Christmas Tree Cinnamon Roll Pull-Apart

From Prep to Baked in 30 Minutes

Cinnamon rolls play a bit part in most of our holidays. Whether it’s homemade cinnamon rolls, or a family-size skillet cinnamon roll or these fun festive Christmas shaped cinnamon rolls, you can bet some form of cinnamon sugar goodness will make an appearance on our brunch table.

Making this pull-apart Christmas Tree with canned cinnamon rolls is so easy. And fast! You can have it prepped, baked and decorated in 30 minutes and ready to share with your loved ones. That’s hard to beat!

Great for a Crowd

Whether you’re hosting a big group or just your family, this is a great way to serve cinnamon rolls. I like to plan on 3-4 mini rolls per person. But since this recipe makes 40 individual mini rolls, you could serve as many as 20 guests, assuming there’s plenty of other food, too. I love how flexible it is!

How to Make a Christmas Tree Cinnamon Roll Pull-Apart

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper.
• On a large cutting board, unroll each cinnamon roll and cut it into four equal-sized strips, each about 4 inches long.
• Reroll each smaller strip of dough back up into a cinnamon roll shape. You should have 40 mini cinnamon rolls.
• Arrange the mini cinnamon rolls on the prepared sheet pan in a triangle shape that looks like a Christmas tree. Start with 8 on the bottom row. 

• Build up from there, with one less cinnamon roll per row until there is just one mini cinnamon roll at the top. There will be 8 rows.
• Arrange the 4 remaining mini cinnamon rolls at the bottom middle of the Christmas tree shape for the tree trunk. 
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, rotating pan halfway through the baking time, until the tops of each roll are golden.
• Remove from the oven, place on a cooling rack and drizzle the icing over the triangle shape of the tree, leaving the cinnamon roll trunk at the bottom without icing. Use a spreader to spread the icing and cover the tree shape completely.

• Immediately sprinkle the icing on the tree with green sugar crystals 

• Then add the holiday confetti sprinkles.
• Serve and let each person pull their mini cinnamon rolls from the tree shape. Enjoy!

Storage

Leftover cinnamon rolls can be stored covered at room temperature for up to 2 days or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Reheat individual rolls for about 15-20 seconds in the microwave or cover rolls loosely with foil and reheat in a 300°F oven for about 5 minutes until warmed through.