My new favourite thing to bake in the fall, these Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are so daamn good. It is made with real pumpkin puree and you’ll love the pumpkin spice in every bite. Topped with a brown-butter and maple cream cheese icing, it really is the most perfect fall treat!
I use an enriched dough for this recipe that provides a tender crumb texture and gives a pillowy softness to the rolls. It also is stuffed with pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice which makes these cinnamon rolls so full of flavour.
The brown butter gives a hint of nuttiness to the cream cheese icing. I also love adding maple syrup into it, which pairs so beautifully with all the fall spices in this pumpkin cinnamon roll.
Ingredients for making pumpkin cinnamon rolls
Here is everything you will need for making the best Pumpkin Cinnamon rolls at home:
- Flour: I use only good quality all purpose flour for this recipe.
- Milk: Use lukewarm whole milk or alternate with almond milk.
- Brown sugar: I am using brown sugar both in the filling as well as in the dough. However, you can feel free to add white granulated sugar in the dough instead. Both light and brown sugar works perfectly for the cinnamon sugar filling.
- Active dry yeast or Instant yeast
- Spices: You will need pumpkin spice mix and cinnamon powder
- Salt
- Pumpkin puree: You can either use canned pumpkin puree or a homemade pumpkin puree but make sure to strain off any excess liquid so it’s not too watery.
- Eggs: It helps to enrich the dough and give it a good structure
- Butter: Also helps to enrich the dough and give it a brioche-like texture. Butter is also an important ingredient for the cinnamon roll filling.
- For the Brown Butter Maple Icing: Salted butter, cream cheese, maple syrup, icing sugar and vanilla extract are the only 5 ingredients you will need to make the icing. You can enhance it further with a sprinkle of cinnamon or pumpkin spice.
Step by Step: How to make Pumpkin Cinnamon rolls at home
Step 1: Prepare the dough using a Stand mixer with a hook attachment.
Step 2: Cover the dough and let it rise for 1-2hrs. This will be the first rise.
Step 3: Make the Cinnamon Sugar Filling
Step 4: Roll out the dough into a rectangle, spread the filling and slice dough into rolls using a serrated knife
Step 5: Add rolls in a baking pan, cover and let it sit for a second rise
Step 6: Bake in a pre-heated oven
Step 7: Prepare the maple brown butter icing and spread on top of the baked rolls. Enjoy!
Can I make pumpkin cinnamon rolls overnight?
Yes, you can make these cinnamon rolls the night before and bake it the next morning. Just follow the above steps until Step 5 or until you make the rolls and place them in a baking pan. Cover it with cling and transfer into the fridge. The next day, you can take it out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature. Then, give it additional time to rise until it almost doubles in size. All this may take about an hour. Once risen, you can bake and follow the next steps as usual.
Storing and Freezing
These pumpkin cinnamon rolls can be stored covered at room temperature for about 1-2 days and refrigerated for upto a week. You can microwave them to make it warm and soft again before consuming. If you’re unable to consume it all sooner, these rolls can also be kept in the freezer for a few months. Just defrost it completely and give it a microwave or air-fry individual rolls for 3-5 minutes before you indulge.
If you like this recipe, try my other cinnamon roll variations:
Classic Cinnamon Rolls
Blueberry Orange Rolls
Nutella and Chocolate Rolls
This cozy fall dessert needs to be on your list to try this fall/winter. You can also serve it for breakfast as an indulgent treat to enjoy during the chilly mornings with a warm cup of chai or a pumpkin-spiced latte. I am honestly so excited for the cooler months and I will definitely continue baking these soft, fluffy rolls on repeat!
