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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Tis the season! These pumpkin cinnamon rolls are to die! They are so soft and keep so well even after a day or two.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cinammon Roll
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings 12 rolls
Author Rookie With A Cookie

Ingredients

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Dough

  • 2 ¾+ 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tablespoon melted butter
  • cup lukewarm milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoon instant yeast

Cinnamon Sugar Filling

  • 1 cup dark brown sugar or light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Cream Cheese Topping

  • 5 oz cream cheese
  • cup confectioner's sugar

Candied Pecans

  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

  • To prepare the dough, first activate your yeast in ⅓ cup of warm milk. (I always activate instant yeast just to be on the safe side). Let it sit for a few minutes until yeast gets frothy.
  • Next, in the bowl of your stand mixer, mix together flour, sugar, pumpkin spice and salt.
  • In a separate jug, add pumpkin puree, egg and melted butter and mix thoroughly.
  • Pour this into the flour mixture followed by the yeast and with the kneading hook attachment on your mixer, knead the dough for 7-8 minutes or until the dough comes together and doesn't stick to the bowl a lot. The dough will be a little sticky but that's okay. As long as the dough forms a smooth ball, you're good.
  • Brush the top of the dough ball with a little melted butter. Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise for an hour to two hours. It should double in size and become pillowy.
  • While the dough is rising, prepare the filling.
  • In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin spice powder and set aside.
  • To make the candied pecans, toast pecan halves in an ungreased pan.
  • Next, in a small bowl, mix 3 tablespoon of brown sugar with a touch of water until it becomes syrupy.
  • Now pour this brown sugar syrup onto the pecans. The pan will sizzle slightly.
  • Stir the syrup and pecans together for five to ten seconds. Remove from heat and lay out the pecans on a parchment paper to cool. They will harden ever so slightly as they cool.
  • Once the dough has doubled in size, on a floured surface roll it out to about ⅛ of an inch thick into a nice rectangle.
  • Melt 3 tablespoon of butter until its soft and spread it onto the surface of the dough using a spatula.
  • Next, sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar filling very generously and pat it down.
  • Top this with the candied pecans.
  • Next, start rolling your dough from the longer side of the rectangle. Take your time and roll it tight.
  • Cut the roll into smaller rolls about 2 ½ inches and place in a well greased cast iron skillet, leaving a little gap between the rolls. (You can use a regular casserole pan as well. Make sure it is greased).
  • Next, cover the skillet with a cloth and let the rolls have a final rise for about 45 minutes. They won't rise too much but will definitely expand a little bit.
  • At this time, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Once rolls have puffed up, bake them for 25 minutes or until the tops are visibly golden brown. (Mine bake exactly for 25 minutes but you should start checking at the 20 minute mark.)
  • While rolls are baking, make your cream cheese topping by mixing together cream cheese and "sifted" confectioner's sugar. Add a splash of vanilla and 2 tablespoon of milk to get the right consistency. It should be thick but spreadable. If the cream cheese is too thin, the warm rolls will soak up the cream cheese.
  • Spread the cream cheese topping onto the freshly baked rolls, add the candied pecans and enjoy!

Notes

  • These keep really well a day or two! Just reheat in the microwave for 15-20 seconds!