Soft, fluffy, sticky cinnamon rolls filled with pumpkin purée, pumpkin spice and topped with a maple cinnamon glaze – these amazing pumpkin cinnamon rolls have to be THE ultimate Autumn comfort food!
My name is Nickki and I am a cinnamon roll addict.
I believe I’m a pretty strong willed person, but put a plate of sweet, sticky cinnamon rolls in front of me and all my willpower goes out the window. I just can’t resist them.
Back in January while I was doing my usual food shop, I spotted tins of pumpkin purée reduced down to 20p so I bought 10 of them. My husband asked me “what was I thinking buying all that pumpkin?” But at 20p a tin how could I not?
I stored it away for Autumn, dreaming of making pumpkin pies, Nigella’s amazing pumpkin bundt cake and my favourite pumpkin spice chocolate chip granola and pumpkin spice muffins.
I’ve seen a few pumpkin cinnamon roll recipes online and I knew I just had to try them. I think I might even prefer them over regular cinnamon rolls now.
I used my homemade pumpkin pie spice in this recipe and I highly recommend it – the combination of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground allspice is just wonderful and will fill your house with the most amazing scent while they are baking.
When you uncoil the sweet, fluffy dough, the sticky pumpkin spice filling gets all over your fingers. Pouring the maple cinnamon icing all over the warm rolls is just pure heaven. You have to try one warm, while the brown sugar spice filling is still gooey. It’s a messy experience, but aren’t all the best things in life??
Trust me – you need these pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls in your life this Autumn….preferably with a pumpkin spice latte to wash it down! I love this time of year…
MORE PUMPKIN RECIPES for you to try
Do you love pumpkin spice bakes as much as I do? If you do, then be sure to check out my recipes for pumpkin spice latte cupcakes, pumpkin and ginger scones , cinnamon swirl pumpkin bread, marshmallow meringue pumpkin pie and roasted pumpkin macaroni cheese.
Love coffee flavoured bakes?
Try my mocha swirl sticky bun recipe!
how to make pumpkin cinnamon rolls
step one – make the dough
(scroll to the bottom of the post to find printable recipe card with ingredient amounts and detailed instructions!)
You start off by making the sweet bread dough. I use a free standing mixer to mix everything together – it makes your life much easier.
When the dough has rested for an hour or two and doubled in size, you roll it out into a large rectangle (about 17×12 inches) on a floured work surface, giving it a turn every now and then to prevent it from sticking. If the dough starts to “spring” back while rolling it out, leave it to rest for a minute or two before starting again.
the pumpkin-cinnamon filling
Mix canned pumpkin puree (if you can’t find any I have a handy post telling you how make homemade pumpkin purée) and soft butter until you have a smooth mixture, then spread this all over the dough.
Mix soft light brown sugar, pumpkin spice and ground cinnamon together and sprinkle all over the dough.
roll the dough
Starting from one of the long edges, start to roll the dough up as tightly as you can (doing this will ensure the buns won’t unravel and they’ll have a pretty swirl!)
Cut the ends off the long piece of dough. Cut into 10 equal sized pieces. Place on a greased and lined baking tray, leaving a little space in between each one to allow for spreading. I actually used a 9×13 inch pryex dish for this recipe and it worked perfectly.
leave the rolls to rise
Cover the dough with a large piece of oiled cling film and leave in a warm-ish place until the rolls have risen, around 30-45 minutes. Place in the oven (180C/160Fan/350F) and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and smelling incredible.
maple icing glaze
Make an icing glaze by mixing icing sugar, maple syrup and a pinch of ground cinnamon together.
Pour the glaze all over the warm buns. And now it’s time to reward yourself for all the hard work you’ve done – dive right in! You deserve it!
storage instructions
In the unlikely event that there’s any leftovers, store in an airtight container. Pumpkin cinnamon rolls are best eaten fresh, but they will still be good for a day or two.
freezing instructions
Can you freeze cinnamon rolls? The answer is….yes you can! It’s better to freeze them before icing. Wrap the rolls in cling film and tin foil and freeze for up to three months. Once defrosted, you can warm them up in the oven and ice them.
