Strawberry Jelly Rolls

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This was the first thing I made in my Aruban kitchen this trip that I turned on the oven for and they were absolutely worth it.

The smell of bread in the oven, cinnamon and sugar, butter and jelly, made our little Caribbean house smell like a bakery and was worth heating the joint up for.

Strawberry Jelly Rolls

If you do it my way, this is a 15-minute recipe from start to finish, including baking time and the dishes.

There’s no dishwasher here (other than yours truly) so those need to be kept to a minimum, too.

Strawberry Jelly Rolls

I used white dinner rolls as a major shortcut. Of course, you’re free to make your own bread dough, make and bake rolls, and then use said rolls for this recipe. But clearly I wouldn’t do that on vacation or probably ever.

It’s enough that I cook three squares a day, and I don’t mind, but bread-making from scratch isn’t ever happening in an un-airconditioned kitchen.

White dinner rolls, jelly, eggs, and dry ingredients

They’re a snap to make. Just beat a couple eggs, make a cinnamon-sugar mixture, poke holes in a half dozen dinner rolls with your fingers and dredge them through the egg and cinnamon-sugar, fill with jelly, add a couple pats of butter to the pan and bake. Done.

While baking, the butter and cinnamon-sugar creates this little glaze at the bottom of the pan that’s finger-lickin’ good.

And did I mention how much I love jelly? There’s nothing worse than a skimpy-on-the-jelly jelly roll and I made sure these were no where near skimpy.

Strawberry Jelly Rolls

When I walked into the home office with the tray of these where Scott was working, he exclaimed, Ohmygawdbabe what did you make?!

He told me he only wanted one because he was going to be getting into a swimsuit in a few minutes and he took his one little roll from the tray.

Apparently men think about jelly rolls and how that may impact their own jelly roll prior to getting into swimsuits.

Strawberry Jelly Rolls

Then as he was walking out the door 10 minutes later with Skylar to take her to the pool, he said, “Hey babe, do you think you could wrap up a few of those rolls for Skylar and I because they’re amazing.”

I assure you this is the best ever use of white dinner rolls and no one will suspect that you didn’t make elaborate pastries from scratch.

Don’t you just want to tear into all that jelly? I did.

Strawberry Jelly Rolls

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Strawberry Jelly Rolls

Makes 6 rolls – double the recipe and bake in a 9-by-13-inch pan if preferred (use 3 eggs rather than 4, if doubling)

2 large eggs, beaten

1/3 cup granulated sugar + 2 tablespoons for sprinkling

2 teaspoons cinnamon

6 small white dinner rolls

12 tablespoons+ strawberry jelly or jam (about 2 tablespoons per roll)

1/4 cup butter, diced into about 6 cubes (half of one stick)

Preheat oven to 375F, line a 9-by-9-inch pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.

In a small bowl, lightly beat two eggs with a fork; set aside. In another small bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar, cinnamon, and stir to combine; set aside.

With your thumb or finger, gently break the top surface of one roll, going about 1-inch deep and 1-inch wide. Don’t actually remove any bread, don’t “core” it; just open it up. Dip the bread in the egg, allowing some egg to enter the hollowed out part; let it soak into the interior. Dip and dredge the roll through the cinnamon-sugar mixture and place in prepared pan. Repeat with the other 5 rolls. Rolls will be nearly touching or touching each other in the pan depending on size; stagger them if necessary to avoid touching too much so they crisp up on the edges.

After all the rolls have been dipped into the egg, coated cinnamon-and-sugared, and in the pan, spoon about 2 tablespoons of jelly into the hole of each roll; be generous (use your favorite jelly such as raspberry, blueberry, lemon, or cherry). Add a final dusting of about 2 tablespoons granulated sugar over the tops of the rolls, distributed evenly. Place cubed butter pieces in the bottom of the pan in open spaces; it’s okay if it touches rolls since it will melt and ultimately touch them.

Bake for 9 to 10 minutes, or until rolls are golden. Butter will have melted and combined with excess cinnamon-sugar mixture and it will be bubbling and have thickened. Allow to cool and serve immediately, taking care not to miss any of the buttery cinnamon-sugar sauce on the bottom of the pan. Rolls are best fresh, but will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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Strawberry Jelly Rolls Stacked

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Do you like jelly?

