Amazingly Easy Low-Fat Cinnamon Rolls

Lucky for me, I was not born with the metabolism of my 5-year old daughter and husband.  I cannot scarf down half a cheesecake, jump on the sofa for ten minutes, and then look in the mirror, suck in my gut, and have my ribs stick out like Skeletor.

After seeing the label on Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls (and saying "HELL NO" when I saw Cinnabon's nutrition thing on their website), I decided to improvise on some of my own.  I can't plaster butter on a slab of dough with a clear conscience-- or arteries at that matter.  So after experimenting with some I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray, I came up with this.  (And from what I've been able to come up with, they come in at 1.5g's of fat for each one, although it might be one or two more, depending on their size.)

And for those of you who don't bake, they are sooooooo easy to make!  If you don't have a pastry mat (or have one-- but just don't want to go through having to clean it up afterward), just tape some parchment paper on the countertop, and flour the surface with it.  When you're done, all you have to do is wad the paper up and throw it away.  Plus, it's just a one-bowl recipe, so it's even less of a mess to clean up!)

Kimberley's Amazingly Easy Low-Fat Cinnamon Rolls

1.  In a bowl, combine Reduced Fat Bisquick baking mix, with fat-free milk.  Get a dough forming; not too thick, and not too sticky.

2.  Roll out into a rectangle shape on a Bisquick dusted surface.

3.  Instead of butter, spread  I Can't Believe It's Not Butter SPRAY on the entire surface of the dough.  Sprinkle as much as you want of the cinnamon and sugar, until it is covered.

4.  Roll up, slice, and place into baking dish at 400°F for about 15 minutes, making sure the center rolls aren't gooey.  (And if you don't have a baking dish, putting them out on a cookie sheet will do as well.  (Line it with parchment paper, and you won't even have to dirty the pan!)

5.  In a ziploc (I recommed ziploc, because if you are having your kiddo help, it prevents a major mess of frosting dropping onto your floor out of the other end, followed by an "oops!  I'm sorry"), load your frosting in one corner.  Grabbing the ziploc like a pastry bag, make a small snip in the corner, and swirl the frosting all over the rolls as desired.

You can also add raisins into the sugar cinnamon mixture, as well as frozen raspberries, etc., pictured below.  But since I have a really finicky 5-year old, she likes them just made with the cinnamon, because any extras such as fruit, would make them too "healthy" for her, gawd forbid! :)