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Soft, fluffy, sticky cinnamon rolls filled with pumpkin purée, pumpkin spice, cinnamon and topped with a mouthwatering maple glaze - these pumpkin cinnamon rolls are THE ultimate cold weather comfort food!
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 350g strong white flour
- 14g (2x7g sachets) fast action dried yeast
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 50g caster sugar
- One large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
- 125ml milk
- 50g butter
For the filling:
- 50g very soft butter
- 25g pumpkin purée
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 75g soft light brown sugar
For the maple-cinnamon glaze:
- 200g icing/confectioners sugar,
- 60ml maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place the flour, yeast, salt and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer, keeping the yeast and salt separate because salt can kill yeast.
- If you don't have a stand mixer, you can still make these - but be prepared for a little muscle work!
- Place the milk and butter in a small pan and place over the hob on a gentle heat, stirring until the butter has almost melted. Take off the heat and stir until the butter has melted completely. Set aside for a moment before cracking in the egg and vanilla. Stir well to combine.
- Check the temperature of the milk by dipping your finger in - it needs to be only just warm when you add it to the flour. When the milk is ready, pour it over the flour and knead for about 5 minutes in a stand mixer using the dough hook attachment or 10 minutes (phew!) by hand.
- When the dough feels smooth, silky and bouncy, place in a lightly greased bowl, cover with a lid or tea towel and leave for 1-2 hours or until roughly doubled in size*SEE NOTE BELOW*
- On a floured surface, roll the dough out into a rectangle, about 17-18 inches long and 10-11 inches wide.
- Mix the soft butter and pumpkin purée together until smooth and spread all over the dough. Mix together the brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon and sprinkle all over the rolled out dough.
- Starting at one of the longer ends, roll the dough up as tightly as you can. Cut into 10 equal pieces and arrange in a lined tin, allowing a little space between each roll to allow for rising.
- Cover and leave in a warm place for 45-60 minutes, or until the rolls have noticeably puffed up and risen.
- Preheat the oven the 180c/350F/160Fan. Bake the rolls for 25-30 minutes or until golden.
- Mix the icing sugar, maple syrup and cinnamon together, thinning it down with a little milk if it seems too thick. Pour all over the warm rolls.
- All that's left to do now is dive in!
Notes
*Enriched doughs can take longer to rise because of the sugar and butter, so if your dough doesn't look like it's doing anything don't panic - it probably just needs more time. If you're making these in the Winter and your house is on the chilly side, it could take significantly longer for the dough to rise*
If you aren't a fan of pumpkin, make classic cinnamon rolls instead. Omit the pumpkin puree and swap the 1 tbsp pumpkin spice for ground cinnamon.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 414Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 330mgCarbohydrates: 71gFiber: 2gSugar: 41gProtein: 5g
Calories and nutritional information are provided by a third party application and should be viewed as indicative figures only.
These look and sound fabulous Nickki! I’m a huge fan of cinnamon and would happily devour one or two of these! Thank you for sharing with #BakingCrumbs 🙂
Thanks Jo! You’re very welcome ?
My name is Angela and I too am a cinnamon roll addict, lol 😀 I totally uderstand why you’ve made these Nickki, they look absolutely glorious. Thankyou for continuing to share with #BakingCrumbs,
Angela x
Oh wow they sound so amazing!!
Thank you! I ate so many!! ?
This is incredible! I can imagine how gorgeous taste.
These are gorgeously autumnal – good thing you had a few cans of pumpkin puree left over to make these.
Thank you! they are my new favourite thing to bake.
It was too good an offer to turn down! Thanks Lucy
They look so fluffy. I can imagine how amazing they taste.
Thank you Anna. They are my absolute favourite Autumn treat.
Soft and fluffy cinnamon rolls sounds amazing and then adding pumpkin to them sounds even more amazing. These would be perfect for Christmas morning.
Thanks so much Jen! I agree, they would be a fabulous breakfast on Christmas morning ?