Description
Homemade blueberry cinnamon bliss rolls deliver sweet comfort with tender pastry and rich berry notes. Warm spices and delicate glaze create irresistible bakery-style treats you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g (10.5 oz) blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 530g (4 ¼ cups) all-purpose flour
- 240g (1 cup) whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 85g (6 tbsps) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 ¼ tsps instant or active dry yeast
- 50g (¼ cup) granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ½ tbsps cornstarch
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsps finely grated lemon zest
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 113g (4 oz) cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 30g (2 tbsps) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 180g (1 ½ cups) confectioners’ sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract or paste
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsps blueberry filling
Instructions
- Milk Activation: Warm milk to lukewarm (95-104°F), transfer to stand mixer, sprinkle yeast and sugar, allowing mixture to become frothy for 5-7 minutes.
- Dough Formation: Integrate flour, salt, and eggs using dough hook on low speed, then gradually incorporate softened butter, kneading for 8-10 minutes until dough becomes smooth and elastic.
- First Proofing: Shape dough into a sphere, place in greased ceramic bowl, cover, and let rise in draft-free area until volume doubles (60-90 minutes).
- Blueberry Filling Preparation: Combine blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, zest, cinnamon, and salt in saucepan, cooking over low then medium heat until thickened and berries break down, then chill completely.
- Dough Rolling and Filling: Flour work surface, roll dough to 12×16 inch rectangle, spread chilled blueberry filling evenly, leaving small border, then roll into tight cylinder and slice into 12 uniform pieces.
- Second Proofing and Baking: Arrange rolls in greased baking dish with slight separation, allow second rise, then bake at 350°F in center rack for 25-28 minutes, covering with foil if browning too quickly.
- Frosting Creation: Whip cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth, then gently swirl reserved blueberry filling into mixture for marbled effect.
- Final Assembly: Once rolls cool completely, generously spread marbled frosting across surface, allowing it to cascade down sides.
Notes
- Yeast Activation Tip: Ensure milk temperature is precisely between 95-104°F to activate yeast perfectly without killing it.
- Dough Consistency Check: Knead until dough becomes smooth and elastically pulls away from bowl sides, indicating proper gluten development.
- Filling Temperature Control: Completely chill blueberry filling before spreading to prevent soggy dough and maintain clean rolling process.
- Frosting Technique: Whip cream cheese mixture until silky smooth for luxurious texture, gently marbling blueberry filling for visual appeal.
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 218
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg