Apple pie meets cinnamon rolls! Apple Pie Filling Cinnamon Rolls are a winning combination of classic flavors. Sweet rolls and tart apples with warm spices and a yummy cinnamon roll dough. Bake up some comforting cinnamon rolls that will fill your home with irresistible aromas and leave everyone begging for more.
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This delicious homemade cinnamon roll recipe adds a can of apple pie filling to combine two of everyone's all time favorite treats. Apple pie cinnamon rolls are a treat for breakfast, brunch, an afternoon snack, or dessert!
Other homemade cinnamon roll recipes your family might enjoy are these cinnamon rolls with a cocoa filling or these delicious rolls made with cocoa and espresso.
Table of contents
Recipe Ingredients
To make the cinnamon roll you will need: All-purpose flour, yeast, milk, unsalted butter, sugar, salt, and eggs.
To make the filling you need: Unsalted butter, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and one can of apple pie filling.
Ingredients to make the frosting: Cream cheese, unsalted butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
Step-by-Step Directions
To make the cinnamon roll dough
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add 1 ½ cups of the flour and the yeast.
In a saucepan, over medium low heat, heat the milk, ⅓ cup butter, sugar, and salt until 120 degrees F. Stir often.
Remove the milk from the heat and stir until the butter is completely melted.
Use the regular paddle and start the mixer on low and mix the flour and yeast.
Slowly add the warmed milk to the flour and yeast.
Next, add the eggs one at a time.
Switch to the dough hook attachment, and continuing to beat on low, slowly add the remaining flour, a little at a time.
Increase speed to medium until a soft dough forms, approximately 3 minutes.
Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, turning once to coat both sides. Cover with a clean dish towel.
Allow the dough to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 ½ hours.
Punch the dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Cover and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
Assembling the apple cinnamon rolls
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 16 inch by 10 inch rectangle. If you roll the dough to thin, the apples will poke through the dough.
In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon.
Spread evenly with the butter, leaving a 1-inch space on one long edge without butter.
Spread the sugar cinnamon mixture evenly over the buttered dough, leaving the edge bare.
Over the brown sugar, place the apple pie filling into rows (making it easier to roll up the dough.)
Starting on the long side, roll the dough up, tucking the apple filling into each layer. Work the dough tightly but without pulling the dough too much. Seal the long edge by pinching it shut.
Cut the dough into 12 even slices by cutting the dough in half, cutting those halves in half and then the quarters into three slices each. Some of the apple mixture will leak out, but that's okay!
Place each roll in a 9 inch by 13 inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean towel, and allow to rise in a warm place for about 40 minutes or until doubled.
TIP: For overnight apple cinnamon rolls, before allowing the final rise, the rolls may be tightly covered and placed in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Remove the rolls from the refrigerator the next morning and allow to rise before baking.
Adding the cream cheese frosting
When the rolls have doubled in size, place the baking dish in a preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
While the rolls bake, combine the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla, stirring until well blended
Stir in the powdered sugar and then add the milk a little at a time until reaching the desired consistency.
Remove rolls from the oven and spread or drizzle with the cream cheese icing.
In conclusion, apple pie filling cinnamon rolls offer a delightful twist on the classic cinnamon roll recipe. The combination of warm and gooey apple pie filling with the comforting flavors of cinnamon and sugar creates a truly irresistible treat that takes homemade cinnamon rolls to the next level.
Whether enjoyed for breakfast, dessert, or on Christmas morning, these sweet and satisfying treats are sure to please. So why not gather your ingredients and give this recipe a try? Your taste buds will thank you!
Recipe FAQ's
We usually keep the cinnamon rolls, either covered with foil or in an airtight container, on the kitchen counter. They will last 1 to 2 days. Store in the refrigerator if storing them for longer that that.
A couple things to check for. Make sure your yeast has not expired, and make sure you do not over heat the milk before adding it to the yeast. These things can keep your dough from rising.
We like to put a cinnamon roll on a microwave safe plate, and either cover it with a damp paper towel, or loosely cover it with a plastic container and microwave for a few seconds. All microwaves vary, so go slowly at first.
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Recipe
Delicious Twist: Apple Pie Filling Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
Dough:
- 4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoons Active Dry Yeast
- 1 cup Milk
- ⅓ cup Unsalted Butter
- ⅓ cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 Eggs room temperature
Filling:
- 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter room temperature
- ¾ cup Light Brown Sugar packed
- 1 tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 21 ounces Apple Pie Filling canned or homemade
Icing:
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons Unsalted Butter softened
- ⅛ teaspoon Vanilla
- ½ cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
Make the dough:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add 1 ½ cups of the flour and the yeast.
- In a saucepan, heat the milk, ⅓ cup butter, sugar, and salt until 120 degrees F.
- Remove the milk from the heat and stir until the butter is completely melted.
- Use the regular paddle and start the mixer on low and mix the flour and yeast.
- Slowly add the warmed milk to the flour and yeast.
- Next, add the eggs one at a time.
- Switch to the dough hook attachment, and continuing to beat on low, slowly add the remaining flour, a little at a time.
- Increase speed to medium until a soft dough forms, approximately 3 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl, turning once to coat both sides. Cover with a clean dish towel.
- Allow the dough to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 ½ hours.
- Punch the dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Cover and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
Assembling the apple cinnamon rolls
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 16 inch by 10 inch rectangle. If you roll the dough to thin, the apples will poke through the dough.
- In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon.
- Spread evenly with the butter, leaving a 1-inch space on one long edge without butter.
- Spread the sugar cinnamon mixture evenly over the buttered dough, leaving the edge bare.
- Over the brown sugar, place the apple pie filling into rows (making it easier to roll up the dough.)
- Starting on the long side, roll the dough up, tucking the apple filling into each layer. Work the dough tightly but without pulling the dough too much. Seal the long edge by pinching it shut.
- Cut the dough into 12 even slices by cutting the dough in half, cutting those halves in half and then the quarters into three slices each. Some of the apple mixture will leak out, but that's okay!
- Place each roll in a 9 inch by 13 inch baking dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean towel, and allow to rise in a warm place for about 40 minutes or until doubled.
- When the rolls have doubled in size, place the baking dish in a preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
Adding the cream cheese frosting
- While the rolls bake, combine the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla, stirring until well blended. Stir in the powdered sugar and then add the milk a little at a time until reaching the desired consistency.
- Remove rolls from the oven and spread or drizzle with the cream cheese icing.
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