Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
These apple pie cinnamon rolls are soft, gooey, and loaded with spiced apple filling, then topped with whipped cream cheese frosting. The perfect cozy treat for fall mornings or holiday brunch.
Ingredients
Rolls
- 2 tbsp yeast
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup +1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 cup unsalted butter **melted
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp fine sea salt
- 7 cups all-purpose flour
Cinnamon Filling
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cinnamon
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
Apple Pie Filling
- 6 apples
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Rolls
- Add warm water & cream together. Make sure the mixture is warm but not hot, if too hot the yeast will die. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar & yeast. Mix and let it sit for 5-10 minutes until it bubbles up. If mixture doesn’t bubble, your yeast is dead and you must start over with new yeast.
- In a standing mixer add 1 cup sugar, butter, eggs & salt. Stir until combined
- Add yeast mixture to standing mixer, stir until combined
- Add flour & knead in mixer until it is 1 ball of dough
- Cover bowl and let sit for 2-3 hours or until doubled in size
Filling
- Once dough has doubled, mix sugars, cinnamon & cornstarch together
Apple Pie Filling
- Peel and chop up the apples into small bite sized bits
- Place the apples in a medium-sized sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add the sugar, brown sugar, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Stir and cook until the apple juices release. About 5 minutes.
- Add the flour and stir over the heat until the sauce has thickened.
- Once thick, remove the apple pie filling from the heat.
Assemble
- Roll out your dough on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle. I like my dough about ¼ inch thick
- Spread the melted butter all over your dough
- Sprinkle sugar mixture and spread until evenly distributed on the dough
- Spread the cooled apple pie filling all over the top of the rolls.
- Roll the dough into a tight spiral
- Cut the dough into large rolls. This recipe only makes 16.
- Place the rolls on 2 light metal, greased 9x13 pans, I put 8 in each pan.
- Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let sit for another 2 hours
Baking
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, bake for 27-30 minutes until set and lightly golden
Frosting
- While baking, mix all the frosting ingredients in a standing mixer. Whip for 2 minutes until fluffy
- Frost while still warm
Nutrition
Calories: 900kcal Carbohydrates: 135g Protein: 9g Fat: 38g Saturated Fat: 23g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g Monounsaturated Fat: 10g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 131mg Sodium: 545mg Potassium: 230mg Fiber: 5g Sugar: 84g Vitamin A: 1293IU Vitamin C: 3mg Calcium: 103mg Iron: 3mg