Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls
Serves 12
15 mins prep
15 mins cook
30 mins total
These Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls are the ideal combination of apple pie and cinnamon buns all in one indulgent treat. Imagine fluffy, eggless cinnamon roll dough filled with deliciously spiced softly cooked down apples and then topped with a smooth cream cheese icing! Make this recipe vegan with the swap of a few ingredients and get ready to indulge in autumn's flavor pallet!
Apple Pie Filling Ingredients
Cinnamon Sugar Filling Ingredients
Cream Cheese Icing Ingredients
Dough Ingredients
Apple Pie Filling Instructions
Heat a medium sized saucepan and add butter to it.
Let it melt and bubble and then add chopped apple, sugar, cinnamon & vanilla extract.
Cook on medium heat until the apples are half cooked, about 7-8 minutes.
Add cornstarch and stir to combine.
Let it come to a boil then remove from heat. Transfer in a heatproof container and let it cool to room temperature.
Cinnamon Sugar Filling Instructions
Combine soft butter, brown sugar and cinnamon powder. Mix until it is combined into a thick paste and set aside.
Cream Cheese Icing Instructions
Combine all the ingredients in one bowl and mix with a whisk to form a smooth icing while the apple cinnamon rolls are baking in the oven.
Dough Instructions
In a mixing bowl of a stand mixer combine warm coconut milk, 30g sugar and yeast. Let it sit for 10 min until the yeast is foamy.
Add all-purpose flour, 70g sugar, water, olive oil and salt. Mix with a dough hook attachment until dough forms for 10-15 minutes. Dough may feel slightly sticky.
Use a scraper to transfer the dough into a lightly greased bowl. Cover with a plastic wrap.
Allow the dough to rise until doubled in size or about 1 hour.
Lightly flour the surface and the dough. Use a rolling pin and roll into a rectangle that is about 20 x 12-inch ( 30 x 50cm)
Spread the cinnamon butter in an even layer.
Spread the apple pie filling in an even layer.
Cut 12 strips that are about 1 inch wide with a pizza cutter and roll each one to form a cinnamon roll.
Place the rolls into a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
Cover it with a towel for a second proof for about 45 minutes. Pour cream if desired on the rolls.
Bake in a preheated oven at 375f (190C)for 25-30 min or until golden brown.
Spread the prepared icing on the warm apple cinnamon rolls and enjoy!