Easy Puff Pastry Cinnamon Swirls
Easy puff pastry cinnamon swirls (cinnamon rolls) made with a handful of simple ingredients, including time-saving ready-rolled puff pastry!
Servings 15
Calories 187kcal
Equipment
- Kitchen Scales
- Mixing Bowl
- Baking Sheets
- Baking Paper
- Knife
Ingredients
- 375 g Puff Pastry Sheet ready rolled
- 60 g Butter softened
- 30 g Light Brown Sugar
- 30 g Demerara Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Cinnamon
- 1 Egg
- 2 tablespoon Icing Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°c (160 fan/ Gas 4/ 350F) and line 2 baking trays with non stick baking paper.
- Mix together the softened butter, cinnamon, and sugars in a bowl until you get a paste (it will take a few minutes).60 g Butter, 30 g Light Brown Sugar, 30 g Demerara Sugar, 2 tablespoon Cinnamon
- Unroll the puff pastry sheet (keeping it on the paper it came wrapped up in) and spread the cinnamon sugar evenly over the top of the pastry, leaving a 1cm gap on the bottom long edge of the pastry sheet. Brush the bottom edge with egg wash.375 g Puff Pastry Sheet, 1 Egg
- Using the paper sheet that came with the ready-rolled puff pastry sheet to help you, tightly roll up the pastry on the long edge and press to seal.
- Using a sharp knife (or string), cut 2cm slices and place them cut side up on a baking sheet lined with non-stick parchment paper. Glaze the tops with the egg wash.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- Leave the swirls to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, before removing them to a wire rack. Mix the icing sugar with a little water to make a runny icing and use a spoon to drizzle it over the swirls.2 tablespoon Icing Sugar
Notes
Expert Tips:
- Make sure you seal the edge of the pastry roll before slicing, otherwise, your cinnamon swirls can lose their shape while baking. I gently press the pastry with my thumb, being careful not to misshape the swirl.
- Take the puff pastry out of the fridge 10 minutes before unrolling. This will allow it to soften and not crack.
- Don't be tempted to add more cinnamon sugar to the pastry. The quantities in the recipe card are correct! Over-filling the pastry will mean you'll get a lot of leakage once they are baked.
- Make sure the butter is at room temperature and has been softened before mixing it with the cinnamon and sugars.
- If you prefer a thicker white icing, use a piping bag to pipe it over the cinnamon swirls.
- Grate orange zest over the cinnamon sugar before rolling up the pastry.
- Make apple and cinnamon puff pastry swirls by adding grated apple on top of the cinnamon sugar. Make sure you squeeze the excess water from the grated apple using a clean tea towel over the sink.
- Add a handful of raisins or dried cranberries.
- Bake in your air fryer for extra crispy cinnamon swirls.
- For extra-large cinnamon swirls, roll up the pastry on the short side. You'll only get about 8 swirls doing it this way though, and you may need to bake them for an extra 5 minutes!
- Serve them on Christmas morning for an easy festive breakfast.
- Make a cream cheese filling by replacing the butter with full-fat cream cheese.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Puff Pastry Cinnamon Swirls
Amount per Serving
Calories
187
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Cholesterol
11
mg
4
%
Sodium
67
mg
3
%
Potassium
30
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
18
g
6
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
21
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
22
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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