Overnight Strawberry Cream Cheese Rolls . . . do the prep work the night before, and have fresh from the oven sweet rolls in the morning.
I love looking for new variations for my basic sweet roll recipe. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good cinnamon roll, but sometimes it’s nice to change things up a little.
I love the combination of berries and cream cheese, and I just knew that together they would make one tasty sweet roll. Boy was I right. The berries add sweetness and the tangy cream cheese is the perfect compliment. These rolls are outrageous!
I don’t think there’s anything better than a fresh from the oven roll, but who wants to wake up at 5 am to make them? Not me! The best thing about these rolls is that you do all the hard work the night before, then pop them in the oven in the morning. Sweet rolls for breakfast, and you don’t have to sacrifice sleep!
How to make overnight strawberry cream cheese rolls:
After you whip up a batch of basic yeast dough, roll it out and spread it with the cream cheese mixture, then the strawberry filling. Roll up and pinch the edge to seal it. Don’t forget to set aside 1/3 cup of the cream cheese mixture to use in the icing.
Cut the log into 12 rolls and place in a well greased 9×13″ pan. Some of the filling will ooze out as you cut the rolls, so just spoon it on top of each roll as you go.
Now cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator to chill overnight (8-10 hours). Take the rolls out and let them raise in a warm place for about an hour, or till doubled in size.
After they are baked till nice and golden brown, you drizzle them with a sweet cream cheese icing. Oh my.
Can I use different fruit in these sweet rolls?
-Absolutely! You could use raspberry jam and raspberries if you prefer. You could also try blueberry jam with blueberries. Feel free to experiment and let me know how they turn out!
If you love strawberry cheesecake, you’ve gotta give these overnight strawberry cream cheese rolls a try!
MORE ROLLS AND YEAST BREADS:
- Lime Sweet Rolls
- Gooey Cinnamon Rolls
- Nutella Rolls
- Macaroni Grill Bread
- Cranberry Eggnog Braid
- Raspberry Rolls
- Chocolate Coconut Sweet Rolls
- Homemade Naan
- One Hour Cinnamon Rolls
ENJOY!
Strawberry Cream Cheese Rolls
Overnight Strawberry Cream Cheese Rolls
Ingredients
Dough
- ½ cup warm water
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 4 ½ cups all purpose flour more or less
Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ¾ cup strawberry jam
- 1 cup finely diced strawberries
Icing
- ⅓ cup reserved cream cheese mixture
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tsp milk
- splash of vanilla
Instructions
- Combine warm water, yeast and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat in milk, melted butter, salt, eggs, and 1 cup of the flour. Beat till smooth. Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead till smooth.
- Let dough rest for 5 minutes while you prepare the filling.
- Beat cream cheese till soft and fluffy. Add 3/4 cup powdered sugar and beat till smooth. SET ASIDE ABOUT 1/3 CUP OF FILLING. In another small bowl, combine the jam and diced strawberries.
- Roll out dough on a greased counter to a rectangle about 10×15". Spread on the cream cheese mixture, then the berries. Roll up and pinch the edge to seal.
- Cut log into 12 slices and place in a well greased 9×13" pan. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
- Add the 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to the reserved cream cheese mixture. Beat till smooth, adding enough milk to get a thin glaze. Then place icing in a ziplock bag in the fridge.
- Let rolls chill in the refrigerator for 8-10 hours or overnight.
- Remove rolls and bag of icing from the fridge. Place the rolls in a warm spot and let them rise till doubled (about an hour.)
- Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes, or till done in the middle. You may need to cover them with foil to prevent over-browning.
- Cut a corner in the ziplock bag and glaze rolls while still warm.
Nutrition
These rolls are delicious! Filling variation I tried…I soaked dehydrated cherries, chopped them, then added them to orange marmalade in stead of strawberry jam. This has become my birthday present I give friends.
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Oh man, that sounds delicious! And how lucky your friends are! Homemade gifts are always the best. 🙂
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It doesn’t say but I typically warm the milk for any type of roll. Is this not required for this recipe?
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Warming the milk helps the dough raise a little faster, but since these are raising overnight, you don’t need to warm the milk.
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These look scrumptious, I’m going to take a short cut and use a refrigerated french bread dough though
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Can I use strawberry pie filling
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I haven’t tried it, but it would probably work. They will definitely be sweeter.
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Why do you chill them overnight? Can I just put them straight in the oven after they rise the second time?
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You can definitely just bake them after the second rise without chilling them. It’s just handy to be able to prep them the night before if you have a busy morning. 🙂
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These are so good! Mine aren’t nearly as pretty as yours, but luckily taste is what matters.
Have you tried freezing these before cooking? I’m wondering if they would still turn out okay if I made two batches and froze one.
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I agree that taste is what matters! I haven’t tried freezing them, but I have had good luck freezing other sweet rolls before baking. I just put them in the pan, then cover tightly with plastic wrap then foil. I thaw them and let them rise, then bake like normal. I think that should work with this recipe. If you try it, let me know how they turn out!
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Took a little longer than regular cinnamon rolls, but they are so good!
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My family loved these rolls! The icing is to die for, next time I’ll double it!
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Wow… these are looking very tasty. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.
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They look amazing. I’m sure these would be a hit in my house. Thanks for sharing.
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These cream cheese rolls look super delicious! I can’t wait to try them myself. Thanks!!
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These cream cheese rolls look super delicious! I can’t wait to try them myself. Thanks!!
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They really are delicious Diana, I hope you do try them!
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These look scrumptious although they are tempting me to add inches to my waist that I’m trying to pull off of my exercise bike right now!
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Haha, yes, they are tempting. It probably wasn’t nice of me to post them at the beginning of January. 😉
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