There is nothing like the smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls. If you love cinnamon rolls and want an easy short cut recipe, this is it! We transform store bought cinnamon rolls into an ultra gooey and caramel-y cinnamon rolls!

If you want an easy dessert to bring to your next get together that will look like you spent hours baking, this one fits the bill. No one will know that these are store bought cinnamon rolls. All you need is just a few ingredients and they are so tender, buttery, and gooey.

What we love about these cinnamon rolls

These cinnamon rolls smell amazing right out of the oven. We make an easy caramel sauce that is the secret to transforming store bought cinnamon rolls. The whole recipe is only 5-ingredients, and is so easy to put together, that is definitely a win-win!

Ingredients to make these chocolate chip cinnamon rolls

Grand Cinnamon Rolls

Butter

Heavy Cream

Sugar

Chocolate Chips

pinch of salt

How to make chocolate chip cinnamon rolls

1. In a small sauce pan, melt the butter, sugar, cream and salt over medium heat, stirring constantly until combined. Once the mixture has come to a boil, let simmer for a minute. Set aside to slightly cool.
2. In a round 10-inch baking dish, add half of the caramel sauce. Arrange the cinnamon rolls over the caramel, making sure to leave space in between the rolls. Add remaining caramel sauce but make sure to reserve 1/4 cup of the remaining caramel sauce for later.
3. Top with chocolate chips. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Remove from the oven and immediately pour the reserved caramel. Serve warm.

Modifications

Chocolate Chips. We use semi-sweet chocolate chips, feel free to substitute with dark chocolate.

Peanut Butter. If you are crazy for peanut butter, add a couple tablespoons to the caramel sauce for a rich peanut buttery cinnamon rolls.

Cinnamon Rolls. If you can’t find the larger Grand Cinnamon Rolls, feel free to use the regular canned cinnamon rolls and grab an extra package as they are smaller. Note that they don’t get as fluffy as the Grands.

Bite Size Pieces. If you want this to be similar to a monkey bread, feel free to quarter the cinnamon rolls before adding them to the baking dish. We have done that too and they are delicious.

Here are a couple recipes that transform store bought cinnamon rolls. Baklava Cinnamon Rolls and Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Rolls 

This recipe makes 10 cinnamon rolls. If you do not have a 12-inch round baking dish, feel free to use a 13 x 9 baking dish.

Chocolate Chip Caramel Rolls

Transform store bought cinnamon rolls into the ultimate gooey chocolate chip caramel rolls.

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Course: Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, holiday brunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: caramel rolls, chocolate chip caramel rolls, chocolate chip cinnamon rolls, cinnamon rolls, easy caramel rolls, easy cinnamon rolls

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 10

Ingredients

• 2 pckg Grands canned cinnamon rolls
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small sauce pan, melt the butter, sugar, cream and salt over medium heat, stirring constantly until combined. Once the mixture has come to a boil, let simmer for a minute. Set aside to slightly cool
• In a round 12-inch baking dish, add half of the caramel sauce. Arrange the cinnamon rolls over the caramel, making sure to leave space in between the rolls. Add remaining caramel sauce but make sure to reserve 1/4 cup of the remaining caramel sauce for later.
• Top with chocolate chips. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Remove from the oven and immediately pour the reserved caramel. Serve warm.

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