apple pie cinnamon rolls

Apple pie meets cinnamon roll ✨🍎 Gooey spiced apples, brown sugar streusel crunch, and a sweet vanilla cream cheese glaze drizzled on top.

Homemade apple pie cinnamon rolls are like two classic desserts swirled into one cozy bite! Soft, pillowy dough is filled with tender, caramelized apples tossed in brown sugar, cinnamon, and a touch of nutmeg. This creates a gooey, spiced apple pie center in every spiral. Then baked beneath a buttery brown sugar streusel topping that adds the perfect crunchy contrast.

As they bake, the apples caramelize and melt into the rolls. The streusel turns golden and crisp, filling the kitchen with the warm scent of apple pie. Once out of the oven, they’re finished with a drizzle of creamy vanilla cream cheese glaze, adding the perfect sweet touch to balance the rich, buttery filling. It’s the comfort of apple pie & the indulgence of cinnamon rolls wrapped into one irresistible treat.

Apple cinnamon rolls:

rolls:

• 13g instant yeast

• 240g milk (warm)

• 115g water ( warm)

• 40g softened butter

• 50g sugar

• 1 tsp salt

• 540g all purpose flour (add little more if sticky)

• 1 large egg

Filling:

• 2 apples (chopped & peeled)

• 100g brown sugar

• 50g granulated sugar

• 1 tbsp cinnamon

• 70g unsalted butter (softened)

Streusel:

• 84 g unsalted butter (room temp)

• 120g all purpose flour

• 60 g granulated sugar

• 25 g light brown sugar, packed

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

icing:

• 70g melted unsalted butter

• 100g cream cheese

• 100-120g powdered sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 tbsp heavy cream (adjust based on how thin you want your icing)

Directions:

• In a bowl,

• Add in all the ingredients for the rolls and knead it in a stand mixer. Knead until the dough is smooth.

• Place the dough in a bowl and cover for 1 hour. Let it rise!

• While you wait: Peel the apples and dice into small pieces. (Set aside)

• In a small bowl, add in the sugar and cinnamon and set this aside as well.

• After the hour,

• Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll it out. Roll it into a rectangle about 10x 15 inch.

• Slap on the room temp butter and then sprinkle on the cinnamon sugar top.

• Spread out the diced apples on top of the cinnamon sugar mixture.

• Use a pizza cutter to cut strips. You should have about 12 strips.

• Roll each strip and place in a greased 9x13 inch pan.

• You should have 12 rolls!

• Cover with a plastic wrap and let it rise again for about 30min- 1 hour.

• While you wait, make the crumble!

• Just add all the crumble ingredients in a bowl and mix until crumble consistency forms. Place in the fridge for a few minutes.

• Preheat oven to 350 f.

• Pour the crumble mixture all over the rolls right before you place them in the oven!

• Bake for about 25-30 minutes~ until top is lightly golden

• Let the rolls cool!

• While the rolls are cooling, make the icing. mix all the icing ingredients together in a bowl until smooth.

• When the rolls are done cooling, drizzle on the icing and serve!