Does anyone else feel that the two-month stretch between Halloween and the winter holidays can sometimes drag? The fun costumes and spooky decorations are back in storage, the sun is setting earlier and earlier, and the sparkly late-December festivities can feel very far away.
Of course, sandwiched in between all of that is Thanksgiving—a wonderful, heartwarming holiday that’s all about gathering with friends and family in the spirit of profound gratitude. To be clear, I love Thanksgiving. But I also miss the sheer whimsy of the other holidays. So this year, I’m on a mission to make Thanksgiving a bit more fun. And that starts at breakfast—with cinnamon roll turkeys.
These baked goodies offer a sweet way to hype the season and bring some extra smiles to your family's Thanksgiving. I surprised my four young kids with cinnamon roll turkeys for breakfast last week, and we all felt an early flutter of holiday excitement.
Cinnamon roll turkeys require a little more effort than I expected, and they're not an everyday kind of breakfast. But I picked up a few helpful tips and workarounds that I'll share with you. My overall take: These charming treats are well worth the effort. Just brace yourself for incoming requests to make them over and over. (Minutes after gobbling up her cinna-bird, my 3-year-old asked when she could expect them on the menu again.)
Here’s why I think cinnamon roll turkeys should land on your table this holiday season.
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What Are Cinnamon Roll Turkeys?
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True to their name, cinnamon roll turkeys are classic cinnamon rolls decorated to look like turkeys for a fun breakfast treat or dessert.
Scroll through social media, and you'll find manycreative takes on cinnamon roll turkeys. No two cinnamon roll turkey recipes are exactly alike, which is part of their charm. Many use bacon for the turkey’s tail, along with candy corn for the beak and little candy eyeballs to complete the look. For convenience, many recipes call for store-bought cinnamon roll dough, though it's totally fine to make your own if you're feeling ambitious.
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Ingredients You Need to Make Cinnamon Roll Turkeys
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I decided to follow the Pillsbury recipe for cinnamon roll turkeys. Here’s what you’ll need to make five turkeys:
A can of cinnamon rolls (I used Pillsbury Grands! with Original Icing.)BaconSmall candy eyeballsCandy cornRed mini candy-coated chocolate candiesMini pretzel sticks, halvedA few quick ingredient notes: I had a hard time finding candy corn at this time of year. Amazon sells it in bulk, but I didn’t want a whole pound sitting in my pantry. Ultimately, I had to hit five different stores in my area before finding the elusive sweets. Next year, I'll probably set aside some candy corn around Halloween so I don't have to go hunting for them weeks later.
Also, I wasn’t entirely sure what the recipe meant by "red mini candy-coated chocolate candies." All I knew was that they were supposed to serve as the "wattles" underneath the turkey beaks. Red M&Ms weren't the right shape and broke when I tried to slice them. I improvised and cut up some mini Twizzlers instead, which arguably looked better than the mystery candy in the Pillsbury photo.
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How to Make Cinnamon Roll Turkeys
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To start, preheat the oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pop open the can of cinnamon roll dough, set the icing aside and separate the dough into five rolls.
Place each roll about 3 inches apart on the baking sheet. Unravel the end of each roll about an inch, then fold and tuck the loose end between the adjacent layers of dough. (This tucked area will form the turkey's "neck.") Bake the rolls until lightly browned, which should take around 20 minutes. Tansfer to a cooling rack and let cool for a few minutes.
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While the rolls are baking, cook the bacon until it’s crisp. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, cool slightly and cut each slice in half crosswise.
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Tuck four halves of bacon into the back of each cinnamon roll (across from the tucked segment) to create “ tail feathers.” Evenly distribute the icing among the rolls. Next, assemble each turkey's face: To the centermost nub of dough, affix a candy corn for the beak, two candy eyeballs and your red candy wattle.
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Finally, create each turkey's "feet" when you plate the rolls by sliding the halved pretzel sticks under each roll so they resemble claws.
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My Honest Review of Cinnamon Roll Turkeys
For starters, you can’t beat the wow factor. I got up early to surprise my kids with these for breakfast, and they were a huge hit. My 3-year-old jumped up and down when she saw her turkey; my 5-year-old squealed with delight. That alone made the effort worth it. Even my husband, who is a chef, thought the turkeys were fun and snapped a picture to send to his friends.
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The treats are tasty—they’re mostly cinnamon rolls, after all. The savory, salty contrast of the bacon worked well here, too.
To make myself feel better about the total sugar bomb I was feeding my children, I served the turkeys alongside fruit and eggs. Did the kids eat them? Nope. But you can't say I didn't try.
In Pillsbury's estimation, this recipe should take about 35 minutes. I'd budget more like 45 or 50. The rolls take about 20 minutes to bake, and then need to cool for a bit before you can do anything with them.
Try to do as much prep work as you can while the rolls cook. That means cooking your bacon, getting your turkey wattle prepped, slicing or breaking your pretzel stick feet and picking out matching sets of candy eyeballs. (Something I learned with this recipe is that sizes of candy eyeballs vary, and if a turkey's eyeballs are two different sizes, that turkey can end up looking a little unhinged.)
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It also took me more time than expected to put the turkey faces together. The candy corn beak should be laid down first—atop the tucked dough—to anchor everything ... but not before the icing cools and sets. If the icing is too warm and gooey, the eyes and wattle will slide down. You'll need to have a delicate hand when putting the pieces together.
One more tip on the feet: To my eye, the halved pretzel sticks looked overly large for the turkeys' proportions. I’d consider breaking the sticks into quarters if possible (or pushing halved pretzel sticks farther back beneath the rolls).
Cinnamon roll turkeys are a little messy and somewhat ridiculous. And that's the point: This is about having fun! I had a blast putting them together and watching my family tear into them with delight—and I can’t wait to do it again.
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