Christmas Caramel Rolls Easy Recipes

EASY GOOEY CARAMEL ROLLS

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Arrange 12 dinner rolls in the prepared baking dish.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add brown sugar, pudding mix, milk, and cinnamon to melted butter; stir until smooth. Pour pudding mixture over rolls; top with remaining 12 rolls. Allow rolls to rise for 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

MOM'S ULTRA SOFT AND TENDER CARAMEL ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. I always aim for the water to be the warmness of a bottle of milk that you would give to a baby. Set aside.
• In a small pan over medium heat, melt shortening in 1 cup of hot water. Remove from heat and add 1 cup cold water. Add the shortening and water mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer, and then add the 3/4 cup of sugar, salt, eggs, and dissolved yeast. With a dough hook attachment, mix these ingredients. Then add the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing in the flour almost completely each time before adding the next cup. When all flour has been incorporated, you will have a very soft dough that is easy to handle.
• At this point you can either use the dough right away or store the dough in the refrigerator for up to a week to make the rolls at a later time. To continue making this recipe, cover the bottom and sides of a large bowl with a very light coating of oil. Place dough in the oiled bowl, turning dough over to get some oil on all sides, so the top of the dough stays soft. Cover top of bowl with a clean kitchen towel and set in a warm place. Let dough rise to about double the original amount. This can take at least an hour, depending on the warmth of your surroundings, etc. While dough is rising, prepare the caramel (directions are listed below). Once dough has doubled, score it in half and roll out each half into a large rectangle shape, about 14″ x 8″. Melt the 1/4 cup of butter in a small bowl and brush dough with half of the butter. In a small bowl, stir together the 2/3 cup of sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle half the cinnamon sugar evenly over the melted butter. Starting with the wide side of the dough rectangle, roll the dough up tightly, pinching the seam to seal it at the end. Cut dough roll into 12 slices. Place dough, cut sides up, in a 9″ x 13″ pan that already has caramel sauce in it. Repeat with the other half of the dough, to create a second pan of rolls. Cover pans with kitchen towels and allow dough to rise in a warm place for a second time, until doubled. This can take at least an hour, depending on the warmth of your surroundings.
• To make the rolls at a later date, place the dough in a large airtight container that has a bit of oil in it to coat the dough. Spray one side of a piece of plastic wrap with nonstick spray and place it directly on top of the dough (so it doesn't stick to the dough). Put a lid on the bowl and place the bowl in the refrigerator. The dough will still rise while in the refrigerator, just at a much slower rate. When ready to make rolls, prepare the caramel and divide it into two pans. Then score the dough in half and continue with the recipe as normal. Note that when the dough is cold, it will take longer to rise in the pan.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Place prepared pans of caramel and rolled dough in oven and bake for about 30 minutes, or until nicely browned. I found that the stoneware from The Pampered Chef required a bit more time in the oven than a metal pan. If you want to turn the rolls out onto a platter, let the rolls rest for 5 minutes after removing them from the oven before doing so. We usually just serve the rolls right from the pan.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir together brown sugar, cream, butter, corn syrup, and water until melted and combined. Heat to just near boiling, but do NOT boil. It will have a cloudy appearance and will stay softer once the rolls are cooked. Divide caramel between two 9″ x 13″ pans. Set pans aside to let the caramel cool while the dough is rising.

EASY OVERNIGHT OOEY-GOOEY PULL-APART CARAMEL ROLLS

Steps:

• The night before; generously grease a tube pan (you MUST grease the pan VERY GENEROUSLY) if using a 12- cup bundt pan reduce the rolls to 12.
• If using the cinnamon mix with the melted butter.
• Sprinkle about 3/4 cup chopped nuts into the bottom of the pan.
• Place the frozen rolls into the pan around and on top of each other over the nuts.
• Sprinkle the dry pudding mix over the rolls, then sprinkle brown sugar over the pudding mix.
• Sprinkle remaining 3/4 cup chopped nuts over the brown sugar.
• Drizzle the melted butter over all.
• To prevent the dough from forming a hard crust while rising cover with a lightly damp tea towel over top, or place a piece of plastic wrap very loosely over the top and allow to hang at the sides (do not make the wrap tight as these will rise to double).
• Allow to rise overnight at room temperature or about 8-10 hours.
• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake for 22-25 minutes (baking times will vary for different ovens, so watch closely).
• Remove the pan from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Turn the pan over and invert onto a serving plate.
• Serve by pulling apart chunks with a fork.

