Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Bombs

Description

Cinnamon roll dough is stuffed with crispy bacon, scrambled eggs, and Cheddar cheese to make these family-friendly breakfast bombs.

Ingredients

  • 3 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 4 eggs, whisked
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 (17.5 ounce) can refrigerated cinnamon roll dough with icing (such as Pillsbury® Grands!®)
  • 1 ¼ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 5 tablespoons cream cheese, softened

Instructions

  1. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
  2. turning occasionally
  3. until evenly browned
  4. 5 to 8 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
  5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
  6. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Pour in eggs; cook
  7. stirring often with a spatula
  8. until soft and fluffy
  9. 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool. Season with salt and pepper.
  10. Remove cinnamon rolls from the packaging. Stand each roll on its side and press down into a rectangle
  11. trapping the cinnamon sugar layers. Roll each rectangle into a thin 6-inch circle.
  12. Spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese over each circle of dough. Layer 1/4 cup scrambled egg
  13. 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese
  14. and 1 tablespoon bacon pieces on top. Bring dough up and over the filling
  15. pinching edges together to enclose filling completely.
  16. Place rolls seam-side down in the prepared pie plate.
  17. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a small microwave-safe bowl until melted
  18. about 10 seconds. Brush over rolls. Season with salt and pepper.
  19. Bake in the preheated oven
  20. rotating halfway
  21. until rolls are a deep golden brown
  22. 20 to 22 minutes. Transfer pie plate to a wire rack; let rolls cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 28 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 13 mins

Servings: 5

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