is the perfect marriage of flavors!!
This was sooooo darn good. I am a cinnamon roll junkie and this was my idea of perfect :)
“Flooded with frosting” got my attention!! There is somethong about tube dough (crescents, pizza crust, etc.) that is just so versatile and incredibly convenient. I love your pumpkin version of a cinnamon roll bake!
Glad that got your attention! And yes, tubes of dough are so versatile, totally agree!
Oh definitely no complaints here! I wish I was licking this off my fingers right now!
Thank you :)
If every bite is like the center, than I need to make this immediately. But I think I’m in danger of eating the whole pan, because that center bite is seriously irresistible. I don’t think I could stop! :)
The whole thing is one big center bite which is why it was very dangerous!