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Mini Cinnamon Rolls
Fluffy mini bite-sized cinnamon rolls with a 5-ingredient dough made from scratch in just 30 minutes, all topped with the best cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 165 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 4 tablespoons butter completely softened
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Frosting
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and lightly grease a muffin pan. Add water, yeast, and honey to the bowl of a stand mixer fitting with a dough hook and stir to combine. Allow to rest for 5 minutes (mixture will rise and foam).
- Add flour and salt to bowl. Turn the mixer on low and allow to mix until ingredients come together, then increase mixing speed to medium-low for 5 minutes. Remove dough from bowl and allow to rise for 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface.
- While dough is rising, prepare the filling by whisking together sugars in a bowl.
- Use a floured rolling pin to roll dough into a 9x15 inch rectangle. Use a pizza cutter to trim off the sides if it isn't perfectly rectangular. Spread softened butter over the surface of the dough. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over the butter.
- Tightly roll one 15-inch side (the long side) of the dough toward the other 15-inch side to create a long log. Pinch the seam so it closes off the log. Use a very sharp knife or a pizza cutter to cut the ends off and then to cut the log into 24 equal parts. Place each cinnamon roll in the greased muffin tins. Bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
- While cinnamon rolls are baking, prepare the frosting. Cream together butter and cream cheese. Mix in the vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and mix until combined. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until frosting reaches a spreadable consistency. When cinnamon rolls are finished baking, drizzle or spread frosting over rolls and serve.
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Notes
- Store in airtight container at room temperature up to three days.
Nutrition Information
Calories
165kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
3mg
(1%)
Sodium
110mg
(5%)
Potassium
36mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Vitamin A
39IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 165
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 165kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 110mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 36mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 39IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.