These Nutella Cinnamon Rolls are kept simple by using Pillsbury Dough Sheets, but are filled with 3 separate fillings: pecan, apple, and pumpkin and topped with the creamiest Nutella frosting!
Happy Monday! But really, the only thing getting me through the day –> Nutella Cinnamon Rolls. Say what? Yeah. Nutella. Cinnamon. Rolls.
But here’s the thing. These are Nutella Cinnamon Rolls THREE ways, meaning, that these cinnamon rolls are all topped with the fluffiest, creamiest, Nutella cream cheese frosting, but have THREE different fillings: pecan, apple, and pumpkin.
Sounds complicated, right?
Nope! To keep things super simple, we’re using Pillsbury Seamless Dough Sheets and they’re baked together in an 8 x 8 inch square pan.
I mean really, all I need to tell you is EASY + NUTELLA and I’ve got you hooked.
Right? 🙂
First things first, let’s talk about that frosting. I mean, when Nutella is involved, you know it’s gonna be good. Lucky for us, it’s also super easy to make (seriously, watch the video 👆 to see for yourself how easy these are).
Cream together cream cheese and butter. Once that’s fluffy, we beat in Nutella, cream, vanilla, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and just a pinch of salt to cut the sweetness.
Fluffy nutella deliciousness. Put it on everything. Today, however, we’re slathering it on cinnamon rolls.
Now look. I know the sound of three different fillings sounds complicated, but I promise you it’s not. If you’re not convinced, just triple one of the toppings and just use that and your concerns can go away 😉
Like I said, we’re using Pillsbury Seamless Dough Sheets. You’ll need three sheets: one for each filling.
First up, the pumpkin. Because it’s October. Ok? 🙂
Whisk together pumpkin puree, brown sugar, vanilla, ground cinnamon, salt, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg.
DONE. It literally takes 2.5 seconds. 😉
Next up, the apple. This one takes slightly longer than 2.5 seconds, but still… it’s really easy.
All you need to do is saute some chopped apples in a little butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
That’s it! Easy peasy.
Last but not least is the pecan filling. This is the easiest, yet equally as delicious filling. Simply combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped pecans together and you’ve got yourself a delicious pecan filling.
Once all of the fillings are ready to go, all you need to do is spread the filling on the dough sheets, roll ’em up, bake, frost, and devour! You can watch the whole process in the video above.
So what’s my favorite flavor?
Um. All of them!
I love the simplicity of the pecan rolls, but the apple has such a great crunch and tartness, and pumpkin with the nutella cream cheese frosting? Heck. Yes. Plus I just love that you get three different flavors in ONE pan, after you frost them, you never know what flavor you’re gonna get!
Nutella Cinnamon Rolls for the {Monday} win.
– Jennifer
What are YOUR favorite cinnamon rolls fillings/frostings? My Coconut Lemon Sweet Rolls are also totally to die for.
Nutella Cinnamon Rolls 3 Ways
Equipment for this recipe
Ingredients
Nutella Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup Nutella
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
Pumpkin Filling
- 1 (8 oz) can Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations Seamless Dough Sheet keep these storedthe fridge until ready for use or they become too sticky
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar packed
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- pinch ground ginger
- pinch ground cloves
- pinch ground nutmeg
Apple Filling
- 1 (8 oz) can Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations Seamless Dough Sheet
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large granny smith apples peeled and diced
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Pecan Filling
- 1 (8 oz) can Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations Seamless Dough Sheet
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Recipe Video
Instructions
Nutella Cream Cheese Frosting
- Using your stand mixer, cream together cream cheese and butter until fluffy, about one - two minutes.
- Mix in nutella.
- Add in heavy cream and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
- Mix in powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt.
Pumpkin Filling*
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a non stick square 8 x 8 inch pan.
- Whisk together all ingredients (minus the dough sheet) until fully combined.
- Unroll the first dough sheet. Working quickly, spread the mixture evenly onto the dough. Roll it up and slice into thirds.
- Place into one edge of the 8x8 in pan.
Apple Filling
- Melt butter into skillet. Whisk in sugar, cinnamon, salt. Fold in apples and cook over medium/ medium low for 5 minutes. or until apples are soft.
- Unroll the second dough sheet. Working quickly, spread the mixture evenly onto the dough. Roll it up and slice into thirds.
- Place into the other end of the 8x8 in pan.
Pecan Filling**
- Whisk together brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped pecans.
- Unroll the third dough sheet. Working quickly, spread the softened butter evenly onto the dough.
- Sprinkle the sugar/cinnamon/pecan mixture evenly onto the butter and gently press down.
- Roll it up and slice into thirds.
- Place into the middle of the pan.
Baking
- Bake for about 30 (check halfway through to gauge) minutes, or until dough has cooked through.
- Let cool slightly before spreading on the frosting and serving!
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Notes
Nutrition Information
*Note: Nutrition information is estimated and varies based on products used.
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