Easy Mardi Gras Cinnamon Rolls with Two Ingredient Dough
Fun and festive Mardi Gras-inspired Cinnamon Rolls are so delicious and made with 2-ingredient dough!
Equipment
- 1 8x8 dish
- 3 Mason Jars with Lids
Ingredients
- 1 cup self-rising flour I used about 1.25 cups
- 1 cup Plain Greek yogurt regular or fat free
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon to taste
Ingredients for Icing
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/8 cup milk or more to get desired consistency
Ingredients To Make Colorful “Sugar” Sprinkles
- Green, Purple and Yellow Food Coloring
- ½ Cup Sugar or Stevia
Instructions
- Combine self-rising flour and Greek yogurt.
- Knead dough. (Make sure you have plenty of flour. Dough can get sticky without an ample amount).
- Place dough on flat, floured surface to roll out flat using a rolling pin.
- Brush dough with melted butter.
- Mix cinnamon and brown sugar and sprinkle a generous amount over dough.
- Roll dough into a log and cut into smaller pieces, then place in an 8 x 8 dish (preferably glass).
- Bake in the oven at 365 to 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Ovens may vary.
- Brush them with icing (glaze) once they are out of the oven. Optional.
Directions to Make Icing
- Mix powdered/confectioners sugar and milk.
- Pour over warm cinnamon rolls.
- Sprinkle with green, yellow, and purple sprinkles.
- Serve and enjoy!
Directions to Make “Sugar” Sprinkles
- Pour stevia/sugar into jar.
- Add 2 to 3 drops of food coloring.
- Close lid and shake continuously for about 30 to 45 seconds.
- Take lid off to see if you have your desired color. (The more drops you add, the richer the color).
- Repeat steps until you get desired color.
Notes
PLEASE NOTE! This recipe was inspired by Weight Watchers Freestyle program years ago. Point value may have changed. Please recalculate.
You can still use sugar sprinkles if you would like. A little goes a long way.You can make your own colorful sprinkles using food coloring if you can’t find the color you need.
Optional: you can add sprinkles to a plastic baggie then roll over it using a rolling pin to even out the sprinkles.
- UPDATES: I made these Cinnamon Rolls and swapped out the plain Greek yogurt with Vanilla (because I was out of plain). Turned out great! You can try a different flavor Greek yogurt, just make sure the flavors compliment each other.
- Make sure your hands, surface, and rolling pin are covered with flour when preparing dough.
- Add flour to surface and dough it gets too sticky.
- You can use brown sugar stevia or regular brown sugar.
- The icing is optional. You can also just sprinkle cinnamon on top.
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