Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls (In a single day Possibility!)

These banana bread cinnamon rolls are made with a straightforward yeast dough made with contemporary banana. The rolls get rolled up with brown sugar, cinnamon, and much more sliced bananas! I prime them with cream cheese frosting for the very best brunch deal with. You’ll be able to assemble these day earlier than baking too!

Okay it’s most likely apparent by now that I like a home made cinnamon roll. Like my small batch cinnamon rolls, or my apple cinnamon rolls made with a contemporary apple cider glaze. And I by no means say no to a heat slice of banana bread. Like my banana bread with bitter cream. 

So it was solely a matter of time I mixed my two loves into one – these fluffy banana bread cinnamon rolls. It’s all the things you’re keen on about conventional cinnamon rolls with banana bread taste.

I used my cinnamon roll recipe as a leaping off level, however as a substitute of utilizing an egg within the dough I changed it with a contemporary banana to bind the dough collectively. It was the right resolution! So which means these are additionally eggless cinnamon rolls as properly!

And I layered in additional contemporary banana after sprinkling on brown sugar and cinnamon and slathering on softened butter. I pour on some heavy cream proper earlier than baking, which helps createst the softest rolls ever. And after baking I slather on my cinnamon roll icing made with cream cheese. As a result of each cinnamon roll wants a cream cheese frosting proper?

I’ll provide you with all the information, step-by-step photographs, and present you how one can make these forward of time! Let’s get baking!

Why You Will Love These Banana Cinnamon Rolls

• Made with contemporary, ripe bananas
• Tastes like a moist banana bread in cinnamon roll type!
• Straightforward yeast dough made in your stand mixer
• Will be assembled the day earlier than and stored within the fridge
• Topped with fast cream cheese frosting

Components Wanted 

• Milk: I at all times use entire milk for my cinnamon rolls as a result of it has the next fats content material which can yield a extra tender roll, however low-fat milk is also used.
• Butter
• On the spot yeast- I used instantaneous yeast, however you can even use energetic dry yeast on this recipe in a 1 to 1 change. Nevertheless, the rising instances will range (I put the variations in instances within the recipe for you). I at all times use and suggest Pink Star’s yeast – it’s by far the very best yeast and at all times yields superb outcomes.
• Granulated sugar
• All-purpose flour I at all times use all-purpose flour for my cinnamon rolls. I do know some recipes name for bread flour to offer the dough extra construction however I discover that all-purpose flour works simply nice.
• Salt
• Bananas – As an alternative of an egg within the dough I take advantage of a mashed banana. I additionally layer the cinnamon roll dough with sliced bananas.
• Mild brown sugar – It’s also possible to use darkish brown sugar. When you’ve run out learn my tutorial on how one can make home made brown sugar.
• Floor cinnamon
• Heavy Cream
• Cream cheese – Soften the cream cheese to room temperature. Learn my tutorial on how one can soften cream cheese.
• Vanilla extract
• Powdered Sugar – When you’ve run out, learn how one can make home made powdered sugar.

Methods to Make Banana Cinnamon Rolls

Make the cinnamon rolls

Heat milk. In a medium saucepan, warmth milk, butter and sugar till butter is melted and the temperature is 120^oF-130^oF on an instant-read thermometer. When you’re utilizing energetic dry yeast I like to recommend heating to 105-110^oF. Take away from the warmth.

Make dough. In a bowl of your stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat collectively 4 ½ cups (540 g) flour, yeast and salt. Add in melted  butter combination and mashed bananas stir to mix till a shaggy dough comes collectively. 

Knead the dough. Match the mixer with a dough hook attachment, and knead at medium pace for 6-8 minutes. If the dough is tremendous sticky, add extra flour a little bit at a time if wanted. In case you are kneading the dough by hand, then flip the dough out onto a calmly floured floor and knead for 8-10 minutes by hand.

Dough might be sticky at first, and get much less sticky as you knead, so I add additional flour a tablespoon at a time if wanted. The dough ought to nonetheless be barely sticky to the contact however really feel easy and elastic. Don’t use greater than 5 cups of flour and never over knead or your cinnamon rolls will change into out dense and chewy!

Let the dough rise. Calmly grease a big bowl, and place dough into the bowl, turning as soon as to coat. Cowl the bowl and permit to rise till doubled in dimension in a heat place, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. When you’re utilizing energetic dry yeast, the rise time will take longer.

