Turkey Cinnamon Rolls
These adorable turkey cinnamon rolls are made with Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, crispy bacon feathers, candy eyes, and candy corn beaks. An easy, sweet-and-salty Thanksgiving breakfast for kids!
Yield: 8 servings
Calories: 79cal
Materials
- 1 can Pillsbury cinnamon rolls 8-count with included icing
- 1 lb. Thin-sliced bacon Approximate; I used pre-cooked bacon
- 16 Candy eyes 2 per turkey
- 8 pieces Candy corn 1 per turkey
Instructions
Bake Rolls
- Bake the Pillsbury cinnamon rolls according to the package directions until golden brown. Mine took approximately 12 minutes.
Crisp Bacon
- While the cinnamon rolls bake, heat the pre-cooked bacon in a skillet until crispy enough to stand upright as feathers.
Cut the feathers
- Use kitchen shears to cut the crispy bacon into several pieces about 2 inches long. I found that breaking the bacon by hand made it crumble.
Frost Rolls
- Spread the included icing over the warm cinnamon rolls.
Add the feathers
- Arrange several short pieces of crispy bacon around the back of the raised center of each cinnamon roll. Press the pieces into the frosting so they fan outward like turkey feathers.
Add eyes and beak
- Press two candy eyes and one candy corn into the frosting of each cinnamon roll, with the pointed end of the candy corn facing downward. Work while the icing is still soft so the decorations stick easily.
Notes
Nutrition values are approximate
Bacon: I used pre-cooked, thin-sliced bacon and crisped it in a skillet. If starting with uncooked bacon, you can also use my oven-baked bacon method for flatter strips that are easy to cut into feathers.
Feathers: Each turkey uses several short bacon pieces, approximately 2 inches long. The amount depends on how full you want the tail.
Decorating: Add the candy eyes and candy corn while the frosting is soft. If it begins to set, press the decorations in a little more firmly.
Nutrition
Calories: 79cal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 1138mg | Sugar: 3g | Iron: 0.003mg