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Home » Popular » Bread & Yeast Breads » Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls

By: Rosemary Published: September 9, 2021 Updated on: September 11, 2021

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Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls are the perfect breakfast made even better for fall with caramelized apples and cinnamon filling. You can prepare the dough the night before and leave it in the refrigerator. The next morning assemble the rolls, let them rise, and then bake them.

Apple cinnamon rolls with icing on top in a silver pan.

With fall arriving, I can’t resist turning on the oven to make all of my favourite apple baked goods like these caramel apple cinnamon rolls. Aren’t cinnamon and apples the perfect flavour match?

I can’t think of anything better than a batch of fresh-baked cinnamon rolls in the morning. Served warm with cream cheese icing the only thing you need is a hot cup of coffee to go with them.

Table of Contents

  • Easy Overnight Dough
  • Ingredients for the Rolls
  • How to Make Overnight Dough
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  • How to Assemble the Rolls
  • Bake and Ice the Rolls
  • FAQ
  • More Cinnamon Apple Recipes
  • Overnight Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
    • Ingredients US CustomaryMetric 1x2x3x
      • FOR THE FILLING
      • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
    • Instructions 
      • CARAMEL APPLE FILLING
      • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
    • Notes
    • Nutrition

Easy Overnight Dough

Maybe you’re thinking that that’s a lot of work first thing in the morning – making dough, kneading it, letting it rise does take a while. So, what I do is make overnight dough. Most of the work is done the night before so all you do the next morning is assemble the rolls, let them rise, and bake them.

It really is the easiest way to do it and the reward is a pan of warm rolls in the morning.

Ingredients for the Rolls

  • Yeast – active dry yeast
  • Lukewarm 2% milk
  • Bread flour
  • Salt
  • Granulated sugar
  • Room temperature butter
  • Room temperature eggs
  • One batch of Easy Caramelized Apple Recipe

For the caramelized apples, you can make them in advance to have ready to make your rolls.

Cinnamon buns in a silver pan.

How to Make Overnight Dough

Pour the milk into a small bowl and sprinkle the yeast on top. Let it sit for 10 minutes and then stir it.

Yeast mixture, with ingredients in the mixing bowl.

Combine the flour, salt, and sugar in a stand mixer and then cut in the butter until the mixture forms coarse crumbs. Add the egg and yeast mixture and mix to combine. Knead the dough with the dough hook for 7 to 8 minutes or until a smooth dough forms.

Dough smooth and elastic in the mixing bowl.

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and turn it to coat it in the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate the dough overnight. If you want to make everything in one day, I have included the instructions for both methods in the recipe.

Dough in the bowl before and after rising.
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    How to Assemble the Rolls

    The next morning, take the dough out of the refrigerator and let it sit for one hour.

    Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and punch it down. Roll it out to a rectangle shape and spread the caramel apple filling over the top. Leave a border around the edge of the dough.

    Dough rolled and spread with caramel apple mixture.

    Roll the dough up lengthwise and slice it into 10 pieces.

    Dough rolled and cut into pieces.

    Place the slices in a prepared 8″ cake pan. Let the rolls rise for one hour in a warm area.

    Pieces in the pan before and after rising.

    Bake and Ice the Rolls

    Once the rolls have risen, bake them for 20 to 25 minutes at 350°F (180°C). Once they are golden brown and baked through take them out of the oven.

    Caramel apple buns baked in a cake pan.

    While the cinnamon rolls bake, make the cream cheese frosting. Beat the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar, vanilla, and maple syrup in a bowl. Cool the rolls before adding the icing.

    A cinnamon bun on a black plate.

    FAQ

    Can you let cinnamon roll dough sit overnight?

    Yes, once you’ve made the dough you can refrigerate it overnight (8 to 12 hours) before making the cinnamon rolls the next morning.

    Can you let cinnamon rolls rise too long?

    Yes, if you let them rise too long it will change the texture and the flavor of the dough.

    Can you make these cinnamon rolls without the caramel apple filling?

    Yes, you can leave out the filling. If you do, you will want to spread some melted butter and cinnamon sugar on the dough instead and then roll it up.

    How long do homemade cinnamon rolls keep?

    They will keep at room temperature for up to two days. Or, you can keep them in the refrigerator for up to four days. Warm them in a low oven or microwave before serving.

