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Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
Overnight cinnamon rolls are soft and fluffy cinnamon rolls that can be prepped the night before and baked in the morning.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Additional Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 12 cinnamon rolls
Calories: 581 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar divided
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 - 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour properly measured
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 2-3 tablespoons ground cinnamon to taste
- 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
Cream cheese frosting
- 8 ounce package cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup butter at room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
Instructions
Cinnamon rolls
- Grease a 9×13-inch glass baking pan. Set aside.
- To make the dough, warm the milk to 105F.
- Add the warm milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, and yeast to the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Let the yeast sit for 5-10 minutes, or until foamy.3
- Add the remaining sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add 3 cups flour and the salt and stir in.
- Continue adding flour 1/4 cup at a time until the dough comes together and clears the sides of the bowl.
- Knead the dough for 2-3 minutes, or until it’s smooth and just slightly sticky to the touch. If the dough still seems too sticky at this point, add flour 1 tablespoon at a time. The dough should feel soft and smooth and should feel a little sticky but shouldn’t come off on your finger if you pinch it.
- Cover with a damp towel and let it rise in a warm spot until doubled, about 1 hour.4
- Toward the end of the rising time, stir the butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon together until well-combined. Set aside.
- Lightly flour your working surface.
- Gently deflate the dough.
- Roll the dough into a 12×24-inch rectangle that’s 1/4-inch thick.
- Spread the filling over the dough. It will be a little crumbly and hard to spread. Just do your best to cover the dough.
- Roll the dough up lengthwise and cut into 12 equal pieces.
- Place the rolls into the prepared baking pan.
- Wrap the pan tightly with plastic wrap and cover with a tea towel or aluminum foil and place them in the refrigerator.
- In the morning, remove the baking dish from the refrigerator and let them come to room temperature and finish rising. This should take about 30-40 minutes.
- Toward the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Bake the cinnamon rolls for about 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and baked through.
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Frosting
- Toward the end of the baking time making the frosting.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter until well-combined.
- Mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until well-combined.
- Let the cinnamon rolls stand for about 5 minutes.
- Spread the cream cheese frosting over the warm cinnamon rolls.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cinnamon roll
Calories
581kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
86g
(29%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
89mg
(30%)
Sodium
342mg
(14%)
Potassium
181mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
48g
(96%)
Vitamin A
780IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
101mg
(10%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12cinnamon rolls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 581
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cinnamon roll | |
| Calories | 581kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 86g | 29% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 342mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 181mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 48g | 96% |
| Vitamin A | 780IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.