Apple Stuffed Cinnamon Rolls
These vegan apple stuffed cinnamon rolls are decadent, fluffy and drizzled with a luscious cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup plant milk warmed to 110
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp melted vegan butter
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast or 1 packet instant yeast
- 2 1/2 cups white flour
Filling
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1.5 large apples, peeled and diced into cubes
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup water
Frosting
- 3 oz vegan cream cheese
- 2 tbsp cold vegan butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/3 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Proof the yeast: warm up milk to 110 F (any hotter will kill yeast). Sprinkle in the yeast and set aside to bubble for ten minutes.
- After ten minutes, add the melted butter, sugar and salt to the yeast mixture.
- Add the yeast mixture to a big bowl. Start adding flour to yeast 1/2 cup at a time using a wooden spoon/hands. Start kneading the dough. As it gets bigger and less sticky, transfer it to a floured surface and knead with your hands about 10 mins. Dough should be soft but not sticky.
- Lightly grease the bowl, place dough back in, cover & let it rise in a warm area for 1 hour. Dough should double in size.
- Ten minutes prior to using the dough, begin sauteing the apples. Add the peeled and diced apples to a small saucepan with the water and maple syrup. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to med-low, sauteing the apples until they're softened and the water is evaporated.
- After 1 hour, place dough in a floured surface. Knead to get air out. Then roll out into a rectangle , about 9×13”, about 1/4” thick. This should be the size of your pan. Preheat oven to 350.
- Lather the dough with room temp butter. In a small bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Then sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the butter and lightly press in. Then sprinkle the apples on top.
- Tuck and roll the dough like a cigar into a big roll.
- Using floss, slice the roll into 1” circles. Place in greased pan.
- Brush all rolls with melted butter and bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown. 𝘋𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 overcook!
- While the rolls are baking, make the frosting. Cream the butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl with a hand mixer. Then add the vanilla and cinnamon. Then add the powdered sugar. Set aside.
- Let rolls cool for 10 mins before frosting them.