Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Cinnamon Roll Muffins have cinnamon sugar swirls and bake up in a muffin tin. Drizzle the tops with a simple cream cheese frosting and you have the breakfast recipe everyone will be reaching for!
Servings: 12 Muffin Rolls
Calories: 342kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm milk - heated to 100-110°F
- 1 Tablespoon dry active yeast
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon divided
- 3 Tablespoons softened butter + extra for greasing the pan.
- 1 cup light brown sugar
For the cream cheese icing
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pour the warm milk and yeast into a large mixing bowl and stir in the yeast until just combined. Cover the mixture with a dish towel and allow it to sit until foamy (about five minutes).
- Add the oil, flour, and one teaspoon of the cinnamon to the bowl fitted with a dough hook and mix until the dough starts to come away from the sides of the bowl.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 3 minutes to help work the yeast in the dough.
- Place the dough back in the mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow the dough to rise for 20 minutes, or until almost doubled in size.
- Turn the dough back onto a floured surface and roll it out into a large rectangle about ¼ inch thick and DIMENSIONS. Combine the butter, brown sugar, and remaining cinnamon together in a bowl with a fork until it resembles sand and spread the mixture over the sheet of dough.
- Use a rolling pin to roll the sheet of dough, jelly roll style so it resembles a long, thin roll. Cut the dough into 12 evenly sized discs.
- Place the discs into a muffin tin greased with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and allow the cinnamon rolls to rest for an additional 20 minutes while the oven preheats.
- Bake the cinnamon roll muffins for 20 minutes, or until the tops of the muffins begin to turn a light golden brown.
- If you would like to top your muffins with cream cheese frosting, whisk together the cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Drizzle the top each muffin after they come out of the oven, serve, and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g
