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Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

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Fluffy and flavorful, these apple pie cinnamon rolls are everything you love about apple pie wrapped up in a melt in your mouth cinnamon roll.

Ingredients

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Cinnamon Roll Dough

  • 1 cup Non-Dairy Milk
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar
  • 2½ teaspoons Active Dry Yeast
  • 6 Tablespoons Plant Butter
  • 2 large Eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 4½–5 cups Flour (divided into a 4 cup serving and 1 cup)

Apple Pie Filling

  • 5 Apples (granny smith work great)
  • ¼ cup Coconut Oil (or plant butter)
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • ½ cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Tablespoons Corn Starch

Maple Icing

  • 1½ cups Powdered Sugar (spoon and leveled)
  • 3 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 pinch Salt

Instructions

Make the Dough

  1. In a liquid measuring cup, warm 1 cup non-dairy milk to 110°F.
  2. Pour the non-dairy milk into the base of a stand mixer and stir with ¼ cup brown sugar and 2½ teaspoons yeast. Allow 5-10 minutes to activate the yeast.
  3. After the yeast activates, pour in 6 Tablespoons melted plant-based butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 eggs, and 4 cups flour.
  4. Mix on low with a dough hook until combined.
  5. Crank the speed up to medium and mix in another ½ cup of flour by adding ¼ cup at a time. If the dough is still too sticky, add an additional ¼ cup
  6. Once all flour is mixed in, knead the dough by mixing with the dough hook on medium speed for about 5 minutes.
  7. Transfer the dough to a greased bowl and cover with clean dish towel.
  8. Allow dough to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes to an hour. While the dough is rising, begin making the filling.

Make Apple Pie Filling

  1. Peel and dice 5 apples into small bite sized pieces.
  2. In a deep skillet, melt ¼ cup coconut oil (or plant butter).
  3. Once melted add diced apples, ½ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon salt, 2 Tablespoons corn starch, and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
  4. Cook on low for 10-15 minutes until the apples are softened and the sugar coating is thick.
  5. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

Assemble and Bake

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Bake the apple pie cinnamon rolls for 40 minutes in the preheated oven.
  3. While they are baking, make the maple icing by mixing together 1½ cups powdered sugar, 2 Tablespoons maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 pinch of salt.
  4. Remove and allow to cool slightly before icing with maple icing.

Notes

If you are all about the icing, I would suggest doubling the icing. Personally, I like a light icing situation on these cinnamon rolls but you do you.

Find it online: https://mylifeafterdairy.com/apple-pie-cinnamon-rolls-with-maple-icing/