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    Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

    Author: Peter Kolesnichenko · Published: Feb 9, 2023

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    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.

    These easy Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls are perfectly soft and fluffy, generously slathered with a vanilla bean cream cheese frosting. Cinnamon buns that taste like Cinnabon, quick, easy and delicious!
    unbaked cinnamon rolls
    These easy Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls are perfectly soft and fluffy, generously slathered with a vanilla bean cream cheese frosting. Cinnamon buns that taste like Cinnabon, quick, easy and delicious!

    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
    butter on dough
    cinnamon sugar sprinkled dough

    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
    rolling cinnamon rolls
    cutting cinnamon rolls

    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.

    adding frosting on cinnamon rolls

    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.

    cinnamon rolls with cream cheese

    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!

    These easy Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls are perfectly soft and fluffy, generously slathered with a vanilla bean cream cheese frosting. Cinnamon buns that taste like Cinnabon, quick, easy and delicious!

    Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

    These easy Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls are perfectly soft and fluffy, generously slathered with the best cream cheese frosting. I can't get enough of this recipe, reminds me of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls.
    4.97 from 63 votes
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    Prep Time: 1 hour hour 40 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Rising Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
    Course: Breakfast, Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls, bread maker cinnamon rolls
    Servings: 12 Cinnamon Rolls

    Equipment

    • Bread Machine

    Ingredients

    Dough Recipe

    • 1 cup milk lukewarm
    • ⅓ cup melted butter
    • 2 eggs
    • 4 cups of flour
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 packet of bread machine yeast

    Cinnamon Sugar Spice Mix

    • ½ cup white sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
    • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted

    Cream Cheese Frosting

    • 1 ½ cups icing sugar
    • ¼ cup butter room temperature
    • 1 cup cream cheese room temperature (about 8oz.)
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
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    Instructions

    Making Dough

    • Place ingredients, in the order listed, into your bread machine and select the DOUGH program (this will take about 90 minutes).

    Cinnamon Sugar Spice Mix

    • In a bowl, mix together white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg until evenly combined. Set aside.

    Making Cinnamon Rolls

    • Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C fan forced oven. Line baking paper in a 9"x13" baking pan.
    • Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, into a 12"x15" rectangle. Brush melted butter all over the dough and generously sprinkle all the cinnamon sugar mixture.
    • Starting on long edge, tightly roll up the dough and cut into 12 even pieces. Each piece is about 2½ inches wide. This recipe make 12 cinnamon rolls. Place cinnamon buns on baking paper in a baking pan.
    • Carefully cover with cling wrap, cover with a kitchen towel and allow to rise for about 20-30 minutes until they double in size. I place them in a slightly warm over that is turned off.
    • Bake until golden brown, approximately 15 minutes.

    Cream Cheese Frosting

    • Take the softened cream cheese and butter and beat together with icing sugar and vanilla bean paste. Be generous! Spread on warm cinnamon buns before serving, with extra cream cheese while you eat!

    Notes

    This is a very generous cream cheese recipe portion. I love lots of cream cheese with my cinnamon buns, and love extra with each bite. You could easily halve the cream cheese recipe if you prefer (or make an extra batch of cinnamon buns). But I promise that you'll want more vanilla cream cheese frosting!
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    ©PetersFoodAdventures.com *originally posted April 2018, updated February 2023

    Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls
    These Easy 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.

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