Last updated on February 11th, 2024 at 09:11 am
I have been making cinnamon swirls for years. Your plain ordinary cinnamon swirls. Yup, the ones that taste so good with a hot cuppa you can resist just one more after all they are only small. I decided this year I would give it a little spin on the old recipe and see how it turned out by adding white chocolate chips to them. I only came upon this idea since I had some white chocolate chips in the house. It’s funny how that’s how a recipe forms with what’s leftover in the cupboard. But when I went to get my cinnamon out I realized I only had pumpkin pie spice left. Well, Thanksgiving is just around the corner so I wondered why not try pumpkin pie spice instead of just plain cinnamon. For those don’t know what pumpkin pie spice is a mixture of spices: Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Allspice. You can buy it premade or make it yourself. So it was a day of risks and firsts with my cinnamon swirls.
Check out more of my easy pumpkin spice & pumpkin recipes to see what else I have created
Cinnamon Swirls Made Easy
I find that the secret to perfect cinnamon swirls is to use a pre-made puff pastry sheet. There is no need to spend your time fiddling around to make puff pastry – this isn’t Bake Off! Save yourself a lot of effort and buy the pre-made puff pastry sheets from the supermarket and you’ll have perfect cinnamon swirls every time.
White Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Swirls
Ingredients
- 1 Jus-Rol puff pastry sheet
- 100 g soft brown sugar
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 4 Tbsp caster sugar
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 egg
- 50 g white chocolate chips
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 220 Degrees C
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Roll out puff pastry sheet on parchment paper
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Mix together sugars, butter, spice in a medium bowl
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Spread evenly over puff pastry sheet
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Sprinkle white chocolate chips on top
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Roll long side inwards to create a long roll
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Cut small slices and lay cut side down on a greased cookie sheet
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Beat your egg in a small dish and glaze the edges of your swirls
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Bake 8-10 minutes
Recipe Notes
Oven times may vary. Watch very close to not over bake you just want them golden. Baking time will depend on how thin or thick you cut your slices.
Adding White Chocolate To Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls
I am no professional chef but these bad boys although a little over baked as my toddler was having a melt down and I may have forgotten to set the timer turned out delicious. The white chocolate melted right into the pastry crust and the flavors from the pumpkin pie spice was enough to make me never bake a plain cinnamon swirl again. Even though they were slightly over baked the puff pastry flaked beautifully in your mouth and the crusted pumpkin pie spice on the edges was like eating caramel. You must try these out for the festive season. The whole family is sure to love them and so will your guests. Why not pin it for later, just hover your mouse over a photo and the pin it button will appear.
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Swirl Icing
Because of the addition of white chocolate to these cinnamon swirls I don’t really find that they need the icing drizzled over the top that you would usually have with a cinnamon roll. They already have enough sweetness to cut through the spice. However, if you are all about the icing then it is really simple to make. A ratio of 2tbsp of icing sure to 1tbsp of water then mixed until it’s smooth. You can make as much or as little as you like depending on how sweet you want the cinnamon rolls to be.
Wait until your white chocolate cinnamon swirls have cooled before icing them. Use a spoon to drizzle icing back and forth diagonally on the swirls. The icing should be thick enough to hold it’s shape slightly on the swirls.
As with all my recipes, they are always fast, and easy to make. If I can do it so can you. Just don’t forget to set that timer and possibly don’t do it while entertaining toddlers. It’s always a sure fire way to over bake something. Try these with your next coffee or tea or even some hot chocolate to warm the bones on a cold winter’s day.
glad I’ve found a cinnamon swirl recipe using pastry – making the bread for a cinnamon roll takes so long. This pumpkin spice twist sounds amazing and my hubby loves white chocolate -I’ll have to try it #tasytuesday
Thanks Rebecca. Oh yes you can always count on me for the easy way to bake and cook. lol I am no chef. hahaha I like the great taste, and the easy recipes to them.
Oh, yum! I want these now! #TastyTuesdays
Thanks hunny. They were so yummy I may have ate one too many.
Confession time … these really aren’t my thing. However, I love stopping by your recipes just to see how you’re styling your photographs. You’re doing so, so well. I really need to get some tips from you x
Thanks darling so sweet of you. Means alot as I still have so much to learn. Appreciate it.
Oh my goodness Jenny these look incredible! I wish we lived nearer so I could come over and eat these treats on play dates. 😉 X
Hahhaa I wish so too hunny. I could do with some help eating all my goodies. Hahahah thanks darling.
These look so beautiful chick! You are so clever. I really must get round to learning how to bake. I just never find the time. I think Sarah is going to give me some handy tips which we plan to vlog in a couple of weekends which should be fun! x
Oh I am no chef but I absolutely love food styling. I need to team up with someone that lives close that can really cook so I can just style and take food photography of their amazing food. lol Maybe one day do it for a cookbook. But lots to learn in the meantime. Thanks hunny.
These are my idea of heaven Jenny! I was lured into the new bakery in Tesco today and had to stop myself just grazing on all the amazing carb-heavy samples! If I lived near you I would definitely be popping by to help you out 😉 X
I could do with the help of eating all my goodies i photo each week. If only i could make them and photograph them without eating them. That would be brilliant.
I always cheat with the Trader Joes ones in a can 🙂 These are brilliantly simple, I’ll be trying them!
Thats ok pop some white chocolate chips inside them. Haha quickly and easy.
These looks so delicious! The pictures are so beautiful and the swirls don’t look even a bit over-baked 🙂 I have never found a recipe for cinnamon swirls that includes chocolate, so these are definitely worth trying 🙂
Yes please do let me know. It was only by accident i had some white chocolate in the house and threw them in!!! Lol
They look delicious-adore cinnamon anything and not had a swirl with a swirl for a long time 😉 Pretty shots! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
These sound SO delicious!! *swoon at the thought of them! I’m definitely trying this out!
Thanks. Hahaha yes please do. It was an accidental recipe mixture but we love them.
They look absolutely scrumptious. I love all types of cinnamon buns. I’ve never tried pumpkin spice ones bit they sound so nice!
I dont think anyone has it was a fluke but a perfect one. Turned out better than normal ones. Hahaha try them or i shouls bake you some to make up for standing you up. Wink wink. Lol