Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls -Not your basic cinnamon rolls! These soft, gooey rolls are filled with apples pieces and the top glaze is a sweet caramelized sauce. Make your own easy apple pie spice to include in the filling.
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Growing up, my mom always bought the famous Costco frosted cinnamon rolls. You know.. the ones that looked like some cinnamon roll guru behind the counter spent at least a few hours arranging and frosting them to perfection. As a kid, it passed as a Cinnabon! Now these Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls may not be no Cinnabon, but I’d say they’re way better!
I came across this recipe in the Better Home and Garden Fall Magazine and loved the recipe. I made a few changes from the original recipe to my liking. I also threw together my own spices I had on hand to make an apple pie spice which happens to be only 3 ingredients.
*To make your own apple pie spice: Combine 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp allspice.
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Still looking for something sweet to hit the spot? Try these two other desserts:
Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bites
Apple Pecan Galette With Vanilla Ice Cream
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup mashed cooked potato
- 1/3 cup butter cut up
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped, peeled apples
- 2 1/4 tsp apple pie spice (see *note above)
- 1/4 cup butter softened
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the yeast; set aside. In a medium saucepan, heat and stir milk, potato, 1/3 cup butter, granulated sugar, and salt just until slightly warm and butter almost melts, add to flour mixture along with eggs. Beat with a mixer on low for 30 seconds. Scraping sides of the bowl constantly. Beat on high for 3 minutes. Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Shape dough into a ball. Place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover; let rise in a warm place until the dough doubles in size, about 45- 60 minutes.
- Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. In the meantime, lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking pan. In a medium bowl stir together 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, and corn syrup. Spread mixture in prepared pan. For the filling, in a small bowl stir together apples, remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar, and the apple pie spice.
- Roll dough into an 18x12-inch rectangle. Spread the 1/4 cup softened butter over dough; sprinkle with apple filling, leaving 1 inch unfilled along one of the long sides. Roll up rectangle, starting from the filled long side. Pinch dough to seal the seam.
- Slice rolled rectangle into 12 equal pieces. Arrange over melted butter-brown sugar mixture in pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake rolls 25- 30 minutes or until golden. Immediately invert rolls onto a serving platter and spoon any caramel remaining in pan onto rolls. Serve warm.
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