    The scent from the oven while these caramel apple cinnamon rolls bake is so amazing. Even better? That first bite with all the fall flavours and the tangy cream cheese frosting. These really are a treat to make while apples are in season. Enjoy!

    Apple cinnamon rolls with icing on top in a silver pan.

    More Cinnamon Apple Recipes

    • Cinnamon Apple Muffins
    • Rustic Cinnamon Apple Tart
    • Homemade Cinnamon Apple Strudel
    • Caramel Apple Cake
    Apple cinnamon rolls in a baking pan, half frosted.

    Overnight Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls

    Rosemary Molloy
    Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls are a great breakfast for fall. They are made with an overnight dough that is easy to make and filled with apples and cinnamon.
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Rising Time 10 hours hrs
    Total Time 10 hours hrs 55 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 rolls
    Calories 284 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1½ teaspoons active dry yeast
    • ¼ cup milk (I used 2%) (lukewarm -105-115F / 40-46C)
    • 2¼ cups +2 tablespoons bread flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    • ¼ cup butter (soft)
    • 1 large egg (room temperature)

    FOR THE FILLING

    • 1 Easy Caramelized Apple Recipe

    CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

    • ¼ cup cream cheese
    • 1½ tablespoons butter (softened)
    • 1 cup icing/powdered sugar
    • ¼-½ teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 tablespoon maple syrup

    Instructions
     

    • In a small bowl add the milk, sprinkle the yeast on top and let sit for 10 minutes, then stir together.
    • In the stand up mixer whisk together the flour, salt and sugar, cut in the butter to form coarse crumbs, then add the egg and yeast mixture.
    • Knead with the dough hook for 7-8 minutes on speed #2 or until a smooth dough forms.
    • Place the dough in lightly oiled bowl, turning the dough to lightly cover the top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night approximately 8-10 hours, (or see notes on making it the same day).
    • Remove the dough from the fridge, let sit 1 hour, then move it to a lightly floured flat surface and punch down, roll out to a 16×10 inches (40x26cm) rectangle, spread with the caramel apple mixture, leaving a ½ inch (1 cm) boarder around the rectangle. Roll up lengthwise and cut into 10 1 inch (2½ cm) slices, place them cut side up in a lightly greased and floured 8 inch cake pan. Cover and place in a warm draft free area, let rise for 1 hour or until doubled.
    • Pre-heat the oven to 350F (180C).
    • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden, the internal temperature should be 190F (88 C). Let cool completely before spreading with frosting or eat warm. Enjoy!

    CARAMEL APPLE FILLING

      CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

      • In a medium bowl beat together the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar, vanilla and maple syrup. If the frosting is too thick add more maple syrup or milk if too thin then more icing sugar.

      Notes

      For room temperature ingredients, remove from the fridge 45-60 minutes before using.
      These can also be made in one day, instead of refrigerating let rise in a warm draft free area for 2 hours or until doubled, punch down, then roll out, fill, roll up again, slice and place in the prepared cake pan, cover and let rise 1 hour.
      Store the baked buns covered or in an air tight container at room temperature for up to two days. Or, you can keep them in the refrigerator for up to four days, warm them up in a microwave or low oven.
      The cooled baked (unfrosted) rolls can be frozen in a freezer safe container for up to 2-3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge. Warm them in the microwave or low oven before serving.

      Nutrition

      Calories: 284kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 5gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 157mgPotassium: 96mgFiber: 2gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 375IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
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        1. Lorraine says

          March 19, 2022 at 9:59 pm

          Can I use discarded starter for this recipe rather than yeast?

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          • Rosemary says

            March 20, 2022 at 6:32 pm

            Hi Lorraine, I have never made this recipe with discard, it might be better to use the active starter instead. Here is a website that explains how to actually substitute it. Hope it helps. https://truesourdough.com/want-to-convert-your-recipe-to-sourdough-heres-how/

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        2. Laurel says

          September 11, 2021 at 12:30 am

          Do you use instant or active yeast and does the milk need to be at a certain temperature? I don’t have a lot of experience with yeast. Thank you.

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          • Rosemary says

            September 11, 2021 at 10:51 am

            Hi Laurel, sorry about that, I forgot to write it in. I use active dry yeast. And lukewarm is 105-115F (40-46C) temperature for yeast, too hot and you can kill the yeast, too cold and it will take the dough forever to rise.. Hope that helps, let me know how it goes. Have a great weekend.

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