Description
Delicious homemade Apple Cinnamon Rolls with a rich Brown Butter Maple Icing, perfect for a cozy breakfast or dessert. These soft, fluffy rolls are filled with a sweet cinnamon apple mixture and topped with a decadent icing that compliments the warm spices beautifully.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough
- 1 cup warm milk
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature
- 3 large eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Apple Filling
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature
- 2 Honeycrisp apples, chopped
Brown Butter Maple Icing
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature
- 6 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Activate Yeast: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the warm milk, yeast, and brown sugar. Let sit 10 minutes, until bubbly on top.
- Mix Dough: Add the butter, eggs, 3 1/2 cups flour, and salt to the yeast mixture. Mix on medium speed with dough hook until incorporated, about 4-5 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup flour if the dough is sticky, until smooth to touch.
- First Rise: Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let dough rise at room temperature for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- Prepare Filling and Pan: In a bowl, mix brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon. Butter a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Shape Rolls: Punch down the dough and roll it out on a floured surface into a 12 x 18 inch rectangle. Spread the 6 tablespoons butter evenly over the dough. Sprinkle chopped apples and cinnamon sugar mixture over the butter. Roll the dough tightly from the long edge into a log, pinch edge to seal. Cut into 12-15 rolls and place them into the prepared baking dish.
- Second Rise: Cover rolls with plastic wrap and let rise 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake rolls for 30 minutes until golden brown.
- Make Icing: Brown 4 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until toasted and fragrant, then remove from heat. In a bowl, whisk cream cheese with maple syrup, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt until smooth.
- Frost and Serve: Spread the warm brown butter maple icing over the freshly baked rolls. Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- To Make Ahead: Prepare rolls through step 4. Skip the second rise and refrigerate overnight covered. Remove rolls 30 minutes before baking to warm to room temperature. Bake as directed.
- To Prepare and Freeze: Assemble through step 4, cover and freeze up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in fridge or a few hours at room temperature before baking.
- To Bake and Freeze: Bake rolls fully, let cool, then freeze covered for up to 3 months. Thaw and warm before frosting.
- Use Honeycrisp apples for best flavor and texture in the filling.
- Adjust powdered sugar in icing for desired sweetness and consistency.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
