Santa Hat Cinnamon Rolls

Transform your Christmas morning into a whimsical wonderland with these adorable Santa Hat Cinnamon Rolls! Using store-bought dough for zero-fuss fun, you’ll shape fluffy cinnamon rolls into jolly triangle hats, bake them golden, and crown them with melted red candy melts and fluffy mini marshmallows for that iconic Santa flair.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword Santa hat breakfast rolls, Santa hat cinnamon rolls, Santa hat cinnamon rolls for Christmas

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 181kcal

Author Evelyn Osborn

Equipment

Baking Sheet
parchment paper
Microwave safe bowl (to melt candy melts)

Ingredients

1 package 8 count cinnamon rolls
⅓ cup red candy melts
Mini marshmallows

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (no sticking, easy cleanup!).
Open the can of cinnamon rolls, take one roll, and gently unroll it into a long, swirly strip of dough—ready for its Santa hat makeover!
Take each unrolled dough strip and fold it back and forth (like a little accordion) to build a cute triangle Santa-hat shape—wide at the bottom, pointy at the top. Place them on your parchment-lined sheet, leaving a little room for puffing.
Repeat with the remaining rolls (you’ll get 8 perfect hats from one can)
.Pop them in the preheated 350°F oven and bake 12–15 minutes, until they’re golden brown and smelling like pure Christmas morning magic.
Let the baked cinnamon roll triangles cool completely (hot dough + hot candy melts = instant slide-off disaster!)
Melt the red candy melts according to the package—microwave works great in 30-second bursts, stirring until silky smooth.
Spoon the melted red into a zip-top bag, snip a tiny corner (or use a piping bag), and pipe or spread it over the top two-thirds of each triangle to create Santa’s bright red hat. Easy, mess-free, and perfectly festive!
Now for the fluffy fun: line the bottom edge of each red hat with a row of mini marshmallows to make Santa’s signature snowy trim.
Pop one final mini marshmallow right on the pointy tip for the classic pom-pom. Press gently so they stick to the candy melt—your Santa hats are officially too cute to handle!
Let the red candy melt hats set and harden (about 10–15 minutes at room temp or 5 minutes in the fridge), then serve up the cutest, most festive cinnamon rolls on the planet.
One bite of warm, gooey cinnamon topped with that jolly Santa flair, and Christmas morning just hit peak magic. Enjoy every last merry mouthful!

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