Mini Cinnamon Rolls (2 ingredient dough recipe)

by Emma Wills
Mini cinnamon rolls drizzled in icing on a wood chopping board.

Warm, fluffy, and impossibly easy, these mini 2-ingredient cinnamon rolls are the ultimate treat for busy mornings or cozy afternoons. With just two simple ingredients and no complicated steps, you can enjoy soft, sweet rolls topped with gooey cinnamon goodness in under 30 minutes. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a last-minute dessert, these bite-sized delights bring the comforting taste of homemade bakery treats straight to your kitchen—without the fuss.

Step by step: How to make the best Mini Cinnamon Rolls Using 2 Ingredient Dough

Step one

  1. Mix the Greek yoghurt and self raising flour together in a bowl.
  2. It will turn into a ‘Shaggy’ dough.

Step two

  1. Dust the counter with flour then knead until it comes together.
  2. The dough will very very sticky, sprinkle more flour until it is a consistency that you can roll into a rectangle.
mini cinnamon rolls in a cupcake tin before being baked.

Step three

  1. Spread soft butter all over the dough, then sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top. 
  2. Use a pizza cutter to cut approx 20 strips, then roll them up to make the cinnamon rolls.
  3. They need to fit into the holes in a  mini cupcake tin, so you may not need to roll them all the way across. 
  4. Grease the cupcake tin, put the cinnamon rolls in, then bake at 170c fan for 10-12 mins. they should be puffed up and light brown.
  5. Mix the icing sugar and water together, then drizzle over the cinnamon rolls.

Mini cinnamon rolls drizzled in icing on a wood chopping board.

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Mini cinnamon rolls drizzled in icing on a wood chopping board.
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Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

Mini cinnamon rolls 

  • 350g Greek yoghurt (full fat)
  • 350g self raising flour

Cinnamon sugar butter filling

  • 5tbsp butter
  • 5tbsp soft dark brown sugar
  • 1tbsp ground cinnamon

Icing drizzle for cinnamon rolls

  • 10tbsp icing sugar 
  • 9tbsp water

Makes approx. 20 mini cinnamon rolls

Instructions

Mini cinnamon rolls

  1. Mix the Greek yoghurt and self raising flour together in a bowl, then knead on a flour dusted counter top. 
  2. The dough will very very sticky, sprinkle more flour until it is a consistency that you can roll into a rectangle.
  3. Spread soft butter all over the dough, then sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon on top. 
  4. Use a pizza cutter to cut approx 20 strips, then roll them up to make the cinnamon rolls.
  5. They need to fit into the holes in a  mini cupcake tin, so you may not need to roll them all the way across. 
  6. Grease the cupcake tin, put the cinnamon rolls in, then bake at 170c fan for 10-12 mins. they should be puffed up and light brown.
  7. Mix the icing sugar and water together, then drizzle over the cinnamon rolls.
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