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With Easter right around the corner I wanted to create a delicious breakfast. Freshly baked homemade cinnamon rolls are one of my favorite things to make and eat! I used my favorite quick and easy dough recipe combined with Lucky Leaf Strawberry Pie filling. Lets just say that these were out of this world!
Nothing compares to Lucky Leaf’s pie filling. It was bursting with delicious strawberries inside. Can you imagine a cinnamon roll with a strawberry glaze and strawberries inside when you take a bite? Life just doesn’t get much better than that my friends. Oh wait, it does. These are frosted with a Lemon Cream Cheese glaze. It took these amazing cinnamon rolls to mind blowing levels. It was the absolute perfect glaze for these delicious strawberry cinnamon rolls.
Cinnamon rolls can be intimidating, especially if you haven’t made them before. Don’t you worry. This recipe is perfect for those that want it quick and easy. I am impatient when it comes to dough anyway. I don’t want to wait for hours for them to rise. I want to be able to throw everything in the oven within an hour and enjoy the deliciousness ASAP! Once you use this dough recipe, it will become your favorite! And once you try the amazing strawberry flavor in these cinnamon rolls, you will make them for your family again and again!
Ok. Now Drool. 🙂
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Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls with Lemon Cream Cheese Glaze
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients:
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup water
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup butter softened
Filling Ingredients:
- 1 can Lucky Leaf Strawberry Pie Filling 21 ounce
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 ounce cream cheese softened
- 3 Tablespoons butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon lemon zest one lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- To make the dough: In a small saucepan over medium low heat add the milk and butter. Stir until the butter has melted and remove from heat. Let stand until luke warm temperature.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together 2 ¼ cups flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add to the stand mixer with dough hook attached. (You can also make this by hand, just knead until smooth once all of the ingredients are added.) Add the egg and water and mix until just starting to combine. Slowly add in the milk mixture and 1 cup of flour until the dough starts to form and become smooth. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a large 9x15 square. About 1/4-½ inch thick. Spread strawberry pie filling evenly on top of the dough. In a small bowl combine the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle on top of the strawberry filling. Roll up the 15 inch side into a log and pinch the seams. Cut into 9-12 slices depending on how thick you want your cinnamon rolls. Place in a greased 9x13 inch pan and cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake for 30 minutes or until just golden brown on the tops.
- To make the glaze: Beat together the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar until smooth. Add the half and half, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon zest until combined. Frost over warm cinnamon rolls and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serves: 12
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
Does the pie filling have to be lucky leaf?
No! Any brand of pie filling will work!
My stores don’t carry strawberry pie filling in a can. Any suggestions?
Oh no! You could try using another flavor of pie filling. Cherry would be delightful! I have a homemade recipe here: Delicious Cherry Pie Filling
Can you pre make then and refrigerate till you want to bake them? Have them set in fridge over night?
You can try that! If you do, then place them in your refrigerator (covered, on your baking sheet) immediately after you shape them. Don’t let them rise at room temperature. They can stay in the fridge for no more than 24 hours. Let them come to room temperature before you bake them according to the directions!
Can you use already made cinnamon rolls in a can
I haven’t tried that with this recipe before! But I have cooked those in the air fryer if you want to try that out sometime! Easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls (From a Can!)
Can these be made ahead of time and frozen. How would you reheat? They look fantastic.
Yes! Once they have cooled then I would wrap them in plastic wrap, and place them in an airtight container. Thaw them in the fridge for about 45-60 minutes and then heat them up in your oven at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes!
My niece made these for her husband and his co-workers. An absolute hit!
We’ve tried using other flavors and they are just as delicious.
Thanks for sharing your recipe.
These are amazing. I have my own personal cinnamon roll dough recipe but, these were a hit especially for my daughters youth fund raiser auction. Thank you!
Suggestions for a pan?? 9×15???
Am I missing something?
The 9×15 is the approximate size that you roll out the dough on the counter. Then, you will roll that up to make a log shape and cut it into rolls. You can cook these cinnamon rolls in a 9×13 baking dish!
What type of flour
All-purpose flour works great!
This wasn’t just my first time making cinnamon rolls, it was my first time making my own dough! Which is surprising because I love to cook and bake. Everything came out fantastic! Thank you for the recipe!
Absolutely wonderful recipe easy and the taste is out of this world.
Going to try this with Grand Cinnamon rolls since I don’t have the space or own a mixer.
How would you be able to do that since Grands are already rolled? I’d like to try it also if it works for you.
Made these vegan and they were a hit! I used Oatly for the milk. Country Crock Plantbased Butter, Bob’s Redmill Egg Replacer, and Ripples Half & Half. Came out perfect with the same measurements!
What did you use in place of the cream cheese for the icing? I’ve never seen/heard of the half & half you mentioned.
Does this dough rise?? Like is it supposed to rise at all in the 10 minutes you let it sit?? ?? or does it rise after you cut it up and put it in the pan before baking??
The rise time is between when you place the dough in a greased 9×13 inch pan and cover with a damp cloth and let rise for 30 minutes. Once it rises then you will bake it for 30 minutes. Hope that clarifies for you.
I li e in the UK what is half and half plz?
Half and Half is half milk and half cream. Hope that helps!
Can you make these ahead…bake then freeze?
Yes, that is a great idea! Enjoy!
I’ve tried this twice. Not sure what I am doing wrong. My dough never gets thick. I’ve never worked with yeast before so not sure that’s my problem. Is it just the powder or so I mix it with water first?
The yeast will activate once it is mixed with the milk in step 2. That needs to rest and then you also need to let the dough rise after step 3. If these steps are skipped then the dough won’t form how it’s supposed to! Let me know if that helps!
iliketomakethesemyhusbandloves cinnamonrollsbut thinkhave to sugar for me i am diabetic
Fantastic recipes!
Looks so good. I will try it now.
I have read the instructions 10 times and for some reason I dont understand #2. Do you add just one cup of flour or all the flour mixture to the egg water mixture?
In a large mixing bowl whisk together 2 1/4 cups flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add to the stand mixer with dough hook attached. (You can also make this by hand, just knead until smooth once all of the ingredients are added.) Add the egg and water and mix until just starting to combine. Slowly add in the milk mixture and 1 cup of flour until the dough starts to form and become smooth. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
You will add part of the flour 2 1/4 cups with the yeast, sugar and salt. Then add in egg and water and mix together. Then add in milk and the remainder 1 cup flour. Hope that helps! XOXO
I’ve never made breakfast rolls before, and I must be dumb as a post. Your instructions say, “Roll up the 15 inch side into a log and pinch the seams.” I don’t understand. Which direction am I rolling that 9×15 rectangle? Is the resulting log 9 inches long or 15 inches long?
You will want to roll it up so you can cut the log into sections which will look like a cinnamon roll once you place in the pan. Hope that helps clarify for you! Best of luck! You will enjoy these rolls!! XOXO
It would be 15 inches if you bigger rolls then do a 9 inches roll.
Hope that helps
Mark