I love condiments, sauces, chutneys, dips and spreads of all types and jelly is no exception; sweet or savory. And all of it applied in abundance; the more, the merrier.

If you have any good shortcut-containing recipes, or any great recipes that use jelly, feel free to link them up.

The winner of the Bella Bars Giveaway is Laura (Tutti Dolci)

Have a great week!

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  1. I’m making these today for my husband for Valentine’s day, I’m folding them into heart shapes before coating and filling. I also added this recipe to my recipe booklet, my mom used to put jam on biscuits before baking and it was always one of my favorites, so glad I found one i could do on rolls. Looking up “jam rolls” and finding what I actually wanted was a lot harder than I thought it would be lol. I’ll definitely be looking at more of your recipes in the future! I dont know how I haven’t found you until now but im so glad i did!

    1. This is an oldie (11+ years old now) but a goodie! And so easy :) But you’re right, jam rolls is going to yield a ton of complicated baking recipes, many with yeast dough, lovely but definitely a project. I am so glad you found my site!

  2. My boyfriend and I have limited time together, because we live a distance apart, but I love to surprise him with something awesome for breakfast when we wake up on our Sunday mornings together.

    We’ve been doing bacon, eggs, and waffles very often lately. I’ll probably include the bacon still (because that’s his favorite food on the planet), but a tray of these would be AMAZING, and he LOVES strawberry, so I see this in my very near future. So excited. Love how easy they are too.

    I’ve officially fallen in love with, pinned from, printed from and bookmarked your website. I’m sure there will be many recipes made!! Love it. So much.

  3. Greetings ! If there is wait uch a place as “Taste Heaven” these Strawberry Rolls would be at the top of the menu. Firstly I made your dinner roll recipe then waited patiently for the rolls to cool so that I could proceed. Man O Man was the wait worth it. I made these rolls exactly as stated. HEAVENLY is the only word I can come up with. Viewers please don’t hesitate to make these rolls. Don’t just drool. Race to the kitchen and get a batch going. They are to die for !!
    Bravo ! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us. It is going into my recipe archives for life !

    1. Recipe archives for life is such a high compliment! Glad you love them that much and thanks for the glowing compliments and praise! Thanks, Georgy!

  4. Oh, nummy nummy nummy. I followed the link from your post on PB and Jelly muffins from the Time to Sparkle Link Party. These look so good and way easy!

  5. “Ohmygawdbabe what did you make?!”, is right! What a nifty trick/tip! And, your hubs sounds like such a sweetheart. Don’t blame you one bit for getting a little of your “Sandra Lee” on with baking in tropical Aruba! xo

  6. You are a genius! My husband thought we needed a little something extra to go with our comfort food supper casserole. I had impulsively bought a dozen water rolls yesterday just because they looked so good. I was thinking I’d heat a few and set out the last of a large jar of strawberry jam. I followed somebody’s link to your website while I was waiting for the casserole to bake and found your recipe for strawberry jelly rolls. I had them ready to go in the oven when the casserole came out. They were spectacular and the ease of preparation was so welcome. I’m already thinking of variations — slightly drained, no added sugar cherry pie filling instead of the jelly or jam. I might even replace the sugar with Splenda, but that might clump up. I’ll just have to see. Thanks for the recipe, and I look forward to trying more of your foods.

    1. If you want a super easy roll recipe – these
      http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2012/12/nutella-cinnamon-rolls-with-vanilla-glaze.html

      The nutella could be replaced with anything (anything you just listed) or the dinner rolls could be made with anything you suggested. The thing about the Nutella rolls is no added sugar is used, either. Splenda in baking – I have never tried so I don’t know how it behaves under heat. I would say…just use a little less sugar and skip the Splenda overall if you’re concerned about sugar.

      Thanks for coming back with a full report & glad they were a hit!

  7. Wow, this is amazing! You totally took dinner rolls to a whole different level! I think I might make some homemade lemon curd and use that in place of the jam, although the use of strawberry jam is great too. I’ll just have to make both of them then!

    1. And I’ve had people make them and write in and tell me they used all kinds of jam and everyone’s been happy and yes…sooooooo easy!

  8. A super idea Averie, especially fast and delicious! What a great way to use leftover rolls!

  9. Oh boy!!! These are incredible looking and so easy to throw together in a hurry!!! My mouth is watering at the thought of cinnamon and sugar and jelly!! mmmmm!!!