Pineapple Sweet Rolls
Today, I was overwhelmed with the desire for Pineapple Sweet Rolls. They are the ultimate comfort food as they remind me of my childhood home and the laughter and love represented there. They say you can never go home again but when I really need it, this comes the closest.
Several weeks ago, I met with my older brother Tom and my sister Sharon to celebrate Tom’s birthday. We visited and relieved many memories. Strangely we all grew up with different memories because we are each 10 years apart in age. Brother Tom lived in the early years, Sharon in the middle years and I was the tag-a-long growing up in the years when Mom and Dad were approaching retirement. The fourth sibling, Larry, was unfortunately out traveling the world that week and we missed him terribly, but he was there in spirit.
Despite all of our different memories, the one unifying memory for all of us was food. We all enjoyed the fruit filled sweet rolls Mother use to make almost weekly. Each of us have our favorites, prunes, peaches, apricots but mine is pineapple.
I’ve taken some shortcuts to make my sweet rolls but the taste is the same. Those of you who enjoy the long method of making your sweet roll dough, go ahead. I’m usually in too much of a hurry to get to the end result of enjoying the sweet goodness I remember from home.
Pineapple Sweet Rolls
Makes 8
Filling:
1 20-oz. can Crushed Pineapple in 100% Pineapple Juice
¼ cup sugar or Splenda
1 T. butter
¼ tsp. cinnamon
2 T. cornstarch mixed with a little of the juice
dash of salt
Dough:
1 box Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix
White Frosting:
2 T. softened butter
2 T. milk
1 lb. powdered sugar or enough to make a spreadable frosting
Instructions:
Make the filling first. To make the filling, place the can of crushed pineapple with juice in a saucepan or microwaveable bowl. Mix in the sugar, butter, cinnamon and cornstarch. Cook, stirring constantly (or microwave) until filling is thick and glossy. Set aside while you make your dough. Although the filling is hot when you spread it on your dough, it will only make your rolls raise faster.
Mix the dough using the hot roll mix and mix according to directions. Beware! if this is your first time making sweet dough, you may be tempted to add additional flour to make it more like bread dough. Don’t do that, you want the dough to be very soft and sticky.
To make the sweet rolls, roll out the dough into a 10×15 rectangle. Spread the hot pineapple filling over the dough and roll and flop the dough into a log trying to keep the filling from flowing out. It’s messy but that’s okay because it will be really yummy when done. Cut into 8 sections and move each one into an oiled 9×13 glass dish, scooping up what falls out and placing on top of the rolls. The hot filling will make the dough raise fast and in just 15-20 minutes the rolls will be ready for the oven.
Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Let cool a bit before frosting generously.
To make the frosting. Melt the butter, add milk and hand stir in the powdered sugar until it’s semi-thick and creamy. I love the use my hands to frost my rolls. That way the frosting gets down in all the nooks and crannies.
Ahh, now for a taste!
What a great twist on a cinnamon or orange roll and they just look so perfectly gooey. Great recipe, and of course photos.
These look delicious, so much so I am going to make them this week…the photo’s do them justice, I can taste them….RaeDi
Yea! Hope you like them as much as my family does.
Absolutely wonderful.
Hey, Thanks!!
I made these but included sliced almonds. A MUST!!!!!! Fabulous!
Oh, that does sound yummy! 🙂
And how many carbs per serving?
I have no idea. For me, everything in moderation!
Hi Pat. I came upon this recipe from a “diabetic friendly” site. Seems a carb/fiber content should be a must. Thanks for replying.
I’m sorry it was reposted under that heading without my permission. I have the capabilities to post carb/fiber content but that is not my intention at this time.
Made these for Super Bowl. HUGE hit.. Wow.. this recipe is a keeper! Thanks for posting it!
Great! Now you have made me hungry for them 🙂
I made these last night and LOVED them!!! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe— I featured it on my blog today because I loved them so much!
I’m so excited that you made the pineapple sweet rolls. It makes me feel great that the recipe was quick and fun to make. It will give courage to others to try them! 🙂
I’m going to try these delicious, gooey, portions of heaven this week. My question is do you turn this sticky dough out on a floured board to work in the flour so U can roll out and not stick to the pin?
Yes,I do. Roll it out on a floured board before filling. Try not to incorperate flour in it but just enough to cut down the stickiness! I really hope you enjoy the rolls, they are a favorite if mine!
Making these today, if I can find the Pillsbury hot roll mix at grocery. Ty
So far I have found it all the grocery stores in my area although sometimes it is located in a very out of the way place! Hope you can find it!
These look great! Do you think I could prepare them the night before and then bake in the morning?
I think so, athough I have not tried it. Give a try and let me know how it works out!