These Easy Pecan Raisin Sticky Buns are such a breakfast/brunch treat! The recipe is SUPER easy and the buns are simply mouthwatering. They’re perfect served up warm with a hot cup of tea or coffee!
Hello there folks! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve made these Easy Pecan Raisin Sticky Buns. I used to make them often when my boys were little.
I think an old neighbor turned me onto the recipe and we fell in love!
The recipe popped back into my head when I was food shopping a few weeks back and I saw the Pillsbury Crescent Dough Sheets.
Back in the day, I used the crescent rolls for the recipe and they work fine as well, but when I saw the sheets, I was like woah, woah, woah…it’s sticky bun time.
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
These are super easy to make with the regular crescent rolls, but ridiculously easy to make with the sheets.
No pinching seams and rolling involved. Just topping the sheet with some cinnamon sugar and then rolling up the sheet and slicing into individual buns.
You’re going to love the sticky part of the buns. It’s a combination of brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, pecans and raisins.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- butter
- brown sugar
- corn syrup
- pecans
- raisins
- golden raisins
- 2 tubes Pillsbury crescent dough sheets
- granulated sugar
- ground cinnamon
Step-By-Step Instructions
The first step will be to melt your butter in a small saucepan. When butter is fully melted, add the brown sugar and corn syrup and whisk until smooth. Remove from the heat and pour into a 9-inch deep pie plate, baking dish or cake pan, then sprinkle with the pecans and raisins.
The second step will be to unroll your crescent dough. In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle each sheet of crescent dough evenly with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Starting at the longer side, roll each portion, jelly-roll style. Cut each roll into seven even slices. Place cut side down in the prepared pan.
They’ll head into the oven to bake for about thirty minutes and then cool for one minute before inverting onto a serving platter. If buns begin to brown too quickly lightly tent with foil. Cool in pan for one minute before inverting onto serving platter.
Seriously, breakfast/brunch treats don’t get any easier guys. Two simple steps and you’ll have a plate of sticky buns people will be fighting over. They’re honestly that good.
These Easy Pecan Raisin Sticky Buns are guaranteed to impress everyone at your next brunch. And I know you’re going to LOVE how simple they are to whip up too. If you’ve got guests this summer, they’re such a treat to make and serve with morning coffee.
Please let me know if you give the recipe a try. And if you have any questions about the recipe, just drop a comment below. Enjoy!
A Few Cook’s Notes for Pecan Raisin Sticky Buns
As mentioned above, I used two tubes of the Pillsbury crescent roll sheet dough. If you can only find the roll dough then just pinch your seams and roll out.
I place my pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet so if the buns bubble over no obscenities are yelled when the mixture burns at the bottom of my oven. Nobody wants to hear that.
I used a combination of regular and golden raisins, but you could use all regular or golden if you’d like.
I’m a huge pecan fan, but you could also use walnuts for this recipe.
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Easy Pecan Raisin Sticky Buns
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 cup pecans, roughly chopped
- ⅓ cup raisins
- ⅓ cup golden raisins
- 2 8-ounce tubes Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dough sheets
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan. When butter is fully melted, add the brown sugar and corn syrup and whisk until smooth. Remove from the heat and pour into a 9-inch deep pie plate, baking dish or cake pan. Sprinkle with the pecans and raisins.
- Unroll crescent dough. In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle each sheet of crescent dough evenly with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Starting at the longer side, roll each portion, jelly-roll style. Cut each roll into seven even slices. Place cut side down in the prepared pan.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, until golden brown. If buns begin to brown too quickly lightly tent with foil. Cool in pan for one minute before inverting onto serving platter. Serve warm.
Notes
- I used two tubes of the Pillsbury crescent roll sheet dough. If you can only find the roll dough then just pinch your seams and roll out.
- I place my pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet so if the buns bubble over no obscenties are yelled when the mixture burns at the bottom of my oven. Nobody wants to hear that.
- I used a combination of regular and golden raisins, but you could use all regular or golden if you'd like.
- I'm a huge pecan fan, but you could also use walnuts for this recipe.
Slightly adapted from Pillsbury.
Absolutely great brunch to prepare during all four seasons ! I could easily have half a batch on my own !
They are addictive Davorka! Take it from me!
These sticky buns look delectable, Mary Ann! That blend of buttery sweet with pecans and raisins is totally irresistible!
They’re hard to resist Marissa!
These look like the perfect sweet treat to me. I love sticky buns and these look absolutely perfect. Love how easy they are, too!
Thanks Jennifer!
Believe it or not, I would actually take sticky buns over cinnamon buns! I love them! These pecan raisin buns look irresistible!
Thanks Katherine!
I’ve never met a sticky bun or a cinnamon roll I didn’t love, and pecan sticky buns are no exception! I LOVE that you added raisins to these – how brilliant! I’m actually a big fan of raisins (and pecans and sticky buns – obviously), so these beauties are RIGHT up my alley! I’m going to have to make these when the Mr. isn’t home, because this girl ain’t sharing!
Me either Chey! Lol! No judgement here!
I’d devour these in a hot minute, Mare! Soooo oooey goooey and satisfying. What a treat for your boys when they were little and even now!
We LOVE them Traci! So easy!
Using crescent roll sheets is genius! Will have to try these.
They’re so easy Maria! They’ve been a family favorite here for years!
Oh wow – the bun shape is absolutely outstanding – such a great treat to enjoy!
These are so addictive Helena!
I have all the ingredients on hand except the crescent dough, but I do have a tube of Pilsbury cinnamon rolls. I’m wondering how these would turn out if I used those instead. Hmmm… I have a feeling I’m going to find out…
Let me know Cass!