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Giant Cinnamon Roll

Create a giant cinnamon roll on your next camping trip.

a big cinnamon roll

Camping breakfast is the best! Whether over the campfire or in a Dutch oven, breakfast tastes better out at the campground.

We have a great breakfast recipe for you. It is fun to make and even better to eat.

Camping Cinnamon Rolls

This started when our kids asked us to make cinnamon rolls while camping. We bought some refrigerated cinnamon rolls and made them according to the package instructions.

We used a Durch oven instead of a conventional oven. We inserted a pie plate into the Dutch oven to cook the cinnamon rolls.

The cinnamon rolls turned out nice and crispy on the edges. They got gobbled up right away.

Our son said that he wished that the cinnamon rolls were bigger. That got us thinking.

cinnamon roll with icing

Why not make one giant cinnamon roll using refrigerated cinnamon rolls?

A stellar idea was born!

This breakfast can be made while camping or at home.

Giant Cinnamon Roll Recipe

Prepare charcoal before you prep this recipe.

pot and refrigerated breakfast rolls

You need two cans of refrigerated cinnamon rolls and some parchment paper for this recipe.

Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit inside your Dutch oven. Using this tutorial, you can make your own Dutch Oven Liner.

raw cinnamon rolls on parchment

Open the cans of cinnamon rolls.

circling rolls in a big circle

Place one cinnamon roll in the very center of your parchment paper.

continuing to roll out dough

Unroll another cinnamon roll and wind it around the first cinnamon roll. Pinch the end of the first roll with the beginning of the second roll.

dough in one giant roll

Repeat this process over and over until you get the desired size of the cinnamon roll.

Dutch Oven Cinnamon Roll

The first time we made this, we used an 8-inch Dutch oven, and we did not use all of the cinnamon rolls. There were three extra rolls left, which we baked in a pie iron over the coals of a campfire.

cinnamon rolls in a pie iron

Another time we used to 10-inch Dutch oven in that utilized all of the cinnamon rolls from two packages.

rolled up giant cinnamon roll in a dutch oven

Carefully lift up the parchment paper and place it inside your Dutch oven. Put the lid on the cast iron pot.

dutch oven covered with coals

Place six to eight pieces of charcoal underneath the Dutch oven and 8 to 12 on top of the Dutch oven.

Bake the cinnamon roll for 15 to 25 minutes, depending on the heat of your coals.

If you make the roll at home in the oven, you will need to increase the baking time to ensure that it is thoroughly baked.

Like with our Dutch oven cooking, we use our noses to test for doneness. Once we smelled cinnamon, it was time to check the giant roll.

baked pastry

Remove the parchment paper with the cinnamon roll from the Dutch oven.

rolls covered with icing

Drizzle the icing from the package all over the big pastry.

Doesn’t that look amazing?

Eat Cinnamon Rolls While Camping

You can cut the role into individual pieces or just pull it apart and eat as you go.

We need to try this breakfast using those orange refrigerated rolls.

Giant Cinnamon Roll made in a Dutch Oven

Check out our Dutch Oven Mountain Man breakfast recipe if you want a more hearty breakfast.

Yield: 16 servings

Giant Cinnamon Roll Camping Recipe

Giant Cinnamon Roll Camping Recipe

Bake one HUGE Cinnamon Roll in your Dutch oven or at home

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 rolls refrigerated cinnamon rolls
  • parchment paper

Instructions

  1. Prepare the charcoal for your Dutch oven.
  2. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit inside your Dutch oven or make your own Dutch Oven Liners.
  3. Open the cans of cinnamon rolls.
  4. Place one cinnamon roll in the very center of your parchment paper.
  5. Unroll another cinnamon roll and wind it around the first cinnamon roll. Pinch the end of the first roll with the beginning of the second roll.
  6. Repeat this process over and over until you get the desired size of the cinnamon roll.
  7. Carefully lift up the parchment paper and place it inside your Dutch oven. Put the lid on the Dutch oven.
  8. Place six to eight pieces of charcoal underneath the Dutch oven and 8 to 12 on top of the Dutch oven.
  9. Baked the cinnamon roll for 15 to 25 minutes, depending on the heat of your coals.
  10. Remove the parchment paper with the cinnamon roll on top from the Dutch oven.
  11. Drizzle the icing from the package all over the big pastry.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 55Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 122mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g

Did you make this recipe?

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Tanya

Wednesday 6th of March 2024

What size Dutch oven do you recommend?

Diana Hansen

Friday 8th of March 2024

We have used a 5, 6, & 8 quart. For wider, use another can of cinnamon rolls.

Miz Helen

Tuesday 26th of June 2018

What a great idea for a camp breakfast! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Miz Helen

letscampsmore

Tuesday 26th of June 2018

Thank you, Miz Helen.

Love from Munchkintime.com

Thursday 21st of June 2018

This giant cinnamon roll looks amazing!!! Drooling!

letscampsmore

Monday 25th of June 2018

Thank you!

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