TOO EASY GOOEY CARAMEL ROLLS

Steps:

• All this is done the night before: spray your bundt pan well and place evenly the frozen rolls in pan. Sprinkle the dry butterscotch pudding (instant will not work) evenly on top of rolls and sprinkle pecan pieces over pudding powder (add pecans 2nd, not last).
• Heat the butter to just melted, not hot in microwave and stir in brown sugar. If the butter is too hot, the brown sugar will separate and be hard to blend together pour brown sugar/butter syrup over rolls evenly.
• That's it!
• Place bundt pan in the cold oven overnight.
• When you arise the next morning, set the oven temp to 325°F
• Check the rolls FIRST before turning oven on to see if they rose over the top of the bundt pan. If they did, push the rolls hanging over back GENTLY.
• Don't remove rolls while the oven is heating, leave inches.
• Bake about 25 minutes until rolls seem firm on top and done in the middle, but don't over bake.
• Remove bundt pan from oven and let cool 5-10 minutes in pan (I usually wait only 5 minutes).
• Have ready a platter or pizza pan (holes covered) big enough to hold the rolls being careful not to burn yourself, place platter over the top of Bundt pan and quickly invert.
• Do this over the counter top so if some spills, it won't get on the floor.
• All that's left is to enjoy!
• Company or family will think you slaved hours, it looks so yummy.
• This is great for bake sales also.
• Tip: don't put over 22-24 at most rolls in the pan.
• I always use just 22.
• Any more and they will rise over the top of the pan and hang over.
• If this happens, while rolls are cooling, carefully push back the edges of the rolls and gently push down on the top of them.
• I use more butter and sugar than other recipes because my family really likes alot of caramel.
• However, you could cut back the butter to 1/2 stick and the sugar 1/2 cup.
• I just prefer too much to too little.
• The caramel can be scooped up and put toward the middle rolls.

CHRISTMAS CARAMEL ROLLS

Steps:

• 1. Boil all ingredients (besides dough & pecans) together for 2 minutes. Pour 1/2 the caramel mixture into a greased bundt pan. Add the pecans (if desired)
• 2. Layer dough pieces over mixture. Pour remaining mixture over dough. Cover with wax paper & refrigerate overnight.
• 3. After dough has raised, bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Cover with foil at least the last 15 minutes -- earlier if the top is getting too dark.
• 4. Invert onto a serving platter and remove pan. Enjoy!

BEST EVER CARAMEL ROLLS

Steps:

• Mix white sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
• Roll out 1 thawed loaf into a large rectangle. Brush half of the melted butter evenly over dough. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture over butter. Roll up dough into a log starting with the long edge closest to you. Cut log into 1-inch slices with a sharp serrated knife. Arrange slices cut-side up in an ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Repeat step 2 with second thawed loaf.
• Combine brown sugar, vanilla ice cream, and 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; stir until melted and well-blended, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour caramel mixture over rolls in the baking pan. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate until rolls double, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before serving.

CARAMEL ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine water, 2 tablespoons butter, bread flour, white sugar, milk powder, and yeast, in that order, in the bucket of a bread machine. Select the Dough cycle. Remove dough from the machine after the cycle is done, about 1 hour 45 minutes.
• Combine brown sugar, light corn syrup, and 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Pour sauce into an 8-inch square baking pan. Sprinkle with pecans.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface, punch it down, and roll into an 8x12-inch rectangle. Dot with 1/4 cup butter and sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll up and pinch seams together. Slice roll into 1 1/2-inch thick slices; place slices into the pan on top of the sauce. Set aside until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for no more than 3 minutes; place a sheet of waxed paper on top of the pan and invert so that sauce and pecans are on top.

SO EASY CARAMEL ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Combine all topping ingredients EXCEPT pecans in ungreased 9-inch round cake pan.
• Stir until well mixed; sprinkle with pecans and set aside.
• Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
• Unroll dough and separate into 12 strips.
• Spread each strip with 1/2 teaspoon softened butter, sprinkle evenly with sugar-cinnamon mixture.
• Roll up loosely.
• Pinch seam to seal.
• Place rolls evenly in pan and bake for 18-23 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Invert onto serving platter.
• Let stand 1 minute before removing pan.
• serve warm.