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A dish of Vegan Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls with some frosted.
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Vegan Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls

Vegan Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls with Cinnamon Butter Cream Cheese frosting are the combo of your holiday dreams. Soft, fluffy perfection.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Rise Time x21 hour 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 10 minutes
Course: Breakfast, brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 cinnamon rolls
Calories: 453kcal

Ingredients

For the Dough

  • 3 ½ - 4 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar (can sub with agave or maple syrup)
  • 1 package instant yeast (1 package = 2 ¼ tsp)
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup dairy free milk , warm, NOT HOT
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoon vegan butter, room temperature

For the Gingerbread Sugar Filling

  • ½ cup vegan butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

For the Vegan Cinnamon Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 oz vegan cream cheese, room temperature (Wayfare is our favorite brand)
  • 6 tablespoon vegan butter, softened
  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • In a large bowl for a stand mixer, combine 3 ½ cups flour, brown sugar, yeast, ginger and salt.
  • Turn stand mixer onto low and add in the dairy free milk, applesauce and vanilla extract.
  • Add in the vegan butter and let go for 5-7 minutes, adding in the remaining flour if needed to not be sticky and form a ball.
  • Once ball is formed, grease the same bowl mixed in and place the dough ball back into the bowl. 
  • Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let sit for 60-90 minutes in a warm, draft free place until doubled.
  • Once dough is doubled in size, pull out the dough and lay it out on a lightly floured surface.  
  • Using a rolling pin, roll dough into an approximately 17×25″ rectangle that is ¼″ thick.  
  • For the filling - In a bowl, cream the butter. Then, add brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
  • Spread the filling mixture evenly over the dough. 
  • Carefully roll cinnamon rolls into log from the longest side up. One completely rolled, place seam side down. Cut into 12 even sized pieces.
  • Place into a greased 9x13 baking dish and cover to rise for 45-60 minutes or until cinnamon rolls are touching.
  • Preheat to 350 degrees F.
  • Once heated, place dish inside and bake in oven for 30-35 minutes.

For the Vegan Cinnamon Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

  • While rolls are cooking, in a bowl beat together the cream cheese and butter well.
  • Add in 1 cup powdered sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat again.
  • Add in remaining powdered sugar and beat until well combined.
  • Remove rolls from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before topping with frosting.
  • Best served warm.

Notes

*See post for notes about Top 8 Allergy Free variation
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1roll | Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 297mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 952IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg