Description
These Strawberry Cheesecake Cinnabon Rolls combine soft, sweet cinnamon roll dough with a rich cream cheese filling, juicy strawberries, and graham cracker crumble, topped with a luscious strawberry cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm milk (105–110 °F)
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup salted butter, softened (filling)
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature (filling)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (filling)
- 1 cup powdered sugar (filling)
- 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers (filling)
- 1 cup chopped strawberries (filling)
- 1/4 cup salted butter, room temperature (frosting)
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature (frosting)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (frosting)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (frosting)
- 1 cup powdered sugar (frosting)
- 1/2 cup chopped strawberries (frosting)
Instructions
- Warm milk to 105–110 °F and mix with yeast and sugar. Let it sit for 5–10 minutes until foamy.
- Add eggs, vanilla extract, butter, flour, and salt to the yeast mixture. Knead for 7–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Shape dough into a ball, cover, and let it rise in a warm place for about 2 hours until doubled in size.
- Prepare the filling by creaming together butter and cream cheese, then adding vanilla, powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs, and chopped strawberries.
- Roll the dough on a floured surface into a 12×18-inch rectangle. Spread filling evenly, roll tightly into a log, and slice into 12 rolls.
- Place rolls in a greased 9×13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 °F for 25–30 minutes until golden brown.
- Make the frosting by beating cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, vanilla, powdered sugar, and strawberries until smooth. Spread over warm rolls.
Notes
- Use fresh strawberries for best flavor, or well-drained thawed frozen ones to avoid sogginess.
- Dough can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
- Rolls can be frozen before baking; bake from frozen with 10 extra minutes.
- Add crushed nuts or citrus zest for extra flavor and texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
