Ube Cinnamon Rolls from Scratch Recipe
Delicious and fluffy Ube Cinnamon Rolls made from scratch with a unique ube twist and a creamy cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 23 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 9 rolls 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Filipino
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Dough
- ¾ cup warm milk
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp ube extract
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened (85 grams)
- 3¼ cups all-purpose flour (406.25 grams)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 package instant dry yeast (8 grams or 2 ¼ tsp)
Ube Cinnamon Filling
- ⅓ cup ube halaya jam
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter, softened (14 grams)
- ⅓ cup heavy cream, for pouring over risen rolls
Cream Cheese Filling
- ½ cup cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened (28 grams)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ⅔ cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Prepare the dough. Warm the milk and add to your stand mixer bowl with yeast. Add eggs, butter, and sugar. Mix until well combined. Add salt and flour, then knead with the dough hook for 5-7 minutes.
- Proof the dough. Transfer the dough to a greased bowl and let it proof until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
- Prepare Ube Cinnamon Filling. Combine butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ube jam in a bowl.
- Roll the dough out. Roll the dough into a 15×12-inch rectangle on a floured surface.
- Spread ube cinnamon filling. Evenly spread the filling over the dough.
- Roll the dough. Roll up the dough tightly into a log.
- Mark and cut rolls. Mark and cut the dough into rolls.
- Place in pan and let it rise. Arrange the rolls in a pan and let them rise for 30 minutes.
- Pour heavy cream over rolls. Pour heavy cream over the risen rolls.
- Bake. Bake at 350°F for 21-23 minutes.
- Prepare cream cheese frosting. Whip butter, cream cheese, vanilla, salt, and sugar until creamy.
- Spread the frosting. Spread the cream cheese frosting over the cooled rolls.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- For best results, ensure all ingredients are at the specified temperatures.
- You can adjust the sweetness of the cream cheese frosting to your preference.
- These rolls are best served warm.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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