Roll out the dough. Flip the dough out onto a calmly floured floor, and with a calmly floured rolling pin roll out the dough right into a 18×12 inches rectangle.

Unfold the dough with the softened, leaving a few ½-inch border on the prime lengthy edge.

Unfold filling.  In a small bowl, stir collectively the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the butter, urgent down calmly to stick. Place the bananas slices on prime. 

Minimize rolls. Beginning on the lengthy edge with filling, roll up the dough tightly right into a log. Pinch the dough to seal. Utilizing a serrated knife minimize the log into 12 equal rolls. It’s also possible to minimize the rolls utilizing a bit of thread or unflavored dental floss,which I discover provides the cleanest cuts. I place a protracted piece of thread beneath the dough, convey up the thread on all sides, criss cross it, after which pull the thread by the dough so it cuts proper by leaving the spiral intact.

Let rolls rise. Grease a 9”x13” baking dish with butter or non-stick cooking spray. Place rolls into pan spiral facet up. Cowl the baking dish and let rise in a heat, draft free place for 45 minutes till the rolls are barely puffy, and almost doubled in dimension. When you used energetic dry yeast, the second rise time might be close to 75 minutes.

Close to the top of the second rise time, place a rack within the middle of your oven and preheat the oven to 350°F/177°C. Pour the marginally warmed heavy cream over the rolls proper earlier than baking.

Bake rolls. Bake rolls within the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes till golden brown. Let cool within the pan for about 20 minutes, then unfold the frosting on. I prefer to unfold on the frosting on when they’re nonetheless barely heat so it melts into the rolls a bit.

Make the cream cheese icing

Beat cream cheese and butter. In a big mixing bowl with a hand mixer, or within the bowl of your stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter collectively on medium-high pace, for about 2 minutes till easy and mixed.

Add sugar. Add within the confectioners sugar, a few ½ cup at a time and blend on low pace till mixed.

Add vanilla. Then beat in vanilla extract till mixed. Beat on medium-high pace for about an additional 1-2 minutes till fluffy and lightweight in texture. You’ll be able to at all times add 1-2 Tablespoons of milk to skinny it out.

Ice rolls. Unfold the cinnamon rolls with the cream cheese icing. I prefer to ice the rolls whereas they’re nonetheless barely heat so the icing melts on prime of the rolls a bit.

Recipe Ideas

• Heat Complete Milk-  I at all times use entire milk for my cinnamon rolls. I haven’t examined these with non-dairy milk. You need your milk to be lukewarm, not chilly straight from the fridge, so it will probably start to activate the yeast. Chilly milk will decelerate the rising time. I purpose to heat my milk someplace between 120-130^oF (for energetic dry I like to recommend 105-110°F).
• Butter– I at all times bake with unsalted butter vs. salted butter as a result of it’s more energizing and I can management the salt quantity. When you do you wish to use salted butter than you’ll you wish to scale back the salt within the dough by 1/4 teaspoon
• Cream Cheese- I used cream cheese within the frosting that will get unfold on prime after they bake. I like to recommend full-fat cream cheese, however low-fat would additionally work. I don’t suggest fat-free or the whipped tub varieties.
• Earlier than Baking: After the primary rise, roll, fill and minimize the rolls. Place in a freezer-safe pan, cowl properly after which freeze for as much as 3 months. When able to bake, allow them to thaw in a single day within the fridge, then convey them out about an hour earlier than baking them to convey them to room temperature and permit to rise. Then bake as regular. 
• After Baking: As soon as they’re baked, allow them to cool to room temperature earlier than freezing. You’ll be able to freeze the entire pan in case you select or particular person cinnamon rolls. For particular person rolls, place in a freezer secure container or bag and wrap properly and freeze for 3 months. When able to eat, you possibly can defrost in a single day within the fridge, or at room temperature shortly and heat in your microwave for 10-15 seconds, or in a 350oF preheated oven for 10-Quarter-hour.
• Use Parchment Paper: Think about lining the baking dish with parchment paper for simple elimination and cleansing.
• Even Rolling: Roll the dough right into a exact 15 by 5-inch rectangle for constant and well-proportioned cinnamon rolls.
• Measure Appropriately: You could wish to use a kitchen scale like this one to ensure all the things is measured accurately.

