Home Recipes Desserts Cream Cheese and Avocado Cinnamon Rolls Cream Cheese and Avocado Cinnamon Rolls Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments By: Hubert Cormier, Ph.D. in nutrition Preparation 30 min Cooking 15 min Refrigeration 1 h Freezing 0 min 9 rolls Tough nut to crack (hard) Quick access Ingredients Preparation Comments Ingredients Preparation Comments Dietary restrictions Categories Desserts Thematics Dinner party Cream Cheese and Avocado Cinnamon Rolls Creamy Avocado Cinnamon Rolls What’s more comforting than the smell of freshly baked pastries filling the whole house? As soon as the first leaves of autumn fall, many people turn to cinnamon-flavoured goods. Well, we reinvented a classic recipe for all cinnamon-lovers out there! Our creamy cinnamon rolls with an avocado frosting are unique, colourful, and festive. The green touch brought by the avocados will pleasantly surprise your guests, who will surely fall in love with this dessert’s creaminess. A must have recipe in your personal cookbook! SIMPLY DELICIOUS: You love avocados? These recipes are just delicious! Avocado Lassi Avocado Deviled Eggs Avocado White Chocolate Chip Cookies Bonà savoir How to successfully raise dough for the first time Raising dough (brioches, breads…) is easy when done in the right conditions. In fact, you simply need a warm and humid place. The first raise can be done in a turned off oven with the lights on and a cup of warm water, or in the microwave with a cup of warm water as well. This step should normally last 1 hour. The ball of dough should double in size during this time period. Try this trick for your creamy cinnamon rolls! Ingredients Metric system Imperial system Creamy cinnamon rolls Butter - 3 tablespoons 45 mL To discover! Milk - 1 cup 250 mL To discover! Instant yeast - 1 packet 11.25 mL To discover! Brown sugar - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Salt - A pinch 1 mL To discover! All-purpose flour - 3 cups 395 g To discover! Butter, melted - ¼ cup 60 g To discover! Brown sugar - ¼ cup 55 g To discover! Ground cinnamon - 1 ½ tablespoon 22.5 mL To discover! Ground ginger - 2 teaspoons 10 mL To discover! Cream cheese and avocado frosting Light cream cheese - ½ cup 125 g To discover! Icing sugar - ¼ cup 25 g To discover! Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon 5 mL To discover! Ripe avocado - 1 1 To discover! Preparation Switch to cook mode Creamy cinnamon rolls Step 1 In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the butter with the milk for 1 minute. Then, add the yeast and brown sugar (5ml / 1 teaspoon). Mix well. Let activate for 10 minutes. Transfer into a large bowl. Step 2 In the same bowl, gradually add the salt and flour. The mixture should become thick and sticky. Step 3 Transfer the dough unto a floured surface. Roll out the dough for at least 5 minutes. Set aside. Step 4 Clean and slightly oil the large bowl. Put the dough in it. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for at least 1 hour in a warm and humid place. Step 5 Then, place the dough unto a floured surface. Roll it out in a rectangle shape using a rolling pin. Step 6 Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Step 7 Baste the dough with melted butter and sprinkle brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger on top. Firmly roll the dough. Cut the roll into 9 pieces (about 3 to 5 cm wide each). Place them on the baking sheet. Step 8 Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until the cinnamon rolls are golden. Step 9 Meanwhile, prepare the avocado frosting using a hand mixer. Step 10 Once the cinnamon rolls are cooked, let cool a few minutes at room temperature. Then, add a spoonful of the avocado frosting on top of each roll. Serve immediately. Like it? Share it!
