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15-Minute Mini Pecan Sticky Buns to Drool Over

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These cute mini pecan sticky buns take only 15 minutes in the oven without breaking a sweat! So easy to do any day of the week and is covered with a sweet pecan blend of sugar goodness! This post will have the ultimate tips and tricks on how I can get these sticky buns on the table in no time at all!
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:15 minutes
Total Time:30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: mini pecan sticky buns
Servings: 12 buns

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces tube refrigerated crescent dinner roll dough
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
  • cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • non-stick spray

Pecan Filling

  • cup crushed and chopped pecans plus more for sprinkling
  • cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Spray non-stick spray on an 8"x8" baking pan. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • In a small bowl, mix together ⅛ cup of brown sugar, unsalted butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. Spread on the bottom of the baking pan until evenly coated. Set aside.
  • Unroll the tube of the refrigerated crescent dinner roll dough. Seal the dotted lines by pressing your finger against the dough. Mix together in a small bowl the pecans, ⅛ cup of brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt to taste for the filling. See note below on getting crushed and chopped pecans.
  • Sprinkle over the dough evenly, avoiding the outer rim of the rectangle. Roll the rectangle dough, jelly-roll style, by starting at the long side of the rectangle. Trim off the ends of the log.
  • Using a strand of floss, cut the log into 12 slices. Place cut-side down on the baking pan. Bake for 14-16 minutes. See note below on using the floss.
  • Let the mini sticky buns cool in the baking pan for one minute. Flip onto the serving plate, and serve warm. Sprinkle extra chopped pecans for a beautiful finish. Enjoy!

Notes

  1. For the tube refrigerated crescent dinner roll dough, we used Pillsbury Butter Flake Crescent Rolls and baked for 15 minutes.
  2. Crushed and chopped pecans: To get a mix of crushed and chopped pecans, put your chopped pecans in a sandwich bag or Ziploc and gently smash the pecans a couple time with a meat tenderizer. 
  3. Floss: Using dental floss can cut the slices perfectly without marring the swirl. Take unflavored basic dental floss, put the floss underneath the roll, have each side of the floss string across, and pull sideways until the floss cuts the dough. See Sam’s Pro Tips for these Mini Pecan Sticky Buns for further discussion. (A sharp knife can also be used).