Description
These homemade vegan apple cinnamon rolls are a yummy fall or winter breakfast idea for the whole family. An easy homemade dough is filled with sautéed cinnamon apples and topped with delicious icing to make for a warm and cozy treat. Ready in only 90 minutes!
Ingredients
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For the dough:
- 1 cup plant-based milk (I used almond milk)
- 1/4 cup vegan butter, melted
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 packet of RapidRise instant yeast
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the filling:
- 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced small
- 2 tablespoons vegan butter, melted and divided
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
For the icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons plant-milk
Instructions
- Melt the butter and warm the almond milk together in a large mixing bowl in the microwave. It should be warm like bathwater, but not too hot that it kills the yeast (between 100°-110°).
- Stir in the sugar, then sprinkle the yeast over top of the mixture. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes or until it's foamy and smells "yeasty."
- Add the salt and 1/2 cup of flour at a time to the mixture. Stir until the dough starts to come together, and when it becomes too hard to stir, turn it out on a lightly floured surface. Knead for about 5 minutes until the dough is fairly smooth and less sticky.
- Form the dough into a ball and place it into a greased bowl. Cover a leave to proof in a warm place for an hour. The dough ball should double in size.
- While the dough rests, make the apple filling. Add all the filling ingredients (saving 1 tbsp of butter for the dough) to a nonstick pan over medium heat. Sauté the apples for 15 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes, until the water has evaporated and the apples are fork-tender.
- Heat your oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13 pan. Set aside.
- Turn the risen dough out onto your floured surface, and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough, so it's about 16"x24". Brush 1 tablespoon of melted butter over the dough, coating it evenly. Sprinkle some extra cinnamon over top of the butter, then evenly spread the apples across the dough.
- Working from the long edge, roll the dough into a log as tightly as possible. Then, use floss or a very sharp knife to cut the dough into 10 equal cinnamon buns.
- Place the buns into your baking dish, and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the tops of the cinnamon rolls are golden brown. If they start to get too brown, cover with foil for the remainder of the baking process.
- While the cinnamon buns are baking, make the icing. Add the powdered sugar and milk to a bowl and stir to combine. If the mixture is too thin, add a little more powdered sugar. If the mixture is too thick, add a little more milk.
- When the cinnamon rolls are ready, drizzle the icing evenly over top and serve them warm!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Dough Resting Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cinnamon roll
- Calories: 293
- Sugar: 25.1g
- Sodium: 189mg
- Fat: 5.9g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Carbohydrates: 56.3g
- Fiber: 2.7g
- Protein: 4.4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
