Overnight Cinnamon Buns
These Overnight Cinnamon Buns are a perfect and delicious treat to enjoy first thing in the morning. They’re especially perfect for Christmas morning while opening up gifts! Put some coffee on, and enjoy!
Our Christmas is not complete without homemade cinnamon buns on Christmas morning. When the lights go out on Christmas Eve, these buns are rising on my counter, and first thing in the morning, I pop them into the oven. Then they’re ready to eat while we open our presents. Best ever!
I have been making these cinnamon buns for Christmas for as long as I can remember, and now they are a cherished part of our traditions! We look forward to them every year.
The buns after they have risen overnight
Easy Assembly!
These buns are so easy to make. In fact, the recipe uses pre-made frozen rolls, so all you have to do is assemble the few simple ingredients before you turn the lights out for the night! I usually get them ready around 8:00PM on Christmas Eve…it takes only about 10 minutes to put them together.
The buns the next morning after they’ve baked in the oven
Then in the morning before I even turn the coffee pot on, I pop the buns into a 350 degree oven…and 30 minutes later they’re ready!
They’re so delicious, and definitely worth the minimal effort it takes to make them. A perfect Christmas morning treat.
You can also add raisins to these buns…sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t…only 2/5 of us want raisins…so….
Oooey, gooey, cinnamony and delicious! Enjoy.
Overnight Cinnamon Buns
These Overnight Cinnamon Buns are a perfect and delicious treat to enjoy first thing in the morning! Put some coffee on, and enjoy!
- Yield: 20 cinnamon buns 1x
Ingredients
- 20 frozen dough rolls
- 1 – 8 oz package (or 1/3 cup of vanilla pudding powder (not instant))
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup raisins
Instructions
- The night before, grease a 10″ Bundt pan with butter, and add frozen rolls.
- Sprinkle with the pudding powder.
- In a separate bowl mix together the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Pour the melted butter mixture all over the frozen rolls.
- If you’re adding raisins, sprinkle them on.
- Cover with a clean, damp tea towel, and leave them out on your counter overnight.
- First thing in the morning, preheat your oven to 350, then bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Let sit for about 5 minutes, then turn them over onto a serving plate.
- Enjoy!
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Peek-a-boo! Can you see my buns? Ha ha! This is a really old picture, but it’s perfect because this is exactly what things look like on Christmas morning…wrapping paper everywhere, and in the middle of all of it are these delicious cinnamon buns! Right in the Christmas unwrapping with everyone else. So good.
More delicious Christmas Morning Recipe Ideas:
- Overnight Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole
- 20 Delicious Recipes for Christmas Morning
- Easy Overnight Eggnog French Toast Bake
Happy Holidays!
We do something very similar except the pudding is butterscotch. Its not the easiest to find so I am going to try the vanilla. I couldn’t agree more with your YUM!!!!! 🙂
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I make pull-apart rolls almost exactly like these – using butterscotch pudding mix and adding pecans – no raisins. I also mix all of the dry ingredients together, then add the melted butter last. They are also a Christmas morning tradition for us – we call them Aunt Carla’s Cinnamon Rolls as she is the one that shared the recipe with our family many years ago. Happy Holidays!
SO good! I love a delicious Christmas tradition like this! Happy holidays to you too!
Oh these sound so yummy. I will definitley make these.
I hope you enjoy them!
Jo-Anna, do you use any specific brand of frozen dough rolls please? I’ve just never bought them before so not sure what to look for. I am in Canada. Thanks.
Hi Carolyn! I always have the best luck with the frozen rolls I find at Safeway. Happy Baking!
What kind of pudding? The cups? Or the Jello Pudding Powder?
Hi Parita! It is vanilla pudding powder.