Slow Cooker Caramel Sticky Bun Casserole Recipe

slow cooker gooey caramel sticky bun casserole on a plate with extra caramel sauce

5 from 4 votes

Slow Cooker Caramel Sticky Bun Casserole Recipe

Take canned cinnamon roll dough to a whole new stratosphere with this gooey, decadent, outrageous treat. Pre-made cinnamon roll dough combined with brown sugar, cinnamon, caramel sauce, and candied pecans make a dish that will WOW even your most discriminating diners.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 45

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy slow cooker cinnamon rolls, gooey cinnamon roll casserole, slow cooker cinnamon roll pull-apart, slowcooker cinnamon rolls

Servings: servings

Calories: 129kcal

Author: The Lazy slow cooker

Equipment

6 quart slow cooker
measuring spoons and cups
non-stick cooking spray or oil

Ingredients

2 12.4 cans refrigerated cinnamon roll dough the smaller rolls, not Grands
½ stick butter cut into small pieces*
1.5 cups brown sugar
1 cup caramel sauce
1 -1½ cups candied pecans

Instructions

Place cinnamon rolls into a greased slow cooker. You will have to squeeze the last few in - that is ok. (see photo above)
Place 1 small square* of butter on top of each cinnamon roll
Sprinkle 1.5 cups brown sugar liberally over all cinnamon rolls
Drizzle 1 cup caramel sauce over the cinnamon sugar mixture
Top with 1 -1½ cups candied pecans, sprinkled randomly
Cover and cook on high for one hour.
To help with even cooking, use potholders to remove the cooking vessel from your slow cooker. Rotate 180° and place in back into the heating element.
Cook for another hour and check for doneness. If the middle needs to cook a little longer, continue to check every 5 minutes. Note: the top will look gooey and undercooked, even when finished from the caramel sauce. You can confirm that buns are done by checking under the top most layer of the center bun. When it looks cakey underneath, you are ready to go.
When cooked through, turn slow cooker to the warm setting and serve right from slow cooker!

Video

Notes

*To cut the butter for this recipe, slice butter stick into square pats. Next, cut each square pat into quarters. Each of these quarters is the size of butter I put on top of each cinnamon roll before cooking.

The final texture of this dish will be moist and gooey, not cakey.

If your crockpot tends to gather a lot of condensation under the lid, place a tea towel or paper towel over slow cooker before placing lid on top. This will help to absorb some of the extra condensation.

Please see write up above for serving and storing suggestions

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