Homemade Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

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4.8

155 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    45 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Additional Time

    3 hrs

  • Servings

    12 rolls

  • Course

    Breakfast

  • Cuisine

    American

Homemade Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Homemade Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls start with a rich yeast dough prepared from flour, milk, butter, eggs, sugar, and cinnamon for a classic sweet roll. After the dough proofing, it’s rolled out, spread with a buttery cinnamon sugar filling, rolled up, sliced into individual rolls, and left to rise before baking. The finishing cream cheese frosting complements the soft, fluffy texture inside.

Description

The Homemade Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls Recipe is crafted from a yeast-leavened dough combining all-purpose flour, sugar, instant yeast, salt, warm milk, melted butter, and eggs. Once mixed into a tight dough ball and proofed until doubled, it’s rolled out into a 24-by-12-inch rectangle. Packed with a cinnamon and dark brown sugar filling spread over butter, the dough is rolled and cut into 12 rolls to rest before baking.

The result is tender, fluffy rolls with a gooey cinnamon-sugar center and a delicate crumb from the yeast fermentation. Softened butter and cream cheese combined with powdered sugar form a classic frosting that melts slightly over the warm rolls for a creamy finish.

Maintaining room temperature ingredients and allowing sufficient rise times contribute to an ideal texture. These sweet rolls are suited for breakfast or dessert and should be enjoyed fresh out of the oven for best softness.

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Ingredients

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  • 6 tablespoons (3oz/85g) butter (melted)
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar 6oz/170g
  • ½ cup cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup milk warm
  • 2 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup butter softened
  • 2 large egg room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons (3oz/85g) butter (softened)
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar 6oz/170g
  • 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour 22 ½oz/639g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup granulated sugar 4oz/115g
  • teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
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