Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls with Browned Butter Frosting
Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls with Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting is a delicious and fun baking recipe to welcome Fall! Give this a try!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 445kcal
Equipment
- 9x13 baking dish
- Stand Mixer
- medium sauce pan
Ingredients
Cinnamon Rolls
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1.5 cup apple cider
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 8 tbsps salted butter, room temperature
- 2 tbsps brown sugar
Apple Filling
- 3 honeycrisp apples, chopped
- 4 tbsp salted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup apple cider
- Pinch of Salt
- ¼ cup water
Browned Butter Frosting
- 8 tbsp butter
- 4 0z cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment, add instant yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg, apple cider, flour, vanilla extract, salt, butter, and brown sugar. Mix for 8-10 minutes, starting on low and gradually increasing to medium high speed when dough begins to form.
- Add dough to a well oiled bowl and cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Allow dough to rise for an hour in a warm place.
- While dough is rising, chop apples and add to a sauce pan. Also add apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, apple cider, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low and add ¼ cup water and simmer until apples are soft. Set aside and allow to cool.
- Add dough onto a floured work surface and roll into a 12 by 18 inch rectangle. Add apple filling to dough and spread evenly across. Roll dough into the log and cut into 12 equal sized pieces and add to a baking pan (9 x 13). Cover with a towel and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 22-25 minutes, until golden brown. Allow to cool.
- To make the browned butter frosting, brown butter in a skillet and add to a stand mixer and add powdered sugar, cream cheese, pinch of salt, and vanilla extract. Whip until all ingredients are combined. Slater icing on top of cinnamon buns!
- Eat!
Nutrition
Calories: 445kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 614IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg