Description
Easy Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls with a homemade blueberry cream cheese frosting. These cinnamon rolls are the perfect breakfast treat. Soft, fluffy dough is swirled with a cinnamon brown sugar filling and homemade blueberry jam. Each roll is frosted with a generous amount of blueberry cream cheese frosting that melts into the cinnamon rolls, making them gooey and delicious. There’s nothing not to love about these cinnamon rolls.
Ingredients
Dough:
- 1 cup warm milk (warmed to 110F)
- 1 packet (2 1/4 teaspoons) instant dry yeast
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 cups bread flour (or all-purpose)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 4 tablespoons butter, softened
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Blueberry Jam
- 3 cups blueberries
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Before Baking:
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Frosting:
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons blueberry jam
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add all the ingredients for the dough. Mix on medium speed for 5 minutes. Transfer the dough to a greased bowl. Spray the top of the dough with nonstick spray. Cover with plastic wrap.
2. Preheat oven to 150F. Once the oven reaches this temperature, turn the oven off. Place the covered dough in the warm oven and allow to rise for 25 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, make the blueberry jam. Add all ingredients for the jam to a large skillet. Over medium-high heat, cook the jam for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and transfer jam to a shallow bowl (this helps the jam cool faster). Allow to cool in the refrigerator. Reserve 2 tablespoons of jam for the frosting.
4. Make the Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling. In a bowl, stir together the softened butter, cinnamon and brown sugar until combined. Set aside.
5. Punch the dough down, then place on a floured surface. Roll the dough into a 12×18 inch rectangle. Spread the Brown Sugar Cinnamon Filling over the dough, spreading all the way to the edges. Place the cooled blueberry jam on top, and spread over the filling, spreading all the way to the edges.
6. You may cut the dough one of two ways. Because of the blueberry jam, these rolls are a bit messy.
Method 1: roll the dough into a log, starting at the short end. Cut into 9 rolls using a serrated knife.
Method 2: Cut the dough into 9 strips. Roll each strip into the cinnamon roll shape.
Place rolls in a greased 9×9 baking dish.
7. Allow the rolls to rise while the oven preheats. Preheat oven to 350F.
8. Once the oven reaches temperature, pour the heavy cream over top of the rolls (this helps make the rolls ultra soft and moist). Bake the rolls for 28-32 minutes, or until the rolls are golden brown in color. Allow the rolls to cool for 10 minutes.
9. In a medium sized bowl, or the bowl of a stand-mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the cream cheese, butter, blueberry jam and confectioners sugar until smooth and creamy. Spread the frosting over the rolls. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 45
- Cook Time: 28
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American