Shortcut Pillsbury Sticky Buns
Sticky, sweet, gooey, messy. And so fast and easy! These are the easiest sticky buns you’ll ever make because there’s a shortcut. I really like shortcuts. Especially when I’m having people over for brunch, and I want to focus on the people. Not on bread dough. I have many scratch cinnamon roll recipes, and some that are even ready in one hour, but sometimes shortcuts save my sanity. The caramel sticky buns are made with a tube of refrigerated Pillsbury Biscuit Dough (or alternatively you can use Crescent Roll Dough), a quick little brown sugar-butter sauce, and store-bought salted caramel caramel.
The little bit of cinnamon gives some depth and extra flavor to the otherwise buttery dough. It’s amazing how well biscuit dough stands in as great cinnamon roll dough. They’re super soft, gooey, and the caramel flavor is rich and abundant. Between the homemade buttery dark brown sugar mixture that caramelizes in the oven and the salted caramel, they’re a caramel lover’s dream.
Ingredients in Caramel Sticky Buns
To make these easy stick buns with Pillsbury biscuit dough, you’ll need:
Unsalted butter Dark brown sugar Salt Pillsbury biscuit dough Salted caramel sauce Ground cinnamon
Dark brown sugar is richer and more caramely than light brown because they’re twice the amount of molasses, but light brown can be used.
How to Make Sticky Buns
Whether you call them caramel rolls or sticky buns, the process is the same. Here’s an overview of how the recipe is prepared:
Can This Recipe Be Made in Advance?
Absolutely! I made these the night before the brunch I was having and allowed the buns cool overnight in the pan before inverting it the next morning. Overnight lots of the sauce absorbed into the buns. I chose to invert the pan so the sauce would be on top, but you can spoon it out of the pie dish and drizzle it back over the buns.
Tips for Making Sticky Buns with Biscuit Dough
Caramel sauce: If you want to make your own salted caramel sauce, go for it. However, I was all about the ready from start-to-finish in less than 30 minutes aspect. Slicing the sticky rolls: To slice the dough log into segments, I use unwaxed dental floss. It’s truly the best for making clean cuts without squishing and compressing the log. I used to think it really didn’t matter much and would use a knife until I had crushed one too many logs. Biscuit dough: If you can’t find biscuit dough in your area, crescent roll dough may be substituted.
More Easy Cinnamon Roll Recipes:
One-Hour Homemade Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting — It’s possible to make soft, light, fluffy cinnamon rolls from scratch in 1 hour Tried this recipe? Leave a review! Consider leaving a 5 star rating if you’ve made and loved one of my recipes!
Overnight Buttermilk Soft and Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls — Favorite cinnamon roll recipe with a make-ahead/overnight option. The rolls taste close to Cinnabon and are covered in frosting!
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