Description
Indulge in the ultimate sweet treat with these incredibly delicious cinnamon rolls. Soft, fluffy dough filled with a buttery cinnamon-sugar mixture and topped with a decadent cream cheese icing.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough:
- 1 ⅓ cup whole milk (320g)
- 4 teaspoons active dry yeast (or instant yeast)
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100g)
- 5 cups all purpose flour (650g)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature (113g)
Filling:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (113g)
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed (200g)
- 2 tablespoon cinnamon powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Assembly & baking:
- ½ cup heavy cream (120g), room temp
Cream Cheese Icing:
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature (113g)
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature (56g)
- ¼ cup heavy cream (60g)
- 1 cup icing sugar (100g)
Instructions
- Prepare the dough: Mix warm milk, yeast, and sugar. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Add flour, eggs, salt, and butter. Knead until smooth. Let rise until doubled.
- Make the filling: Combine butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Roll out dough, spread filling, and roll up. Cut into rolls.
- Assemble & bake: Place rolls in a pan, let rise, then brush with cream. Bake until golden brown.
- Prepare the icing: Beat cream cheese, butter, cream, and icing sugar until smooth. Spread over warm rolls.
Notes
- For a gooier texture, add more brown sugar to the filling.
- Feel free to add chopped nuts or raisins to the filling for extra flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cinnamon roll
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
Keywords: Cinnamon rolls, sweet treat, cream cheese icing, homemade dessert