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Vegan Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls! Just try to say “apple pie cinnamon rolls” without smiling. It’s almost impossible. Layers of flaky apple pie studded dough with cinnamon, pecans, and more apples!
I’ve been baking again! Well, truth be told, I never really stopped. November was filled with muffins, bars, and donuts, and December doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. I’m 90% sure I’ve had flour clinging to my clothes for weeks now.
Cup of tea in hand and Christmas carols on my phone, I’m finding that baking isn’t as tough as I once cracked it up to be.
So, Cinnamon Rolls.
Before this, I’ve made cinnamon rolls exactly once in my life while working as a food service intern in a local elementary school. Let me just say that having to make 600+ cinnamon rolls in less than 2 hours is enough to turn anyone into a cinnamon roll adversary.
But time can only hold someone away from ooey-gooey cinnamon rolls for so long. Let’s do this!
Since I wanted cinnamon rolls, but not 600 calorie rolls, I began tweaking a basic recipe I found. We cook these gorgeous apples down with a bit of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom to deliver on the apple pie part of these rolls.
Special bonus: Your house will now smell like Cinnabon, which is just icing on the cake cinnamon roll.
If you haven’t tried your hand at cinnamon rolls before, I assure you they look way harder than they actually are. The hardest thing is waiting for the dough to rise twice! Use this time for a quick coffee walk or sit down and catch up on work. Or, you could stare them down and count the minutes until they are ready to roll like someone I know (cough, ahem, BL).
To make rolling the dough easier, place it on a lightly floured cutting board or pastry board. Just make sure it’s large enough that your dough won’t fall off. To slice, I used a serrated knife to cut through the dough, but I’ve also heard that dental floss works- just make sure it’s the unflavored kind.
While these are great anytime of the year, I think they would be extra special on New Year’s morning.
If you make them, I would love to see! Tag #delishknowledge on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!
What’s your favorite thing to bake this time of year?
Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls! Vegan cinnamon rolls with apple pie filling! Cinnamon rolls with frosting. Perfect for holidays, Christmas and brunch!
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Cinnamon rolls are the BEST! And with apples? Yes please. I think these photos look extra vibrant. Like, not pale at all. 🙂 Pinned!
haha, thank you for validating my mothers’ comments 🙂 I mean, seriously? I promise they are baked! Can’t wait to hang out with you again- I wanna do a baking/cooking day!
oh, holy moses. these look unreal. you’ve combined two of my favorites and given me permission to eat it all first thing in the day! thank you.
oh wow those look fabulous! Not as much sugar as I expected either. Yum!!
Those look delish! I love making cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning!
Flour clinging to your clothes for weeks… That’s basically been my entire life! But not from cinnamon rolls, and that definitely needs to change. LOVE these apple pie ones — especially because that means I can have dessert for breakfast! 😉 Pinned!
Hi Amy, thanks so much for stopping by! Yes, apple pie is a fun take on cinnamon rolls- thanks for pinning! Hope to see you soon!
Drooling! I have serious weakness for cinnamon rolls. And this apple pie twist…OH. MY. Pinning now!
Thanks Kara!
Having my house smell like cinnabun is a MAJOR plus. I love that you turned these healthy by using the natural sweetness of the ambrosia apples.
These are genius! Pinned! 🙂
Cinnamon rolls are sooo hard to make! When I made them for the blog it took me 3 tries! These look incredible!
I promise these aren’t too crazy to make! The hardest part is waiting forever for them to rise. Forever. But then you remember that you are making Apple Pie Cinnamon rolls and they wait seems worth it 🙂
I’ve never tried making cinnamon rolls before, but these look so good! <3