Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
The recipe
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
- Prep30 minutes
- Cook20 minutes
- Total50 minutes
- Servings9
Ingredients
For the dough
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 package instant yeast
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large egg
For the filling
- 4 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 ½ tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ cup brown sugar
For the frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1/4 cup pumpkin purée
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
To make the pumpkin spice frosting
- While the cinnamon rolls are baking, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth. Add in the softened butter, pumpkin purée, and vanilla extract. Mix until combined. Add in the spices and scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure they are completely incorporated. Add in the powdered sugar slowly until completely combined.
- Remove the cinnamon rolls from the oven, and frost them while they are still warm to let the frosting melt into the rolls