Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls
This recipe for apple pie cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting gives you an amazing breakfast treat that the family will love.
Cinnamon rolls and apple pie are two of our favorite things which is why it makes sense to combine them. The two combined give you a sweet breakfast that even the kids will devour.
Plus, these apple pie cinnamon rolls with cream cheese are perfect for Christmas breakfast.
Recipe for Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls
This recipe for apple pie cinnamon rolls uses homemade cinnamon roll doll and brown sugar glazed apples. It does take a little extra time but trust me, it’s worth it!
You may also like these breakfast recipes with apples and cinnamon roll recipes.
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Servings: 6-8 cinnamon rolls
Prep: 2 hours 30 minutes| Cook Time: 45 minutes | Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Dough Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 ¼ cup flour
- ⅓ cup butter, room temperature
Filling Ingredients:
- 4 granny smith apples
- 6 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
Icing Ingredients:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup softened butter
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
How to Make Homemade Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls:
Warm your milk in the microwave for one minute.
Combine milk, yeast, and sugar in a mixing bowl with your stand mixer. Let the mixture sit for 8-10 minutes until the yeast is bubbling.
Whisk eggs in a small bowl, add to the bubbled yeast mixture, and whisk to combine.
Using your dough hook, add flour to the yeast mixture and mix until a shaggy dough has formed (2-3 min).
Add the butter and beat in the mixer for 8-10 min until a smooth dough ball has formed.
Cover the dough and let sit for 2 hours or until the dough has doubled in size.
While the dough is rising, combine apples, white sugar, and cinnamon in a large frying pan.
Cook the apple mixture for 5-8 minutes or until the apples have softened.
Add the brown sugar to the apple mixture and mix until well incorporated. Let them cool.
Once the dough has doubled in size, remove it from the bowl and roll it out into a large rectangle.
Pour the cooled cinnamon apple mixture onto the dough and spread out evenly.
Roll dough tightly and cut into 6-8 jumbo cinnamon rolls.
Place rolls in a baking pan, if any filling comes out in the rolling and cutting process just spread it over the tops of the rolls.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.
For the icing: Mix powdered sugar, butter, and cream cheese into a bowl for the icing and whisk until smooth.
Let the cinnamon rolls cool before adding icing to the tops.
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
Dough
- 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 c milk
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 c flour
- 1/3 c butter, room temperature
Filling
- 4 granny smith apples
- 6 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 c brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
Icing
- 2 c powdered sugar
- 1/4 c softened butter
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
Instructions
- Warm your milk in the microwave for one minute.
- Combine milk, yeast, and sugar in a mixing bowl with your stand mixer. Let the mixture sit for 8-10 minutes until the yeast is bubbling.
- Whisk eggs in a small bowl, add to the bubbled yeast mixture, and whisk to combine.
- Using your dough hook, add flour to the yeast mixture and mix until a shaggy dough has formed (2-3 min).
- Add the butter and beat in the mixer for 8-10 min until a smooth dough ball has formed.
- Cover the dough and let sit for 2 hours or until the dough has doubled in size.
- While the dough is rising, combine apples, white sugar, and cinnamon in a large frying pan. Cook the apple mixture for 5-8 minutes or until the apples have softened.
- Add the brown sugar to the apple mixture and mix until well incorporated. Let them cool.
- Once the dough has doubled in size, remove it from the bowl and roll it out into a large rectangle.
- Pour the cooled cinnamon apple mixture onto the dough and spread out evenly.
- Roll dough tightly and cut into 6-8 jumbo cinnamon rolls.
- Place rolls in a baking pan, if any filling comes out in the rolling and cutting process just spread it over the tops of the rolls.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.
- For the icing: Mix powdered sugar, butter, and cream cheese into a bowl for the icing and whisk until smooth.
- Let the cinnamon rolls cool before adding icing to the tops.