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Banana Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Banana Cinnamon Rolls

Fakhra Ahmad
Today’s recipe is a nutrient-rich mix of delicious Cinnamon Rolls and soft Banana Bread.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12 Rolls

Ingredients

For Dough:

  • 1 pack Instant yeast
  • 1 cup Standard milk or Almond Milk
  • 4 Ripe Bananas
  • ½ stick Standard butter or Vegan Butter
  • 4 ½ cups All-purpose flour or Bread Flour
  • ⅓ cup Sugar

For Filling:

  • 4 tbsp Unsalted butter
  • ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon

Caramel Sauce:

  • ½ cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • 1 cup Chopped Walnuts

Frosting (Optional):

  • Cream cheese
  • Maple Syrup
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Cream cheese
  • Heavy Cream

How to Make?

  • In a bowl mix yeast, and sugar. In this mixture, pour moderately warm milk. Too hot milk will kill the yeast. If the yeast mixture does not become foamy, it means the yeast is not active and the dough will not rise.
    Banana Cinnamon Rolls Step 1
  • In the same mixture, add the banana puree and room temperature butter. Gradually add bread flour to the mixture at a time and stir. Once the dough starts getting sticky, stop adding more.
  • Knead the dough into a ball shape for 5 minutes. Place it in a greased bowl and cover it with plastic wrapping or a wet towel. Wait till the dough rises, it can take about an hour.
  • Roll out the dough on a floured surface into 15 inches long and 9 inches wide rectangular shape. Spread warm butter on the dough and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar. Add walnuts and banana slices.
    Roll up the dough and using the floss method cut it into 12 cinnamon rolls of 1 inch.
    Banana Cinnamon Rolls Step 3
  • In a separate saucepan, prepare the caramel sauce by combining honey, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla extract. Heat over medium flame until the mixture comes to a gentle boil.  
    Banana Cinnamon Rolls Step 4
  • Layer the bottom of a Cinnamon Roll Pan with caramel sauce. Tilt the pan while doing so to ensure that sauce has been evenly layered. Cover the baking pan with aluminum foil and leave the pan for 15 minutes so that the dough can rise for the second time.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Once the dough is fluffy, remove the aluminum foil and bake for about 40 minutes until the color of the cinnamon rolls becomes light brown.
  • Let it cool for 15 minutes and then invert the baking pan onto a platter so that the caramel syrup comes drizzling down the top.
    Banana Cinnamon Rolls Step 7
  • You can also add maple cream cheese frosting by mixing softened room temperature cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, heavy cream, and maple syrup. White granulated sugar can give your frosting a grainy texture which is why we prefer powdered sugar.
  • Once done, your Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls are ready to be served. Enjoy!

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Expert Tips

  • At the time of the baking, don’t try to fit all of the cinnamon rolls inside the same pan. Leave some space between the rolls. This is because the dough will rise and if the cinnamon rolls are overcrowded they will not get enough fluffy.
  • During half of the baking process, check on the color of the cinnamon rolls. If you think the tops of the rolls are turning brown too quickly, turn off the over and cover the pan with aluminum foil. Then bake for another 10 minutes.
  • You can store the cinnamon rolls overnight but before the baking process. After you have sliced the dough, place it inside an airtight container and store it in the fridge. Take it out 30 minutes before preheating the oven.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 433kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 6gFat: 20gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 145mgSugar: 25g
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