Description
Homemade apple pie stuffed cinnamon rolls combine classic American dessert flavors in one irresistible pastry. Warm spices, sweet apple filling, and buttery dough create a comforting breakfast treat perfect for weekend gatherings that make you crave each delicious bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits:
- 4 large apples (2 honeycrisp and 2 granny Smith)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Cinnamon Rolls and Base Ingredients:
- 2 packs Pillsbury Grands cinnamon rolls (5 count)
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Streusel and Icing Ingredients:
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons butter (partially melted)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½–1 teaspoon cinnamon
Greasing Ingredient:
- Butter for greasing muffin tin
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and generously coat a 12-cup muffin tin with unsalted butter, ensuring complete coverage to prevent sticking.
- Carefully unroll each cinnamon roll from the packaging and gently press into the prepared muffin cups, allowing the dough to climb up the sides and create a deep well for the apple filling.
- Slice crisp apples into uniform thin half-moons, ensuring even cooking and consistent texture throughout the filling.
- Combine sliced apples with brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and a splash of vanilla extract in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring to coat the fruit evenly.
- Microwave the apple mixture for 2-3 minutes, stirring halfway through, until the apples become tender and a rich, glossy syrup develops.
- Spoon the warm, caramelized apple filling into each cinnamon roll cavity, distributing the mixture evenly and avoiding overfilling.
- Create the streusel topping by whisking together flour, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and cold butter cubes, using fingertips to form coarse, crumbly texture.
- Generously sprinkle the streusel over the apple-filled cinnamon rolls, ensuring complete coverage for a crunchy, sweet topping.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, covering loosely with aluminum foil during the first 5 minutes to prevent excessive browning.
- While rolls bake, whisk powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and glossy for the icing.
- Remove rolls from the oven, let cool for 5 minutes, then drizzle with prepared icing before serving warm.
Notes
- Elevate your baking game with this ingenious mashup of classic apple pie and gooey cinnamon rolls.
- Microwaving the apple mixture creates a quick caramelized filling that infuses deep flavor into every bite.
- Pressing rolls into muffin cups ensures perfectly shaped individual servings with crispy edges.
- Covering with foil during initial baking prevents over-browning and helps achieve tender, even cooking.
- Warm icing drizzled over the rolls creates an irresistible glossy finish that screams homemade comfort.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10
- Calories: 560 kcal
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 50mg