Apple Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
These puff pastry cinnamon rolls are extra special with the addition of apples. And they are so easy to make using store-bought puff pastry dough!
Servings: 8
Calories: 198kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large apples (400g)
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened (85g)
- ¼ cup sugar (52g), plus 1 tablespoon sugar for cooking apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed (250g)
Topping
- ½ cup powdered sugar (62g)
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 200 degrees Celsius.
- Peel apples and chop into ¼ inch pieces.
- Combine with 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon sugar in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Apples should be entirely tender but still intact. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, combine cinnamon with remaining ¼ cup sugar.
- Roll puff pastry into a 30 x 24 cm (12 x 9.5 inch) rectangle.
- Place pastry on cutting board. Spread with softened butter.
- Sprinkle with half of the cinnamon-sugar mixture, then spread cooked apples evenly across the pastry.
- Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Roll into a jelly roll shape, starting with one of the shorter ends. Place roll in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to give the pastry dough time to firm up.
- Cut into 1-inch slices. Assemble on parchment paper-lined baking sheet with at least an inch of space between each one.
- Bake for 25 minutes, then check whether pastry is cooked through and golden brown. If not, bake for another 5 minutes.
- Let cool on baking rack for 5 minutes.
- While rolls are baking, stir together powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl to create a glaze.
- Drizzle on apple cinnamon rolls, then serve.
Notes
Expert Tip: The key to working with puff pastry is not to let it become too soft. Soft puff is difficult to roll, and the butter within the dough begins to melt. (You want that butter not to melt until it hits the high heat of your oven, where it will steam and create all those delicious buttery layers.) The good news is that there is an easy fix if you have left your puff pastry out on the counter too long. Just pop it into the fridge until it is cold and carry on.
Freezing Instructions: To freeze before baking, make the recipe up through slicing the individual rolls. Then place rolls on a parchment-lined large plate or small sheet pan and freeze until solid. Remove from parchment and store in a freezer-safe bag until ready to bake. You can bake straight from the freezer, though you may need to add a couple of minutes to the baking time. Or, freeze baked (but unglazed!) cinnamon rolls. Reheat in the oven to crisp up!
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 80mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g
