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pumpkin sweet roll with cinnamon cream cheese frosting

Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls

Kara
These are the best pumpkin cinnamon rolls! Pumpkin in the dough and filling, and a cinnamon cream cheese frosting make them unforgettable.
4.80 from 5 votes
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Bread: Yeast Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 12 rolls
Calories 413 kcal

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • ½ cup milk
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • ¾ cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp instant yeast
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 egg
  • 3 cups all purpose flour more or less

Filling:

  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 2 Tbsp pumpkin puree
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ginger
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp cloves

Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • ¼ cup butter soft
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • pinch salt
  • tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp milk more or less

Instructions
 

  • Heat milk and butter until the butter melts. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Add the pumpkin, sugar, salt, yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg, and egg. Stir or whisk until smooth.
  • Add half of the flour and stir till smooth. Add enough additional flour to make a soft dough. Knead on a floured counter for a few minutes or until smooth.
  • Place dough in a bowl sprayed with non stick spray. Cover and let rise for 45-60 minutes or until doubled in size. (You can skip this step but the rolls won't be quite as soft and flavorful.)
  • While dough is rising, whisk all filling ingredients together until smooth. Chill until it's spreadable but not runny.
  • Spray a 9x13" pan with cooking spray.
  • Spray counter with cooking spray. Punch dough down and out into a rectangle. Mine was about 18x11", but it doesn't matter too much. The most important thing is rolling it an even thickness.
  • Spread filling on the dough and roll up lengthwise so you have one long roll. Cut into 12 slices. I like to use dental floss or thread, but you can use a sharp knife.
  • Place rolls in prepared pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 35-45 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake rolls for 30-35 minutes or until done on the bottom and lightly browned on top. I bake mine on the bottom rack so the tops don't burn.
  • For frosting: Beat all the ingredients together until smooth, adding milk as needed. Spread over warm rolls.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 413kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 353mgPotassium: 134mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 3381IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 2mg
Keyword pumpkin cinnamon rolls
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