Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

These easy Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls are perfectly soft and fluffy, generously slathered with a vanilla bean cream cheese frosting. I can't get enough of this recipe, reminds me of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls.

The easiest part of this easy cinnamon rolls recipe is making the yeast dough. Many people are scared to make yeast dough as it seems complicated, and needs time to rise. A bread machine does all the hard work for you.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Easy - bread machine takes the hard work away of yeast dough
• Copycat - based on my love of Cinnabon, homemade tastes even better
• Frosting - the hero topping that elevates your cinnamon rolls

Ingredients You'll Need

Bread Machine Dough

• lukewarm milk
• melted butter
• eggs
• flour
• white sugar
• salt
• packet of bread machine yeast

Cinnamon Sugar Spice Mix

• white sugar
• brown sugar
• cinnamon
• nutmeg

Cream Cheese Frosting

• icing sugar
• room temperature butter
• room temperature cream cheese
• vanilla bean paste

How to make Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

• Make the Dough - place ingredients, in the order listed, into your bread machine and select the DOUGH program (this will take about 90 minutes).
• Prep - mix sugar and spices to make cinnamon sugar and prepare the cream cheese frosting and set aside.
• Roll and Cut - roll dough on a lightly floured surface. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Roll the dough tightly and cut into 12 even pieces. Place on baking paper in baking pan.
• Proofing - cover cinnamon rolls with a kitchen towel. Keep in a warm place and allow to rise for 20-30 minutes until they double in size.
• Bake - bake until golden brown, approximately 12 minutes.
• Slather - generously spread vanilla cream cheese over the rolls before serving

Cream Cheese Icing for Cinnamon Rolls

Of course, you have to use cream cheese frosting for your homemade cinnamon rolls. You need lots of cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla bean paste (or vanilla).

Take the softened cream cheese and butter and beat together, while slowing adding icing sugar and vanilla bean paste. This frosting recipe makes a very generous serve of cream cheese.

Recipe Tips and FAQs

• Sticky Dough - when the dough comes out of the bread maker, it will be sticky. Place it on a floured surface, just don't knead it to death, it needs to be fluffy but not sticky.
• Melting Butter - it's easy to use your microwave to melt butter - heat butter at 50% power for 30-60 seconds until melted.
• Less Cream Cheese - if you don't like a lot of frosting on your cinnamon rolls, use half of the cream cheese frosting recipe. I like to dip each bit into extra frosting, I think you can never have enough!
• Vanilla Bean Substitute - you only need a bit of vanilla bean paste as that's the secret to the amazing flavor. You can substitute with regular vanilla essence.
• Instant Yeast Substitute - if you don't have a packet of bread machine yeast, you can substitute with 2¼ teaspoons of Instant Yeast

Storing

Cinnamon Rolls are best served warm. Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days. Keep refrigerated for up to a week.

To freeze cinnamon rolls, best to freeze unfrosted. Place in a Ziploc bag and freeze, for up to 1 to 2 months. Allow to defrost and warm up in oven before adding frosting. If freezing frosted rolls, cover with foil or cling wrap to minimize the stickiness in the freezer bag.

Reheating

This is easy - microwave for 10 seconds, then add more cream cheese! You can also reheat in a warm oven.

No Bread Machine? No Problem!

Not everyone has a bread machine to make dough, but you can still make this tasty recipe. I have an easy sweet Master Yeast Dough recipe that works perfectly with this recipe. Just prepare the dough as per instructions from the link (or video) and follow along for the rest of the cinnamon roll recipe.

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Easy Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls, light, fluffy and packed with flavor A vanilla bean cream cheese frosting will have you asking for more. This recipe is my homage to Cinnabon, creating my Cinnabon copycat recipe, using a bread machine. Bon Appetit! Приятного аппетита!

©PetersFoodAdventures.com *originally posted April 2018, updated February 2023