No Yeast Apple Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Icing are amazing rolls to make for a weekend breakfast!
I love cinnamon rolls as much as the next person, but they’re hard to manage when trying to serve for a weekend breakfast. If I’m making yeast rolls, I can’t promise they’ll be done any sooner than lunchtime with all of that rising involved. That’s where these no yeast apple cinnamon rolls come in handy. That’s right- NO YEAST, I TELL YOU, and no rising-needed!! They’ll definitely be done in time to be served as breakfast.
How to make No Yeast Apple Cinnamon Rolls:
Sauté chopped apples and get them cinnamon-sugared and slightly softened.
Rolling Tip:
Here’s my secret when making baked goods that you have to roll out on a mat: I measure my flour on the mat so that the excess just gets pushed onto the mat and can be used to flour the mat for rolling. I love this rolling mat for rolling out dough. It’s large and easy to clean.
The dough is mixed together and is ready to roll out (no rising needed!)
Next: Roll, sprinkle cinnamon-sugar, and then sprinkle the sautéed apples.
Roll it up log-style.
Slice one-inch slices.
Place those slices into a greased 9×13-inch pan.
Bake for a short time- you’ll see that the rolls expand and connect. Drizzle on the maple icing while the rolls are still warm.
Sit and stare and drool!
Then scoop one of them out and eat it immediately. Don’t think about it, just eat it. It’s warm and it’s gooey and it’s a very good replica of a yeasted cinnamon roll.
The icing poured over the warm rolls soaks into every nook and cranny and makes the rolls soft and sweet and moist. Fall arrives soon, and I’d say these apple cinnamon rolls would be a good way to celebrate.
Here are a few more apple breakfast recipes you might like to try:
- Applesauce Oatmeal Bread
- Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
- Apple Fritters
- Caramel Apple Monkey Bread
- Apple Cinnamon Quinoa Breakfast Bowls
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups
- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffins
- Apple Puff Pancake
No Yeast Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Recipe Details
Ingredients
APPLE FILLING:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 medium apples, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
CINNAMON- SUGAR FILLING:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, very soft
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
CINNAMON ROLL DOUGH:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
ICING:
- 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted, to remove lumps)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons milk (more, if needed)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
PREPARE THE APPLE FILLING:
- In a medium skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the apples and sugars. Saute until the apples are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
PREPARE THE CINNAMON- SUGAR FILLING:
- In a medium bowl, add the filling ingredients (brown sugar, butter and cinnamon) and stir until the mixture is combined and lumpy.
PREPARE THE CINNAMON ROLL DOUGH:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, use a whisk to combine the applesauce, milk, butter and egg. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and use a wooden spoon to combine until well mixed. Remove the dough to a well-floured surface, sprinkling in more flour as needed to make sure the dough isn't sticky. Roll the dough out into a (roughly) 12x8-inch rectangle. Sprinkle the dough with the cinnamon-sugar mixture, then the cooled apples. Roll up the dough log-style. Cut 1-inch slices and carefully place them in the prepared dish, leaving a little bit of space between each roll. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until the rolls are a nice golden brown.
PREPARE THE ICING:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the icing ingredients until smooth. Spoon the icing over the warm rolls. Serve warm. Leftovers may be stored in a covered container and enjoyed later.
Hi Lori – can these be frozen and if so at what point?
I haven’t tried freezing them- not sure!
Yeast free cinnamon rolls!!! THANK YOU. I can’t have yeast & I’ve been missing so many yummy things. I’m trying this tonight.
This is recipe is awesome… I noticed I didn’t have any apples, so I used raisins instead. It was so good!!! My husband and kids love it!!
Do you have to use unsalted butter, I don’t usually have unsalted in the fridge….
They look amazing and I am going to try them soon…..
salted should be fine too 🙂
Looks awesome!
How does the leftover rolls keep the next couple of days? Does it get hard?
These stay fairly tender.
Yummy looking…..sort of reminds me of apple strudel 🙂
Excellent recipe. thx. I used the grater on the apples and not did not saute them. I also put sliced almonds on top of the glaze.
I made mine vegan and wholemeal, they were absolutely amazing definitely recommend!
Substituted with completely wholemeal flour and brown sugar.
Used almond milk instead of cow’s milk and vegan melted earthbalance butter, also used a chia seed egg instead of a chicken egg. Turned out really well, the apples are a great addition to the traditional recipe!
Thank you for bringing this into my life.
Just made these for Sunday brunch. They are fantastic.
This is very similar to my family’s favorite orange rolls. Only we don’t put applesauce to make the roll with, just simple biscut. We have an orange sauce we put with the rolls before we bake them. Our favorite breakfast treat! This recipe sounds very good, I’ll have to make it for family sometime.
I just made these tonight. They were amazing! I didn’t have applesauce so I chopped one apple and cooked it down on the stove to make homemade applesauce. I only add about 2 TBS of water to the pan.
Enjoy.
Do you knead the dough?
No, you do not need to knead 🙂
Can i use whole wheat flour instead?
If you want to use WW, I’d use half WW and half all-purpose.
I tried your “no yeast apple cinnamon rolls today. And the maple icing was the best part. My husband loved them. Made two batches and give my neighbor a pan. They loved them too. Thank you. They are truly amazing.
so glad you enjoyed!
I`m definitely saving this recipe! Yeasted cinnamon rolls take so long, Haha. And I`ve always wanted to try cinnamon rolls with apples.
The good and bad. Now that I don’t have to wait on yeast-risen cinnamon rolls, I will make them more often….and I will eat them more often….and I will have to exercise more often. Thanks for the recipe (I think)!
One of the reasons that I rarely make cinnamon rolls is the whole rising issue. You’ve taken that part out so now I have no excuse….YAY! 🙂
I am absolutely in love with this recipe, Lori!!! These will certainly be in our oven sooner than later this Fall! xo
This is a really neat recipe! I know a lot of people are terrified of yeast so I’m sure this one will go wild online =)
I made these rolls this morning – amazing. Super yummy!
You had me at “no yeast”! I was scrolling through my favorite blogs..and while I absolutely love cinnamon rolls, I almost kept scrolling..until i saw those two magic words. I have purchased yeast a couple times and it always got old and had to be tossed. One day I’ll be brave enough to try it. Thank you for a recipe I will actually try. Congratulations on your move to the mountains! I think it’s time I went out and bought your cookbook. 🙂