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Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls

This cinnamon roll recipe envelops all my favorite fall feels into one baked treat! You can use this for a different dish, perhaps Thanksgiving morning, a dessert during this Fall season or even Christmas! Endless possibilities! 
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Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Rolls

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 4 1/2 C flour
  • 1 tbsp instant dry yeast
  • 1 1/4 tsp pumpkin spice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 C milk
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted and softened
  • 1 C organic pumpkin canned
  • 1/3 C white sugar

Filing

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 1/2 C white sugar
  • 1/4 C light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 tsp pumpkin spice

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 8 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter softened
  • 2 1/4 C powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp milk
  • 1/2 tsp organic maple syrup

Instructions
 

Dough

  • Combine flour, yeast, pumpkin spice and salt in a large bowl. Whisk milk, melted butter, canned pumpkin and sugar in a different bowl until smooth. Pour pumpkin mixture into the flour mix and stir until dough is formed.
  • Cover with a cheesecloth or dish towel and rest at room temperature until puffy and roughly doubled in size 1 1/2 to 2 hours. 

Roll

  • Once dough is ready, line a 9x13 baking sheet and sprinkle generously with flour (you will definitely need to use a good amount of flour because the dough will stick to the lined pan.
  • Place dough on pan and sprinkle the top of the dough with flour, too. Now, press the dough into a pan the size of the baking sheet. Make sure to spread it out evenly and to all four corners.

Fill

  • Carefully spread the 6 tablespoons of melted butter all over the dough. Combine sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin spice in a small bowl and evenly sprinkle over the dough.
  • It will look like a lot, but trust me, it is just the right amount! Roll the dough tightly from the longer edge. Pinch the ends seams  together. Slice into rolls and place them in a parchment-lined 9x13 inch baking dish.

Bake

  • Cover the rolls with foil and rest for around 20 minutes, they will be puffed up a bit. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Brush the rolls with just a touch of melted butter, and bake for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked.

Cool

  • Cool the rolls in the pan for about 5 minutes, then take them out on place on a cooling rack to frost if desired!
  • ENJOY!
Keyword Dessert, Fall Treat