Enjoy these delicious pumpkin cinnamon rolls which use a traditional cinnamon roll dough with a pumpkin filling and cream cheese frosting.
My family and I normally have cinnamon rolls once during the weekend. It’s almost becoming a tradition of sorts. With that said, we have tried so many different kinds of recipes. This pumpkin cinnamon roll might be my favorite recipe.
They do take a little time, but they are oh so worth it! Full of the butter goodness of a roll and the sweetness of a dessert. What more could you ask for?
Recipe Ingredients
- Warm water
- Yeast
- Sugar
- Milk
- Eggs
- Canned pumpkin puree
- Margarine
- Nutmeg
- Cloves
- Salt
- Flour
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar
- Raisins/chopped walnuts/pecans (choose one, but they are also optional)
Want to use fresh pumpkin puree instead of canned? Take a look at The Pioneer Woman’s Best Pumpkin Puree Recipe and use it in place of the canned pumpkin.
Equipment Needed
How to Make Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
- Combine warm water, yeast, and teaspoon of sugar in small bowl. Stir until yeast is dissolved. Let stand until froth doubles.
- In mixer fitted with dough hook, combine milk, eggs, pumpkin, margarine, ½ sugar, nutmeg, salt, and cloves. Mix until smooth (don’t have a mixer? You can still make these. I first used a wooden spoon until it got to be too hard and then I started using my hands. You have to knead it for a while to get that smooth consistency, but it can be done).
- Add four cups flour to the mixing bowl. Pour frothed yeast mixture on top of flour. Knead about 5 minutes, adding flour ½ cup at a time until dough barely begins to clean the sides of the mixing bowl. Dough should be smooth and moist, but not sticky.
- Spray a bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Place dough in greased bowl. Cover with a wet towel, or plastic wrap sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Allow dough to raise until doubled, or about one hour.
- While dough is raising, prepare filling. Place room temperature butter and pumpkin puree in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until mixture is smooth. In another small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon, set both bowls aside.
- Pour dough out on slightly floured surface. Roll into a rectangle 16×21 inches, dough should be about ¼ inch thick. Spread the pumpkin/butter mixture over rectangle. Next, evenly spread the sugar-cinnamon mixture on top, slightly pressing it into the dough.
- Roll up long side of the dough, forming a long tube. Cut tube with a sharp knife, about every two inches, making 12 rolls. Place rolls in lightly greased 9×13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until the dough has nearly doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Bake rolls in oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla to make frosting. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.
Storage Suggestions
- Counter & Refrigerator: Place cinnamon rolls in an airtight container or ziplock bag. Store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Store on the counter for 1-2 days.
- Freezer: Wrap each cinnamon roll individually in foils and place in an airtight freezer bag. Store in the freezer for 1 to 2 months.
- Reheating: Preheat oven to 350°F. Reheat until warm for best results. Or microwave in 30 second increments for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Enjoy these delicious pumpkin cinnamon rolls which use a traditional cinnamon roll dough with a pumpkin filling and cream cheese frosting.
Serving rolls
Ingredients
- ¼ cup warm water
- 2 ½ teaspoons yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- ⅓ cup margarine, melted
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5-6 cups flour
Filling
- ½-⅔ cup canned pumpkin puree, to your preference
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 – 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Combine warm water, yeast, and teaspoon of sugar in small bowl. Stir until yeast is dissolved. Let stand until froth doubles.
- In mixer fitted with dough hook, combine milk, eggs, pumpkin, margarine, ½ sugar, nutmeg, salt, and cloves. Mix until smooth (don't have a mixer? You can still make these. I first used a wooden spoon until it got to be too hard and then I started using my hands. You have to knead it for a while to get that smooth consistency, but it can be done).
- Add four cups flour to the mixing bowl. Pour frothed yeast mixture on top of flour. Knead about 5 minutes, adding flour ½ cup at a time until dough barely begins to clean the sides of the mixing bowl. Dough should be smooth and moist, but not sticky.
- Spray a bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Place dough in greased bowl. Cover with a wet towel, or plastic wrap sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Allow dough to raise until doubled, or about one hour.
- While dough is raising, prepare filling. Place room temperature butter and pumpkin puree in small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat until mixture is smooth. In another small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon, set both bowls aside.
- Pour dough out on slightly floured surface. Roll into a rectangle 16×21 inches, dough should be about ¼ inch thick. Spread the pumpkin/butter mixture over rectangle. Next, evenly spread the sugar-cinnamon mixture on top, slightly pressing it into the dough.
- Roll up long side of the dough, forming a long tube. Cut tube with a sharp knife, about every two inches, making 12 rolls. Place rolls in lightly greased 9×13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until the dough has nearly doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Bake rolls in oven until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla to make frosting. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Compliments To The Chef.
Nutrition
Calories: 516 kcal · Carbohydrates: 98 g · Protein: 9 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Cholesterol: 40 mg · Sodium: 323 mg · Potassium: 228 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 54 g · Vitamin A: 5197 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 87 mg · Iron: 3 mg
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- KAT -