Quick and Easy Cinnamon Buns

I make it a point not to make dessert with every meal. Though I love to make desserts more than anything (and my 6 year old loves to eat them more than anything), I want my kids to grow up understanding the difference between "sometimes foods" and "anytime foods."

Well... last night was a "sometimes" kind of night. We've been eating healthy all month and I felt that my family deserved a little surprise indulgence. But I didn't have time to go the store or make something from scratch. So I looked deep in to the pantry and came up with this:

Easy Cinnamon Sticky Buns

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

• Can of biscuits (no need to be fancy, store brand is fine and about 1/3 the price of name brands)
• Bag of Large Marshmallows (actually, you only need as many marshmallows as you have biscuits)
• 1/4 cup cinnamon 
• 1/2 cup Melted Butter  
• 1/2 cup cinnamon-sugar mixture
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 400º.  Use hands to flatten a biscuit to about the size of the palm of your hand.

2. Drop marshmallow in butter and roll until coated on all sides and then coat with cinnamon.

3. Place cinnamon-coated marshmallow in the center of flattened biscuit and fold biscuit so that the marshmallow is sealed inside. (This is important because if too much marshmallow leaks out, it will burn and/or become too crunchy)

4. Drop (or sprinkle) marshmallow-filled biscuit in cinnamon-sugar mixture and place biscuit on a greased or nonstick baking sheet. Repeat process, placing each marshmallow-filled biscuit on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart from one another. 

5. Place in oven and bake 10-13 minutes, until golden brown. 

6. Combine powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth and fluid (if icing is too thick, add a little more milk...if it's too thin, add more powdered sugar. Drizzle desired amount of icing over each bun.

7. Serve Warm. Buns will be VERY hot when they first come out of the oven, but they cool quickly. Let them cool for about 2-3 minutes and enjoy!

While I probably wouldn't serve this to guests or take them to a bake sale, this recipe is perfect for a family such as mine on a school night. It's a quick and easy treat that your kids can help you make and most (if not all) of the ingredients are already in your pantry!