Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
Rosanna Pansino, YouTube baker and cookbook author, created the perfect fluffy fall cinnamon roll made with everyone’s favorite, pumpkin spice, and it's topped with a cream cheese maple glaze.
Ingredients
Pumpkin Spice Dough
- 1packet Fleischmann’s® RapidRise® Instant Yeast
- ¼cup granulated sugar
- 3-¼cups all purpose flourplus more for rolling
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¾cup warm water (120°F–130°F)
- 1tablespoon whole milk
- 2tablespoons melted butter
- ⅔cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large eggroom temperature
Filling
- ¾cup brown sugar
- 1-½teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1-½teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 4tablespoons softened butter
Cream Cheese Maple Glaze
- 3ounces cream cheesesoftened
- ¼cup buttersoftened
- 1tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1tablespoon heavy cream
- 2tablespoons maple syrup
- 1cup powdered sugar
Instructions
For the Dough:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the yeast, sugar, flour, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
- In a small bowl, mix together the water, milk, butter, and pumpkin puree and heat until very warm (120°F–130°F).
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well using a spatula.
- Add the egg and mix well.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough for about 5 minutes or until smooth. The dough should be soft but not too sticky.
- Cover with a clean cloth and let it rest for 5 minutes.
For the Filling:
- In a medium bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
For the Rolls:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease the baking dish.
- Roll out the dough into a 16" x 14" rectangle. Brush the dough with the softened butter and sprinkle the pumpkin pie spice mixture evenly on top.
- Roll the dough starting from the bottom to the top.
- Cut 12 rolls about 1-½" thick and place them in the baking dish.
- Cover with a clean cloth and let it rise for 30 minutes.
- Bake in the oven for 25–28 minutes, until the tops are lightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes.
Frosting & Finishing:
- In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter using a hand mixer.
- Add the vanilla extract, heavy cream and maple syrup.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix until well combined.
- Drizzle the glaze on top of cinnamon rolls.