I’ve got a delicious and charming treat for you today: my DIY lucky charm cinnamon roll recipe! It’s the ultimate way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at home. Surprise your kids with a special after-school treat or make breakfast for the family. It doesn’t get more magical than this.

Don’t forget to grab yourself a sprinkle-filled rolling pin from my shop while they’re still in stock! Click here to see these cinnamon rolls in action.

Ingredients:

Dough

• 2 cups whole milk
• 4 tsp. instant yeast
• 6 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 4 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 4-4½ cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
• Food coloring

Filling

• 1 stick butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 Tbsp. cinnamon

Icing

• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla
• Heavy cream

Instructions:

Step 1: Heat your milk to 110° F. Remove from heat and stir in the yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes.

Step 2: While the milk and yeast are blooming, add the butter, brown sugar, and salt to your mixing bowl with the dough hook attachment.

Step 3: Add yeast/milk mixture to the mixing bowl and add 4 cups of flour. Mix until the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl. If the dough still looks sticky, add another ¼ cup of flour. Beat with the dough hook for 8 minutes, adding 1 Tbsp. flour at a time, if needed, to get the dough to completely pull away from the sides of the bowl.

Step 4: Once the dough is in a ball, remove from the mixer and separate into smaller balls to add your food coloring.

Step 5: Add a few drops of food coloring to each smaller dough ball. Knead and fold the dough for 2-3 minutes until the color is incorporated.

Step 6: Cover the dough on the counter and let rise for 1 hour. Mix your filling while the dough rises.

Step 7: Divide the risen dough into smaller sections and press together to form one large piece of dough. Roll out into a large rectangle and spread the filling onto the dough. Sprinkle on some Lucky Charms marshmallows.

Step 8: Roll the dough up and cut into rolls with a piece of string. Place rolls into a buttered baking dish, cover, and let rise for another 30 minutes.

Step 9: Bake at 375° F until just golden on top, about 35-45 minutes.

Step 10: Mix your icing while the cinnamon rolls bake. Spread it on top when they are fresh from the oven. Let cool and enjoy.