12 Easy Cinnamon Rolls Recipes
Cinnamon rolls are quite popular in Europe And North America. These sweet rolls originated in Sweden and since then it has become popular. We have got you covered with the best cinnamon recipes.
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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Recipes
1. Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
It melts in the mouth smoothly. These rolls are perfect for parties and holidays. I like to serve it for breakfast too.
You need an electric stand mixer and a 9×13 baking pan for this recipe. It takes almost 3 hours including two and a half hours of prep time and 23 minutes of cooking time.
You need to bake it at 350°F for 22-24 till it’s golden brown. The ingredients include active dry yeast, all-purpose flour, egg, milk, butter, salt and sugar.
For cream cheese icing you need a mix of sugar, butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract. For cinnamon roll filling you need butter, cinnamon and sugar.
2. No Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
It is one of the quickest cinnamon roll recipes. These buttery rolls are soft and fluffy.
You can either use a pie dish or a cake pan to bake it. To get the chewy texture, make sure you use melted butter.
The taste of the recipe is similar to classic cinnamon rolls but it is faster to make. It takes only 40 minutes to make.
To make it, preheat the oven to 375°F. The ingredients include baking soda, all-purpose flour, egg, butter, and baking powder.
For filling you need a mix of cinnamon, butter, and sugar. You can keep these rolls in the fridge for up to 5 days.
3. Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
It is one of the most popular breakfast recipes in our home. You need a 9-inch springform pan and a stand mixer.
The dough rise time will take almost 10-12 hours. Unlike other cinnamon rolls, these are not too sweet and that is what I like about these rolls.
Though the prep time is almost 15 hours you can bake it in just half an hour or 40 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake it for 40 minutes, if it’s golden brown you are done.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, milk, egg, sourdough starter, and cooking spray. For the glaze, you need a mix of butter, milk, sugar and cream cheese. It is served best when they are warm.
4. Classic Cinnamon Rolls
These soft cinnamon rolls are perfect for yeats beginners. It is fluffy and gooey and can be a great make-ahead recipe.
I like this recipe as it needs only one rise. For this recipe, I prefer all-purpose flour though you can use bread flour too.
You can use buttermilk or low-fat milk but whole milk is best for this dessert. I like to use cream cheese icing for these rolls as they taste the best. It takes a little over 2 hours to make. To make this recipe preheat the oven to 150°F.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, yeast, butter, cinnamon, whole milk and egg. For cream cheese icing you need a mix of full-fat block cream cheese, pure vanilla extract, sugar, and butter.
5. Easy Keto Cinnamon Rolls
This is one of the best low-carb breakfast recipes. The best thing is it’s a no-yeast recipe. Blanched almond flour and full-fat cream cheese give the best result for this recipe.
You require an 8×13 baking dish. It requires just 2 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. The ingredients include almond flour, shredded mozzarella cheese, cinnamon, milk, erythritol, cream cheese, eggs and baking powder.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 5 days. You can freeze it for 2 months.
6. Bisquick Cinnamon Rolls
This recipe doesn’t require yeast, it’s egg-free and perfect for breakfast. I love to enjoy these tender rolls with a cup of coffee.
Since there is no yeast, the texture is similar to biscuits. To get the best texture don’t overmix Bisquick and buttermilk.
Heavy cream is a must for these rolls as it makes the rolls gooey and rich. It takes almost 40 minutes to make.
To make the recipe, preheat the oven to 375°F. The ingredients include Bisquick mix, heavy cream, butter, brown sugar, and buttermilk.
For frosting, you need a mix of heavy cream, vanilla extract, melted butter, and sugar. If you have leftovers, leave them at room temperature for 24 hours and then keep them in the fridge.
7. Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls
These gluten-free cinnamon rolls are soft, gooey, and one of my favorites. To get the best result make sure you use brioche dough.
Heavy cream is also one of the major factors in making these rolls soft and fluffy. You need a stand mixer and a 9×13 baking pan.
To get the chewy and soft texture you need psyllium husk, which is a substitute for gluten. It takes a little over two and a half hours to make.
To make these rolls preheat the oven to 350°F. The ingredients include psyllium husk, millet flour, baking powder, egg, sorghum flour, and unsalted butter.
When cinnamon rolls are ready within 5-10 minutes I put icing as it makes them more decadent. It is best served warm.
It can be a make-ahead recipe and that is what I like the most about this recipe. You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container and they will be good for up to 3 days.
8. Keto Cinnamon Rolls
This keto-friendly recipe is low-carb and sugar-free. The smell and taste of these rolls are outstanding.
It takes almost half an hour to make. To make the recipe, preheat the oven to 360°F.
The ingredients include shredded mozzarella cheese, baking powder, almond flour, cinnamon, cream cheese, and baking powder.
Use low-moisture shredded mozzarella as fresh mozzarella will be runny. For frosting you need vanilla-flavored stevia and if you don’t have then use vanilla extract with powdered sweetener.
Spread the frosting over rolls when they are warm. I like to serve them warm when they are fresh with a cup of coffee.
You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for up to a week. You can also freeze them for up to 3 months.
9. Best Cinnamon Rolls
These cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting are extremely delicious. To get the best result use bread flour. I preferred it over all purpose flour.
You require a 9×13 baking pan, rolling pin and a pizza wheel for this recipe. It requires 2 hours of prep time and 30 minutes of prep time.
The ingredients include bread flour, whole egg, sugar, yeast, milk, vanilla bean paste, and heavy cream. For cinnamon sugar filling the ingredients include cinnamon, sugar and salted European butter.
To make the cream cheese frosting, the ingredients include unsalted butter, vanilla bean paste, cream cheese, heavy cream and sugar.
Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 4 days. It freezes well for 3 weeks.
10. Classic Cinnamon Rolls
These are the best cinnamon rolls, fluffy and taste awesome. The key ingredient is bread flour so it’s a must. You can use almond milk but whole milk is the best for this recipe.
You can use active dry yeast or instant yeast. I prefer the latter. The tools required are a stand mixer, wooden spoon, baking pan, knife and rolling pin. The recipe requires 2 hours of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. The ingredients include warm milk, egg, bread flour, quick rise yeast, cinnamon, cream cheese, vanilla extract, butter, and dark brown sugar.
Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge and it will be good for 5 days.
11. Small Batch Cinnamon Rolls
It is one of the breakfast recipes for two. The thick cream cheese frosting makes it a winner all the way. You can even make it ahead of time. A 6-inch cake pan is best for two people.
The recipe requires 10 minutes of prep time and 18 minutes of cooking time. It requires 2 hours of rise time. Preheat the oven to 375°F and bake for 25 minutes.
The ingredients include milk, active dry yeast, egg yolk, all-purpose flour, melted butter, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and brown sugar, For frosting the ingredients include cream cheese, salt, vanilla extract and butter.
12. Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake
It requires 30 minutes of prep time and 1 hour 30 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include vanilla wafer, cream cheese, cinnamon, all purpose flour and brown sugar.