Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls [+ Video]

Remember those awesome orange cinnamon butterflake rolls that we made a while back? Well, now we’ve got a maple glazed cinnamon butterflake rolls recipe! If you have never tried a butterflake roll before, the best way I can describe this recipe is maple cinnamon rolls combined with a flaky pull-apart dinner roll. 

We love the simplicity of a butterflake roll, but toss in a thick cinnamon mixture and a sweet maple glaze and forget about the normal rolls, we’re talking a mashup between cinnamon rolls and maple bars!! It’s the new creation, Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls!

Speaking of cinnamon rolls, you need to bake my apple cinnamon rolls as well! Maybe not all on the same day, but those are equally as delicious! 

These Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls have two options, a heavy maple glaze like a maple bar, or a very light glaze if you’re looking for something that isn’t as rich. Both are delicious, but for the lighter glaze just use more liquid and a stitch less maple extract.

Our kids love to make these with me but the kitchen shears snipping through the dough with little fingers around does make me a little nervous with our younger children, so we have a deal. I do all the cutting and they get to get their hands all sticky and messy by rubbing the butter cinnamon mixture all over the rolls before we bake them.

Our kids are all different so one carefully uses her fingers to coat the rolls while another uses a brush because heaven forbid the hands get dirty.

How to Bake with Rhodes Rolls

Rhodes rolls are such an easy hack for baking, but some people get a little flustered because although they don’t have to make the dough, they end up short on time still. That’s because the rolls still need to sit out and rise. It is frozen dough, so please make sure you account for that time. With thawing, rising and baking, the total time will be roughly 4 hours.

Once the rolls have become soft and fluffy you can proceed with the recipe, but they will need to do a final rise before they hit the oven. Don’t panic, I love recipes like this for a reason.

When everything is hanging out, doubling in size I hunker down and get so much stuff done.  Just because bread takes all day, doesn’t mean that you’re standing there all day. In fact, it’s the best specifically because you have hardly any time just in the kitchen.

Maple Glaze

The maple glaze is just like a maple bar. I’ve found that heavy cream is best, but whole milk totally works in a pinch.  I think the key to a good maple glaze is a good maple extract, not a maple flavoring, so don’t be so quick to buy the cheapest. It totally doesn’t have to be the most expensive, but it should have good flavor and smell. With that being said, this recipe specifically calls for maple extract, not maple syrup. That is because the extract is a more concentrated flavor. 

You can make your glaze as thick or as thin as you’d like. It kind of depends on my mood. Sometimes we want these more like dessert and we make it thick like a maple bar, while other times it’s going alongside a winter savory meal and we thin things out.

How Do You Make Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls?

1. Place 24 frozen rolls in a 9×13-inch baking dish or a similar size rectangle pan so they aren’t touching and cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel. Allow to thaw in a warm place for 2-3 hours or until soft. 
2. Combine two dinner rolls and roll into a ball. Using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife, cut five deep slits almost to the bottom of the roll and gently spread the layers slightly. Repeat with remaining rolls. 
3. Combine melted butter (it must be melted, not just softened butter), brown sugar, and ground cinnamon in a small bowl and mix until it appears like wet sand . Using your fingers rub the cinnamon sugar paste all over the rolls and sprinkle it inside every slit. 
4. Place in a greased muffin tin. Spray plastic wrap with cooking spray and loosely cover rolls to rise until doubled. 
5. When the rolls have risen, remove the plastic wrap and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 15-16 minutes. Carefully remove rolls from muffin tin as soon as they are finished baking and brush the maple icing over the warm rolls, or dip the tops of the rolls in a bowl of icing. 
6. For the maple frosting, whisk together the powdered sugar, cream and maple extract. The icing should be very thin. If it’s too thick, add a little more cream. 

Can You Freeze Butterflake Rolls?

Yes, you can but, not after you have frosted them. When freezing these rolls you can either freeze them after you have assembled them, before you bake them, or after you have baked them, but before you have frosted them. This is helpful if you are wanting to make them ahead of time. No matter what, the frosting should not be frozen on the butterflake roll. For the best taste, make the maple frosting fresh on the day you plan to eat the rolls. 

Can You Refrigerate the Dough? 

Yes! You can, after the doughs first rise, and you assemble butterflake rolls, you can cover them with plastic wrap and place them in the refrigerator. This is great if you want to bake them first thing in the morning for breakfast. The next day, simply pull them out of the fridge while the oven preheats and bake as directed in the recipe card. 

Maple Glazed Cinnamon Butterflake Rolls

No matter how you make the maple glaze these maple glazed cinnamon butterflake rolls your guests are going to be cheering your name by the end of the night. Heck, even if it’s just your spouse that’s worth it. Maybe he will even run some errands and clean the house for you while you sit and read your favorite book. Maybe…

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Oh how we love this apple pull apart bread with maple glaze! It is sweet, simple, and tastes like home made pie in bread form! If you enjoyed the maple glazed cinnamon butterflake rolls, this recipe uses a lot of the same ingredients.