These easy Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding with Apples takes some shortcuts from the grocery store so that you can have a holiday worth brunch on the table in no time!
Bread pudding was one of my favorite desserts growing up! Typically made out of day old bread and a simple custard, it is a quick and easy dessert to throw together. When Annie’s Homegrown reached out to ask me about trying their new certified organic Cinnamon Rolls I knew that I wanted to try using them in my own vegan bread pudding! It turns out that was a VERY good idea! Between the boys and I, we polished off our Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding in less than 24 hours. Yep. It’s that good.
^^^ My kiddos can’t get enough of these adorable bunnies!
These Cinnamon Rolls are delicious! It’s been a while since I had one of these “whack and bake” tubes—I think many are accidentally vegan though—and it was really fun to hear that *POP* that I remembered as I opened the tube! As much as I would like to make everything from scratch, with two busy boys it’s just not practical all of the time, and I love that companies like Annie’s Homegrown have yummy organic options that are either premade or quick to prepare! Indulging in comfort food doesn’t have to mean compromising your standards! I always keep a stash of Annie’s Homegrown goodies in my purse for meltdowns when we go out—my boys love their treats!
^^^ Major fans!
We popped these rolls into the oven and less than 20 minutes later we had cinnamon rolls! The boys were in heaven, using their fingers to scrape up every bit of frosting! They would be perfect for a frazzled morning when you don’t have time for anything—pop them in the oven and they’ll be done by the time you jump out of the shower. Breakfast that your kids will actually eat!
But for special occasions, when you want to take it a step further, you’ll love my semi-homemade Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding. Toasted organic cinnamon roll bites, a creamy coconut milk custard, a crumble topping, and of course, classic cinnamon roll frosting! From start to finish you can have this made in about an hour. Not only is it a perfect cozy dessert for chilly evenings, it’s a delicious breakfast for a special occasion….say Thanksgiving morning?
My Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding is amazing fresh out of the oven! But….it’s also amazing the next day—straight out of the fridge. Yep, cold. It almost seems fudgier? If a cinnamon roll bread pudding could be fudgey? I don’t know—you’ll have to take my word for it and make it because it is just so good. When you make it be sure to take a picture and tag me in it! I love to see what you’re up to in the kitchen! @frieddandeions // #frieddandelions
Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding with Apples
Ingredients
- 1 package Annie’s Homegrown Organic Cinnamon Rolls frosting packet reserved
Custard
- 1 can lite coconut milk
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pinch salt
- 1 large apple diced (mine yielded just over 1 1/2 cups)
Crumble topping
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Open the can of cinnamon rolls and arrange the rolls on a parchment lined baking sheet, allowing them to have a little bit of space. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and cut the cinnamon rolls into cubes (I cut each one into 4 strips in each direction).
- Place cinnamon roll cubes back onto the pan and bake for 10 more minutes, stirring half way through.
- Whisk the cornstarch into the coconut milk. Add brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt and whisk again.
- Add the cinnamon roll cubes into the liquid. Cover it with plastic wrap, allowing the plastic to sit right on the mixture. Place another bowl or plate on top of the plastic wrap and weight it down (I used a big bag of flour). Let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Dice the apple and set aside while the cinnamon rolls soak. Spray a pie plate with cooking oil and set aside.
- Remove the weight and plastic wrap from the cinnamon roll mixture. Add in the apples and stir gently.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pie plate.
- Place the dish into the already heated oven. Cook for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle the crumble topping onto the bread pudding and return to the oven for 15 more minutes.
- Remove from the oven. The pudding should be bubbling, and as it cools it will continue to firm up. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before drizzling with included frosting pack (snip off the corner an gently squeeze it over the bread pudding.). Enjoy!
Notes
^^^ L: Pre bake, R: cubed up and crunchy
Omg, cinnamon rolls are like the best comfort food in the world to me, I don’t think anything is better! Adding them to bread pudding and apples, well, that is just straight up food porn! Looks so amazing!
Basically, yes, everything you just said! 🙂 This is a dangerous recipe—it did not last long in our house!
Next time I will go for Annie’s! Cinnamon rolls are delicious:)
Yes, they are SO good! One of my faves too! Love that these are so easy to make, and organic too!
Why are these Annie’s Cinnamon Rolls not available here???? Your recipe looks awesome. 2 of my favourite things rolled into one. Perfect! Love that bunny video too :O)
Eek, you’ll have to come visit and grab some in Seattle! And I agree—those bunnies are too cute 🙂
I love cinnamon rolls and I love bread pudding so this is my kind of recipe. And, your boys are adorbs!
Thank you! They really like to get in on the photo shoots! My 5 year old always creepily hovers his head over the food and says “Mom, do you want a smile?” Ha! And yes, I love bread pudding too. I’m so excited to be able to make it vegan!
Oh dear, this roll apple pudding looks excellent! I wish we had Annies over here in Germany too! Oh well, at least we have apples 😉
Your little ones seemed to have had a great time as well 😀
Oh yes, the boys loved it! If you can’t get the cinnamon rolls you can always make this with day old bread, maybe even cinnamon bread! Delicious!
I can’t look at this. I can’t look at this. I can’t look at this. I’m looking at it. GAH. It’s calling my name….
Beth…..Beth…..it wants you to make it!
Oh, my gosh, Sarah. You’ve outdone yourself with this one. This would be a perfect Christmas morning breakfast!
I was thinking that too! Super easy to put together, and it smells delicious! I can imagine opening presents with the boys while this is in the oven, with the smell of cinnamon wafting through our house!
I loved bread pudding before but this looks like you may have made it even better. Yum and those kiddos are just so cute!
Yes, bread pudding was always my pre-vegan favorite! Can’t wait to experiment with more flavor combinations!
What cute little taste testers! Cinnamon rolls are SO good, one of my favorite indulgences. So fun that you turned them into something else too! YUM.
Thanks! It’s impossible to cook around here without little fingers getting right in the middle of things—I’m sure you know exactly what I mean!
Absolutely, yes! Love Annie’s and you did a great job with this recipe.
What a lovely treat!
Thank you! It’s so delicious!
Super-clever recipe! I’m definitely holding on to this for a holiday treat!
Thank you! I was so excited to make a vegan bread pudding—it was my pre-vegan favorite!
This bread pudding is making my mouth water! I love cinnamon buns so this will be a must try for me as soon as I can find the Annie’s buns!
Yes! Try Target! Or check out the product finder (linked above) to find them in your local store. I found it to be pretty accurate!
Sarah! This looks so good for Thanksgiving. I’m sending this to my family now to see if they’re down. I think they will beeee!
I hope they will love it! It’s a perfect one for non vegans because it’s not “too vegan” 🙂
I LOVE bread pudding! And I love cinnamon rolls. I can almost taste this just looking at that deliciousness on the screen. So much yum!!
Me too! It was my favorite pre-vegan dessert and I might be a little too excited that I veganized it!
This bread pudding looks absolutely delicious! And I can’t stop watching that adorable bunny video. 🙂
Ha, right, so cute! Jonathan loved it!