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Hot chocolate cinnamon rolls are a delicious warm morning treat. With marshmallow cream and chocolate sauce, you will never want a regular cinnamon roll again!
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5 from 4 votes

Hot Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls

Hot Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls are a homey, cozy morning treat. With marshmallow cream and chocolate sauce on top, you will never want a regular cinnamon roll again!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Rise Time2 hours
Total Time3 hours
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chip cinnamon rolls, Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls, hot cocoa cinnamon rolls, hot cocoa rolls
Servings: 12
Calories: 612kcal
Author: Jill

Equipment

  • 2 disposable piping bags to drizzle the marshmallow cream and the chocolate sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 box Triple Chocolate cake mix
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter melted
  • 1 cup Mallo Bits plus more for topping
  • 1 1/2 - 2 cups mini chocolate chips plus more for topping
  • 1 container of Marshmallow creme
  • 1 container of chocolate sauce

Instructions

  • Using a large mixing bowl, mix together the cake mix, flour, warm water, and yeast.
  • Mix until slightly combined.
  • Once combined, place dough onto a floured surface and knead until combined and the dough bounces back after touching it.
  • Place dough into a large glass bowl and brush the 1 tbsp oil onto the top of the dough and sides of the glass bowl.
  • Cover with a kitchen towel and let sit for an hour.
  • Once the dough has doubled in size, place dough onto floured surface and roll out to 1/8 inch.
  • Brush with melted butter and sprinkle 1 C mallo bites and 1 1/2 C mini chocolate chips.
  • Roll dough into a log.
  • Cut into 1 1/2 inch thick rolls.
  • Place rolls into a baking dish and cover again for another hour.
  • Once the hour is up, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Once oven is preheated, bake the cinnamon rolls for 30 minutes.
  • Once the rolls are done baking, let them cool for about 20 minutes.
  • Using the chocolate sauce, drizzle chocolate sauce onto the rolls.
  • Using a small microwave safe bowl, scoop some marshmallow creme into the bowl and place in the microwave on intervals of 10-15 seconds or until the cream is soft.
  • Scoop the marshmallow creme into the piping bag and cut off the tip of the bag.
  • Drizzle onto the cinnamon rolls.
  • Sprinkle some mini chocolate chips and mallo bites onto the rolls.
  • Wait about 10 minutes before enjoying!

Nutrition

Calories: 612kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 341mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 4mg