Vegan Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls

4.96 from 24 votes

These vegan chocolate cinnamon rolls will blow you away! Absolutely the best vegan cinnamon rolls ever created. Soft, fluffy, gooey, perfection!

Prep Time1 30

Cook Time25

Second Rising Time30

Total Time2 25

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cinnamon rolls

Calories: 342kcal

Author: Andrew Bernard

Ingredients

For the dough

3 ½ cups bread flour (more for kneading)
½ cup cocoa powder
1 packet instant yeast
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 ½ cup chocolate dairy free milk (almond or oat)
¼ cup maple syrup

For the Filling

⅓ cup vegan butter, softened
⅓ cup coconut sugar (sub for brown sugar if needed)
⅓ cup vegan cane sugar
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the Chocolate Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon vegan butter, melted
2 tablespoon dairy free chocolate almond milk (sub for chocolate plant based)
½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

For the dough

Preheat oven to 150 degrees F.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, yeast, and salt.
Add in the milk and syrup, then stir until a dough forms.
*you can do this with a dough attachment to a stand mixer or stir with a spatula and then use your hands.
Knead.
*you can do this with a dough attachment to a stand mixer or stir with a spatula and then use your hands.
Place dough in a greased bowl.
Turn off oven.
Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and place in warm oven for 90 minutes or until doubled in size.

For the Filling

In a small bowl combine the sugars and cinnamon together.
Once risen, lightly flour a surface and roll dough out until approximately 12x15 rectangle.
Brush the butter across the entire surface.
Evenly sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture across the dough.
Starting on one side, roll the dough into a log.
Cut the log into approximately 2 inch pieces.
Place in a well greased 10" springform pan or skillet.
Preheat oven for 350 degrees
Let rise again for 10-15 minutes or until the cinnamon rolls are doubled.
Place in oven for 25-30 minutes or until done.

For the glaze

While cinnamon rolls are baking, make the glaze.
Add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder to a bowl. Lightly stir to combine.
Add in the melted butter, milk, and vanilla.
Stir until very well combined.
Pull the cinnamon rolls out let cool for 10 minutes. Pour glaze over and serve.

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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.

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