Ohhhh yes 😍🍎 — Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Lasagna is basically the ultimate breakfast-dessert mashup: layers of cinnamon rolls, tender caramelized apples, gooey caramel sauce, and cream cheese frosting. Comfort food heaven in a pan.
🍎🍮 Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Lasagna
Ingredients (9×13-inch pan)
Cinnamon Rolls Layer
- 2 cans (8–9 rolls each) refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
Apple Layer
- 3 large apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled and diced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg (optional)
Caramel Sauce
- ½ cup caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade)
Cream Cheese Layer
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Prep Apples
- In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add diced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Cook 5–7 minutes until apples are tender but not mushy. Set aside to cool slightly.
2. Prepare Cinnamon Rolls
- Preheat oven according to package instructions (usually 350°F / 175°C).
- Cut each cinnamon roll into bite-sized pieces.
3. Layer the Lasagna
- Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Bottom layer: Half of the cut cinnamon roll pieces.
- Apple layer: Spread half of the cooked apples evenly over cinnamon rolls.
- Caramel drizzle: Drizzle half of the caramel sauce.
- Cream cheese layer: Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Spread half over apples/caramel.
- Repeat layers with remaining ingredients, finishing with cream cheese layer on top.
4. Bake
- Cover with foil and bake 25–30 minutes until heated through and lightly golden.
5. Serve
- Drizzle additional caramel sauce and any icing from cinnamon rolls over the top.
- Serve warm with a fork — it’s rich and gooey!
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Extra gooey: Add a sprinkle of toffee bits or chopped pecans between layers.
- Fruity twist: Mix in pears with apples or use caramelized bananas.
- Make-ahead: Assemble the night before and refrigerate; bake in the morning.
- Spiced upgrade: Add a pinch of ground ginger or cloves to the apple mixture.
If you want, I can give a “decadent bakery-style version” where the caramel layer is homemade salted caramel, the cream cheese frosting is silky smooth, and it’s basically fall in a pan 😏.
Do you want me to do that version?
