Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Since these Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls don’t need yeast you can have these filling your home with the aroma of cinnamon rolls in no time.
One day I wanted to make something special for my family and these caramel apple cinnamon rolls are what I came up with. These are truly a treat! Something special to serve for breakfast to your guests, for a Continental Breakfast or a Brunch! These caramel apple cinnamon rolls require NO yeast which makes this recipe VERY easy to make!
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Yield:
Makes 8 Large Rolls
Prep Time:
40 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour
You are going to love how easy it is to make these cinnamon rolls!
Ingredients
For the Filling:
- 3 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
- 8 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
- 3/4 cup chopped toasted nuts
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup caramel sauce (ice cream topping)
For the Cinnamon Roll Dough:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 12 tablespoons shortening
- 1 1/3 cups milk
Instructions
- Core, peel and chop apples.
- In a sauce pan sauté apples with 2 Tablespoons of butter, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of sugar.
- When sugar has melted sprinkle flour over apples until thickened.
- Add the caramel sauce and toasted nuts.
- Meanwhile make the cinnamon roll dough by mixing together the flour, baking powder and salt. Blend in the shortening, when blended mix in milk.
- Roll dough into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle.
- Melt the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter and brush on the rectangle.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
- Spread the apple mixture on top making sure to cover the entire area.
- Roll in a long tube cut in half, then the halves in half then again until you have 8 rolls.
- Spray a muffin tin with no stick cooking spray, take the cinnamon rolls and push them into the muffin cups.
- Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven of 425 degrees.
- TIP: When serving add a drizzle of caramel sauce over the top of the rolls. YUMMY!!!
Notes
This recipe is from Lady Behind The Curtain
what a great recipe 🙂 I make something similar to it. I won at our local division of the Fleishman’s bake for the cure with the recipe! It’s so yummy. Here’s my version: http://www.addhousewife.com/2011/10/they-like-me-they-really-like-me.html
YUM! My hubby loves apples, so I may have to do this with mine next time! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This looks so yummy! I would love if you could link this up to my weekly I Love Fridays party. I think my readers would really appreciate this recipe! Have a great weekend!
Oh. My. Goodness!!!! These look AWESOME!!!!
omg these look amazing!! I want one right now 😉 I gotta try these.
Mmm, those look so good! I’ve made a similar dough recipe for cinnamon rolls. Your filling recipe looks phenomenal, gonna have to try it!
I wanted to eat this after the picture of the caramel apple cinnamon filling all spread out! Thanks so much for sharing at Dwell on Joy!!!
Wow! This looks amazing! Need to try soon!
These look wonderful!! All of the gooey filling….YUM. We hope to see you back next week to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” Thanks for coming!! -The Sisters
Hi! YUUUUUUMMMMY!!!!!! I found your post at the bottom of another one of your posts and would love for you to share it at my link party at http://mommyssweetconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/09/sweet-confessions-sunday-link-party-6.html. See you at the party!
Can’t wait to make them
Hi Mary, You’re family is in store for a real treat! 🙂