Description
Delicious blackberry cinnamon rolls combining warm cinnamon flavors with sweet-tart blackberries, perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 240g (1 cup) Whole milk
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Instant or active dry yeast
- 50g (1/4 cup) Granulated sugar
- 530g (4 1/4 cups) All-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 85g (6 Tablespoons) Unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 300g (10.5 oz) Blackberries
- 50g (1/4 cup) Granulated sugar (for filling)
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
- Pinch of salt (for filling)
- 113g (4 oz) Cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 30g (2 Tablespoons) Unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (for frosting)
- 180g (1 1/2 cups) Powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons Blackberry filling
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract or paste
- Pinch of salt (for frosting)
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, warm the milk to about 95-104°F (35-40°C) and pour it into the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Sprinkle the yeast and sugar over the milk. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes if using active dry yeast.
- Add flour, salt, and eggs to the milk mixture. Mix on low speed until a thick dough forms.
- Gradually add the softened butter while mixing on medium speed for about 10 minutes.
- Shape the dough into a ball, place it in a greased bowl, cover, and let it rise until doubled in size, about 1-1.5 hours.
- Cook blackberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and salt in a saucepan until thickened. Let cool.
- Roll out the risen dough, spread the filling, roll tightly, and slice into 12 pieces.
- Cover the rolls and let them rise for another 30-45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Bake the rolls for 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, blackberry filling, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
- Spread frosting over the cooled rolls and serve.
Notes
Best enjoyed fresh and warm. Can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days or in the refrigerator for a week. Freezing is also an option for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Baked Goods
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 52mg
Keywords: cinnamon rolls, blackberry, dessert, brunch, homemade, baking