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Cinnamon Roll Whoopie Pie

Today’s recipe is for cinnamon roll whoopie pies filled with an easy cinnamon cream cheese buttercream frosting!

Cinnamon Roll Whoopie Pie Sandwich
There is midwest gas station that I go to that has a great bakery. They make cinnamon rolls that have the most delicious cinnamon frosting on them. That frosting inspired me to try making my own version. Since I wanted to make cinnamon roll whoopie pies, I wanted my frosting to be more sturdy. Plus, I’ve had a lifelong obsession with buttercream so that had to be included and since cream cheese is the cinnamon roll frosting of choice that is in there too!

When I was a kid, the Target stores in our area sold baked goods from McGlynn Bakery. From what I remember, there was a small bakery counter at the front of the store where you could buy treats on your way out and they had huge frosted sugar cookies. You know, the kind with big piles of buttercream frosting in cute little shapes! I think they sold them for $1.00 a piece. I would save my money so that when I had the opportunity to go to Target with my mom, I could buy myself a frosted cookie! Yum!

Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon RollsThese cinnamon roll whoopie pies start with Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls which makes things so much easier! I didn’t follow the instructions on the package about putting the rolls in a cake pan. Instead, I put them on a cookie sheet and baked them at 350°F for about 20 minutes.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Buttercream FrostingWhile the cinnamon rolls are baking, I made the frosting. This frosting is like a heavy buttercream frosting with cream cheese added in. If you have been looking for a frosting that is heavy on the cream cheese, you’ve come to the wrong place. Start by whipping the butter then slowly adding in the powdered sugar. Once those two things are combined, add the cream cheese in four sections. Finally, mix in vanilla and cinnamon. This recipe made way more frosting than I needed for these 5 cinnamon rolls so only make half of the recipe if you don’t want leftovers. I asked Google if I could freeze buttercream frosting and found out that yes I can but it will need to be re-whipped after it thaws, so my leftover frosting is in the freezer.

Cut Cinnamon RollAllow the cinnamon rolls to cool and then cut them in half.

Cinnamon Roll Cream Cheese Frosting RecipePipe on the cinnamon cream cheese buttercream frosting.

Cinnamon Roll Cinnamon Cream Cheese FrostingAdd the top of the cinnamon roll.

Cinnamon Roll Frosting SandwichDrizzle the cinnamon roll whoopie pies with the frosting that came in the can with the cinnamon rolls.

Cinnamon Roll Whoopie Pie Sandwich
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Cinnamon Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
  • 2 cups 4 sticks butter, slightly softened
  • 7 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 8 oz package cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Cream together butter and powdered sugar.
  2. Cut cream cheese into four sections and beat into buttercream one section at a time.
  3. Add vanilla and cinnamon.

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Comments

  1. WOW. I can’t think of anything better to say. This has something for everyone. You worked over time on this one. The Whoopie Pie will never be the same. Thank you very much. Trish Butler

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  2. That’s a pity, nope not even ready-to-make rolls can be found here. So gotta go find a good recipe so I can make these 😉

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  3. These really look amazing…would love to make them but here in NL we can’t by the premade cinnamon rolls…have you got a recipe for me to make them myself too?? 🙂

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    • Sorry Anita! I’ve never made homemade cinnamon rolls. Can you believe it? I’ve watched my mom do it many times but all the raising of the dough and punching down seems like a lot of work. We also have frozen, ready-to-make cinnamon rolls here. I’ve made those before and they would work great too.

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  13. Just sitting here saying to myself…. “cinnamon roll whoopie pie” over and over and shaking my head in delight. Needless to say I’m pinning this.
    Bliss

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  14. These are one of the best things I have seen in a long time!! What a fantastic idea! The buttercream looks incredible!

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    • Thanks Tanya! The buttercream is delicious and thankfully the leftovers are in the freezer so I can’t snack on them!

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  16. Good grief! That is crazy awesome Tonia!!! I want to come to your house for breakfast now!!!! I was actually going to make cinnamon rolls today too…now you have me second guessing my recipe 😉

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    • Thanks Jocelyn! I can’t wait to check out your recipe! As you can see, I used premade cinnamon rolls. 🙂

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