Air Fryer Sticky Buns Recipe

Cinnamon roll air fryer sticky buns with crescent rolls are so easy! You can use refrigerated Pillsbury style or Rhodes defrosted frozen bread dough too to make our semi homemade sticky buns with no yeast for breakfast or dessert in just 20 minutes!

Air Fryer Sticky Buns with Crescent Rolls

Are you ready for this mouthwatering breakfast or dessert idea? Using a roll of already made crescents from Pillsbury means they are quick. Set inside your Cosori or Ninja Foodi you can crisp these up with an ooey gooey topping.

Beyond using packaged you can make your own. You can follow these directions and make semi pecan sticky buns here where the brown sugar and pecans are on the bottom. When cooked and flipped over the goodness goes to the top and drains down the sides, they are like incredible y’all.

Rhodes frozen cinnamon rolls you just thaw out, and of course you can get Pillsbury cans in the fridge section too.

Ingredients

• 1 roll crescent rolls, refrigerated
• Brown sugar and butter makes them sticky sweet
• Maple syrup gives it added wet sweet
• Raisins and nuts, chopped, pecans or walnuts I always add
• Sugar as well
• Cinnamon and/or nutmeg is a nice touch

Equipment

You need a springform pan or large oven safe dish to make this so the sauce doesn’t leak out. You can see what I mean below. If your machine doesn’t have a drawer like the Foodi you will want a trivet underneath so the whole pan is heated all the way around.

Optional Add-ins

You can mix and match the toppings (that start out on the bottom). Dried fruit is another option vs. raisins. I think it is plenty sweet however you could warm and drizzle on some frosting when serving as well if you’d like.

1. Whisk together sauce in a bowl, this will go on the bottom but when flipped will be your sticky ooey gooey topping. 
2. Put a trivet inside and prepare a springform pan by spraying with non stick spray.
3. Pour your brown sugar mixture inside your pan and spread out evenly.
4. Sprinkle in your nuts and raisins (can add dried cranberries too). All of these are optional but suggested.
5. Open refrigerated crescents but DO NOT unroll them
6. Instead cut crescent roll tube it in half gently so it doesn’t smash down
7. Then cut those pieces in half again until you get 8 equal pieces.
8. Dip the bottom and top of each in sugar mixture and place in pan facing up.
9. Set to air crisp for a bit and then you are going to want to flip each piece upside down. Cook again the rest of the way until browned as you see above

with Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls

1. Put a trivet into your pot (necessary for a Ninja Foodi)
2. Spray the inside of an 8″ springform pan with non stick cooking spray, or brush with butter mixture that has been melted
   1. other models may just have a drawer so you wouldn’t need a trivet or pan
3. Unroll your package of cinnamon rolls
4. Close your air fryer lid (one that is attached on the Ninja Foodi)
5. Set to air fry, 345 degrees for 5 minutes cook time to a golden brown
6. Open and flip all pieces over so bottoms can cook
7. Close lid again and reset to 345 degrees for 4 minutes

We will serve these with Air fryer breakfast stuffed peppers to add some protein on our plates. This cinnamon roll breakfast casserole is fantastic idea too if you’re in need of other great brunch menu ideas that feeds more than a few people.

You can even make a cinnamon roll in a mug for fun. More easy air fryer recipes are below. If you’re looking for more easy air fryer recipes try these: Use these same rolls and fill with pie filling, we call these air fryer hand pies.

with homemade cinnamon rolls

Want to make homemade cinnamon rolls with no yeast, we have a recipe for that too. You would have to “bake” these this way a few at a time since the pan is much smaller. Faster though than the oven for sure it is worth a try when you are baking together during the holidays.