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Calories · Café & desserts

Calories in a cinnamon roll

A typical restaurant serving of a cinnamon roll (one large bakery cinnamon roll with frosting, about 153 g) is about 690 calories, usually 300–1,100.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called cinnamon bun, cinnamon swirl, kanelbulle.

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Cinnamon roll

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein7 g
  • Carbs74 g
  • Fat41 g

One serving

Serving
one large bakery cinnamon roll with frosting
Weight
~153 g
Per 100 g
~452

The dish

About a cinnamon roll

A cinnamon roll is enriched dough rolled with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon, then frosted. A big frosted bakery roll can top 1,000; an unfrosted Nordic kanelbulle is far smaller.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Cinnamon roll · rough numbers

  • Mall-bakery size (about 240 g)~1,080
  • Scandinavian-style bun, no frosting (100 g)~310

What moves the number

Why one plate is 300 and another 1,100

  • Size: mall-bakery rolls are huge
  • Cream cheese frosting
  • Butter and brown sugar in the swirl

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share a large one
  • Ask for frosting on the side
  • Try a smaller Scandinavian-style bun

Side by side

Next to other Café & desserts dishes

Café & desserts · typical restaurant servingAll about Café & desserts food →

  • Cappuccino~100one small café cappuccino, 12 fl oz · usually 60–180
  • Latte~210one medium café latte, 16 fl oz · usually 100–300
  • Glazed donut~250one medium glazed yeast donut · usually 190–450
  • Ice cream~250one generous parlor scoop in a cup · usually 130–500
  • Matcha latte~250one 16 oz café matcha latte with 2% milk, sweetened · usually 180–400
  • Bubble tea (milk tea with pearls)~280one 500 ml cup with tapioca pearls, regular sugar · usually 180–450
  • Croissant~280one café butter croissant · usually 200–450
  • Banana bread~320one thick café slice, without butter · usually 250–550
  • Mocha~320one medium café mocha, 16 fl oz · usually 150–500
  • Fruit smoothie~360one small café smoothie with fruit and yogurt or milk · usually 200–750
  • Hot chocolate~380one 12 fl oz café hot chocolate with whipped cream · usually 150–600
  • Brownie~400one café brownie · usually 250–750

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Roll, sweet, cinnamon bun, frosted, FDC 2707668 (large 153 g; mall-bakery size 240 g)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns), FDC 167940
  3. Norwegian Food Composition Table (Matvaretabellen) — Cinnamon roll, sugar coated, industrially made, food ID 05.314

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a cinnamon roll?

A typical restaurant serving of a cinnamon roll (one large bakery cinnamon roll with frosting, about 153 g) is about 690 calories, usually 300–1,100. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a mall-bakery cinnamon roll?

About 1,080 for one of about 240 g.

Is a Scandinavian cinnamon bun lighter?

Much: an unfrosted kanelbulle-style bun is about 310.

What changes the calories in a cinnamon roll?

Size: mall-bakery rolls are huge. Cream cheese frosting.

How can I order a cinnamon roll lighter?

Share a large one. Ask for frosting on the side.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.