Easy no yeast cinnamon rolls with 2-ingredient dough are soft, gooey, and covered in sweet icing with absolutely no waiting around for dough to rise. Perfect for lazy weekends, emergency cinnamon roll cravings, or mornings when you want homemade without turning the kitchen into a full-time commitment. Because sometimes patience simply isn't on the agenda.
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🥰 Is this easy cinnamon roll recipe for you?
This recipe is perfect if:
✔️ You want homemade cinnamon rolls without babysitting yeast like it's a needy houseplant.
✔️ You forgot to buy yeast. Again. No judgment. We move forward.
✔️ You need warm cinnamon rolls now, not after a two-hour waiting period and an emotional support pep talk.
✔️ You love cozy weekend breakfasts but don't feel like turning the kitchen into a flour-covered crime scene.
✔️ You believe soft, gooey cinnamon rolls covered in icing should require less effort than assembling IKEA furniture.
❌ This might not be your recipe if you want traditional bakery-style cinnamon rolls with a long rise and super soft and chewy yeast dough. These are quick, easy, and deliciously cozy, but they're more "shortcut comfort" than "artisan baking project." 😌
🧾 Ingredients for no-yeast cinnamon rolls
You only need a handful of simple ingredients to make these easy cinnamon rolls without yeast, and there's a very good chance most of them are already hanging around your kitchen waiting for a purpose in life. Just an easy 2-ingredient dough and the cozy cinnamon sugar filling
- Self-rising flour: The overachiever of the pantry. It already has the leavening built in, which means we get soft cinnamon rolls without yeast or waiting around wondering if the dough has trust issues.
- Heavy cream: This is the magic trick. It brings the fat and moisture that makes the dough tender and rich without adding a whole parade of extra ingredients.
- Cinnamon: The cozy. The reason your kitchen suddenly smells like somebody's grandma loved them. Use fresh cinnamon if yours has been lurking in the cabinet since flip phones.
- Brown sugar: Warm, caramel-y sweetness that melts into the cinnamon and butter situation like it was born for this exact moment.
- Butter: Because cinnamon rolls without butter would feel rude. It melts into the filling and helps create those gooey little swirls everyone fights over.
- Your favorite icing, if desired: Cream cheese frosting, powdered sugar glaze, canned icing from the store because life is busy. This is a judgment-free zone. Sometimes survival looks like shortcut cinnamon rolls and a generous drizzle. 😏
🤯 Out of self-rising flour? Don't panic.
For every cup of self-rising flour, mix together 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoons baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt. We are not letting a missing pantry item stand between us and cinnamon rolls.
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📖 Recipe
2-Ingredient Dough Cinnamon Rolls
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Dough
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream, I know it just says 1 in the video but this worked better for me the next time I made them.
Filling
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Optional but highly encouraged: melted butter for brushing.
Instructions
- Stir flour and heavy cream together until a soft dough forms. Use a little more heavy cream if you need to to keep the dough from being too dry.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead about 1 minute, just until smooth.
- Roll into a rectangle about ¼ inch thick.
- Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar and cinnamon. (Brush with melted butter first if you want them extra decadent.)
- Roll up from the long side and slice into 8 rolls.
- Place in a greased 8-inch baking dish.
- Brush with butter.
- Bake at 375°F for 22-25 minutes until golden and bubbly.
- Drizzle with powdered sugar glaze or cream cheese icing.
Notes
- For prettier swirls and more layers of cinnamon sugar goodness, roll the dough into a log starting with the long edge.
- Unflavored floss slides through the dough without squishing the rolls flat. Fancy? No. Effective? Weirdly yes.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.
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🔪 How to make quick and easy cinnamon rolls step by step
No yeast. No rise time. No reason not to make this easy breakfast recipe. Follow the simple step-by-step photos below to roll out, fill, and cut the 2-ingredient dough, and you'll have warm, gooey cinnamon rolls before anyone starts asking what's for breakfast.
- Pour the heavy cream into the self-rising flour and stir until a shaggy dough forms.
- Knead lightly just until it holds together. Don't overthink it. This dough likes a gentle hand, not a wrestling match.
- Brush the dough with melted butter and absolutely blanket it in cinnamon and brown sugar. Roll it up into a log like you're tucking carbs into a cozy little sleeping bag for future happiness.
- Cut into rolls and nestle them into your baking dish. Brush the tops with melted butter and bake until golden and the house smells like you're walking by the Cinnabon kiosk at the mall.
😱 What can go wrong (and how to fix it)
☕ The dough is sticky enough to test your patience
Shortcut dough can be a little clingy. Add a light dusting of flour to your work surface and hands, but don't keep piling it on or your cinnamon rolls can turn dense.
☕ Your rolls look more "abstract art" than bakery-perfect
Listen. Cinnamon rolls do not require beauty standards. Slice them the best you can and tuck them into the pan. Once the icing goes on, everybody suddenly forgets their concerns.
☕ The centers still seem doughy
If the tops are getting golden but the middle needs more time, loosely cover the pan with foil and bake a few extra minutes. Nobody wants raw flour surprises before caffeine.
☕ The filling escaped and is now living its own life in the pan
Totally normal. Some butter and cinnamon sugar will try to flee the scene. Consider it bonus caramelized goodness.
☕ They aren't fluffy like traditional yeast cinnamon rolls
These are easy no yeast cinnamon rolls, not a three-hour baking commitment. Expect soft, cozy, slightly cakey rolls that taste suspiciously good warm with icing.
👩🏻🍳 FAQs
Absolutely. These no yeast cinnamon rolls use an easy 2-ingredient dough made with self-rising flour and heavy cream, so there's no rise time and no waiting around wondering if your yeast gave up on life.
You can with some adjustments. See the tip for making homemade self rising flour below the ingredients section above.
Heavy cream gives the dough richness and tenderness. Milk will make the dough much drier and less flavorful, so I don't recommend swapping it unless you're prepared to experiment a little.
Usually this happens from adding too much flour or overworking the dough. This dough likes a light touch. Knead just until it comes together and use only enough flour to keep it from sticking.
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Homemade cinnamon rolls without yeast, rise time, or unnecessary complications? We love a recipe that understands we're tired.
Terry says
Just wanted to say thanks for the self rising flour recipe. It's not something we commonly see here in Alberta, Canada. Saves me from having to call on my (almost) BFF Mr. Google. for help! 😂
And you GOTTA spread the dough with butter, before the sugar and cinnamon. After all - everything's better, with a lil butter!