Saturday 4 April 2015

Cinnabunnies for Easter

Jus-Rol Cinnamon swirls

Another quick and easy recipe for Easter. This will be a hit with both adults and children alike. The kids will have fun making and eating these and there's still time to get the ingredients before Easter Sunday. I saw this reipe online from Pillsbury. It's an American brand and I wasn't sure if I would find the equivalent here so I was really pleased when I saw this Jus Rol Cinnamon Swirls in the supermarket. One box makes 6 swirls which is 3 bunnies as you need 2 per bunny. You also need some raisins and almond flakes for decoration. It's really simple and looks so cute! The pastry was really flaky and you can definitely taste the cinnamon. It also comes with a little tub of icing sugar - just add water and drizzle over the pastry. This is brilliant for when you don't have time to make cinnamon buns from scratch.



 flaked almonds, raisins, box of Jus Rol cinnamon swirls 

 It comes in a can and the dough looks like this. Cut into 6 even slices. 

 You need 2 swirls - one for the face and one for the ears. Place one swirl on your baking tray then unravel the second swirl as shown. Turn it around so the cinnamon filling is facing downwards. 

 Push the middle of the top pastry on to the swirl and tuck both ends under to look like bunny ears. Pinch the adjoining ends to ensure that it bakes in 1 piece. 

 add 3 raisins per bunny - two for eyes and one for the nose and 2 almond flakes for the teeth. Press firmly in the dough before baking. 

Jus-rol Cinnamon Swirls  Bake in the oven according to the box instructions. 

Jus-Rol Cinnamon Swirls  I tried drizzling the icing and only putting the icing on the ears - which do you prefer? 

I'm sending these super cute Easter Cinnabunnies to a few blog challenges this month...

AlphaBakes hosted by Caroline from Caroline Makes and myself on alternate months. The letter ths month is B for Bunny!



Treat Petite hosted by Kat from The Baking Eplorer and Stuart from Cakeyboi. The theme this month is Hello Spring. 


Food Year Link Up hosted by Charlotte from My Recipe Book.


Cook Blog Share hosted by Lucy at Supergolden Bakes



Credit Crunch Munch guest hosted by Michelle from Utterly Scrummy. The challenge is run by Camilla from Fab Food 4 All and Helen from Fuss Free Flavours. This recipe uses ready made ingredients which cuts down on time. It's also quite cost effective as I bought the box of cinnamon swirls for £2 and it makes 6 swirls which is a cost of 33p each or 3 bunnies at 66p each. The raisins and almond flakes were store cupboard ingredients.


13 comments:

  1. Looks yummy http://thelifeofjades.blogspot.co.uk/

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  2. OK, these cinnamon buns are very fun!

    The Old Fat Guy

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  3. too cute, although the bottom one looks a little sadistic... I love them x

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    1. Ha ha yes it does a little but it's been eaten now so who's the sadistic one? :)

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  4. These are just adorable. What an excellent idea. I think they are far too good to be just for Easter. Thank you for linking up to #CreditCrunchMunch

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    1. Thanks! I think I will be baking versions of these throughout the year!

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  5. So cute! My kids would love making these must look out for that product! Thanks for linking up with #CookBlogShare

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    1. It's my first time trying it and it won't be the last.

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  6. I just love these, they're so cute. I've not tried the just-rol cinnamon swirls before. My husband is a big fan of cinnamon swirls so I should get some to try sometime (although probably in a regular circle rather than a bunny shape!).

    Thanks for joining in #FoodYearLinkup.

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    1. They were almost too cute to eat! I am impressed by the quality of the ready made cinnamon rolls.

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  7. What a great idea, they look so cute! Thanks for sharing with Alphabakes.

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