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Dairy Free Cinnamon Rolls

These dairy free cinnamon rolls with dairy free buttercream frosting are literally what your sweet tooth dreams are made of everyday. Try out these vegan cinnamon rolls today! I bet you can't tell the difference and think it's the best cinnamon roll recipe ever! 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Rising Time2 hours
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 rolls
Calories: 322kcal

Ingredients

Dairy Free Cinnamon Rolls

  • 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • ½ cup vegan butter, melted
  • ¼ cup vegan sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 packet active dry yeast (or 2 ¼ tsp)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 cups bread flour

Dairy Free Cinnamon Roll Filling

Frosting (Choose 1)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 150 degrees. 
  • Warm almond milk and vegan butter together approximate temperature should be 100˚-110˚F . 
  • Pour into a large bowl with the vanilla, sugar, and yeast. Stir together gently and let sit for 10 minutes. 
  • Once the time is up, add in the bread flour and salt and stir to combine.  Roll into a ball.  
  • Turn off oven.
  • Cover bowl with a damp towel and place in oven. Let rise for one hour.
  •  Once risen, remove ball and place on a lightly floured surface. 
  • Using a rolling pin, roll dough into an approximately 17x25" rectangle that is ¼" thick.  

Filling

  • Spread softened butter across rectangle evenly.  
  • Then, mix brown sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over top. 
  • Carefully roll cinnamon rolls into log from the longest side up. One completely rolled, place seam side down. Cut 15 even pieces.
  • Place into a parchment lined 12" cast iron skillet lined with parchment paper. If you do not have this large of a skillet, you can use any baking dish that you have that will fit all 15 dairy free cinnamon rolls. 
  • Place into warmed (but off!) oven again with the damp town covering. Let rise again for 60 minutes. 
  • Remove from oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  • Bake for 25-28 minutes. 
  • Remove and top with homemade dairy free frosting if desired.

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Notes

**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Values do not include optional frosting. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1roll | Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 324mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 720IU | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 0.5mg