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These Homemade Apple Cinnamon Rolls are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. Soft, fluffy and overflowing with delicious fall flavor.
Apples give traditional cinnamon rolls such a fun Fall spin, and it’s the perfect way to start the day. These beauties may require a little more time and patience than the refrigerated canned version, but the end result is more than worth it.
WHAT INGREDIENTS DO I NEED FOR HOMEMADE APPLE CINNAMON ROLLS?
This recipes has 3 main parts: the dough, filling and frosting. Each one is just as important as the other.
DOUGH:
- 1 cup warm milk (or almond milk)
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup white sugar (coconut sugar, palm sugar, or any granulated sugar-free alternative)
- 1 packet active dry yeast (approx. 2 ¼ tsp)
FILLING:
- 1 ½ cups chopped apples (I used gala)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon all spice (optional)
- ¼ cup butter- softened
FROSTING:
- 3 tablespoon cream cheese (or vegan cream cheese)
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 ½ cup confectioners sugar (or sugar free alternatives such as Swerve, Truvia, or Wholesome Yum)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- dash of salt
- 1-2 teaspoon milk (or almond milk)
- OPTIONAL: Cinnamon Sugar garnish
HOW DO I MAKE HOMEMADE APPLE CINNAMON ROLLS?
Start by whisking yeast into the warm milk until dissolved. Let sit for about 10 minutes, or until it becomes active and frothy.
In a large bowl, mix together sugar, butter, eggs & salt. Then, add the yeasty milk and mix again.
Stir in flour to your wet ingredients. Using your hands, gently knead the dough. (dust your hands with flour for this, since the dough will be sticky). Then, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
Remove dough from the bowl and place on a floured surface. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
Roll dough out into a large rectangular shape.
In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and all spice.
Spread the softened butter on the dough and sprinkle with the apple mixture over the top. Gently press the apples into the dough.
Roll the dough up, starting on the long side. Cut the dough into 12-15 rolls (I prefer to use floss to slice the rolls).
Place the rolls in a greased baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until fluffy and golden brown.
While the rolls are baking, beat together frosting ingredients.
Remove cinnamon rolls from oven and let cool. Then top with frosting and additional cinnamon sugar sprinkle.
If you haven't yet, be sure to check out my popular Homemade Cinnamon Rolls and Apricot Sweet Rolls, and Strawberry Sweet Rolls. All are easy to make and EVERYONE who tries them absolutely loves them!
Homemade Apple Cinnamon Rolls
These Homemade Apple Cinnamon Rolls are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. Soft, fluffy and overflowing with delicious fall flavor.
Ingredients
DOUGH
- 1 cup warm milk (or almond milk)
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup white sugar (coconut sugar, palm sugar, or any granulated sugar-free alternative)
- 1 packet active dry yeast (approx. 2 ¼ tsp)
FILLING
- 1 ½ cups chopped preferred apples (I used gala)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon all spice (optional)
- ¼ cup butter- softened
FROSTING
- 3 tablespoon cream cheese (or vegan cream cheese)
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- 1 ½ cup confectioners sugar (or sugar free alternatives such as Swerve, Truvia, or Wholesome Yum)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- dash of salt
- 1-2 teaspoon milk (or almond milk)
- OPTIONAL: Cinnamon Sugar garnish
Instructions
- Start by whisking yeast into the warm milk until dissolved. Let sit for about 10 minutes, or until it becomes active and frothy.
- In a large bowl, mix together sugar, butter, eggs & salt. Then, add the yeasty milk and mix again.
- Stir in flour to your wet ingredients. Using your hands, gently knead the dough. (dust your hands with flour for this, since the dough will be sticky). Then, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
- Remove dough from the bowl and place on a floured surface. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Roll dough out into a large rectangular shape.
- In a small bowl, stir together chopped apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and all spice.
- Spread the softened butter on the dough and sprinkle with the apple mixture over the top. Gently press the apples into the dough.
- Roll the dough up, starting on the long side. Cut the dough into 12-15 rolls (I prefer to use floss to slice the rolls).
- Place the rolls in a greased baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes, or until fluffy and golden brown.
- While the rolls are baking, beat together frosting ingredients.
- Remove cinnamon rolls from oven and let cool. Then top with frosting and additional cinnamon sugar sprinkle.
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