Recipe Variations

• Add nuts – Make these banana nut cinnamon rolls by sprinkling on toasted pecans or toasted walnuts earlier than rolling up the dough.
• Add Chocolate: For chocolate lovers, incorporate chocolate chips into the filling or drizzle a little bit little bit of melted chocolate over the rolls earlier than serving, reworking them right into a chocolatey delight.
• High with peanut butter cream cheese frosting as a substitute of standard cream cheese frosting. 
• Strive my straightforward cinnamon roll icing in case you’re quick on time!
• Sweeten with maple syrup- You’ll be able to add a number of tablespoons of maple syrup to the frosting for a enjoyable Fall twist.

Make Forward And Storage Directions

After the primary rise, roll out the dough, add the filling, roll up, and minimize the rolls. Place them within the baking pan, cowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate in a single day. Then convey them to room temperature and let undergo the second rise till puffy.

As a result of cream cheese icing, it’s beneficial to retailer the rolls within the fridge in an hermetic container to take care of freshness and forestall the icing from softening an excessive amount of. You’ll be able to retailer the rolls within the fridge for as much as 5 days. Past this era, the feel and taste could also be affected.

You’ll be able to freeze them earlier than or after baking for as much as 3 months.

Recipe FAQs

Extra Recipes to Strive

If are you’re craving extra brunch treats, strive my straightforward chocolate chip muffins. They’re higher than a bakery! I like slathering on my honey butter recipe.

And in case you’re craving pancakes, strive my contemporary strawberry pancakes!

Make the cinnamon rolls

• Heat milk. In a medium saucepan, warmth milk, butter and sugar till butter is melted and the temperature is 120°F-130℉ (for immediate yeast, if utilizing energetic dry it would be best to warmth to 105-110℉) on an instant-read thermometer. Take away from the warmth. 1 cup (240 ml) milk 6 Tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar

• Make dough. In a bowl of your stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat collectively 4 ½ cups (540 g) flour, yeast and salt. Add in melted butter combination and mashed bananas stir to mix till a shaggy dough comes collectively. 4 ½-5 cups (540 – 600 g) all-purpose flour 2 ¼ teaspoons instantaneous yeast 1½ teaspoons salt ½ cup mashed banana

• Knead the dough. Match the mixer with a dough hook attachment, and knead at medium pace for 6-8 minutes. If the dough is tremendous sticky, add extra flour a little bit at a time if wanted. In case you are kneading the dough by hand, then flip the dough out onto a calmly floured floor and knead for 8-10 minutes by hand. Dough might be sticky at first, and get much less sticky as you knead, so I add additional flour a tablespoon at a time if wanted. The dough ought to nonetheless be barely sticky to the contact however really feel easy and elastic. Don’t use greater than 5 cups of flour and never overknead or your cinnamon rolls will change into out dense and chewy!

• Let the dough rise. Calmly grease a big bowl, and place dough into the bowl, turning as soon as to coat. Cowl the bowl and permit to rise till doubled in dimension, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. When you’re utilizing energetic dry yeast, the rise time will take longer.

• Roll out the dough. Flip the dough out onto a calmly floured floor, and roll out the dough right into a 18×12 inches rectangle.

• Unfold filling. Unfold the dough with the softened butter, leaving a few ½-inch border on the prime lengthy edge. In a small bowl, stir collectively the brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over the butter, urgent down calmly to stick. Place the bananas slices on prime. 4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick, 57 g) unsalted butter ½ cup (107 g) packed mild brown sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2 massive bananas

• Minimize rolls. Beginning on the lengthy edge with filling, roll up the dough tightly right into a log. Pinch the dough to seal. Utilizing a serrated knife minimize the log into 12 equal rolls. It’s also possible to minimize the rolls utilizing a bit of thread or unflavored dental floss, which I discover provides the cleanest cuts. I place a protracted piece of thread beneath the dough, convey up the thread on all sides, criss cross it, after which pull the thread by the dough so it cuts proper by leaving the spiral intact.

• Let rolls rise. Grease a 9”x13” baking dish with butter or non-stick cooking spray. Place rolls into pan spiral facet up. Cowl the baking dish and let rise in a heat, draft free place for 45 minutes till the rolls are barely puffy, and almost doubled in dimension. When you used energetic dry yeast, the second rise time might be close to 75 minutes.

• Bake rolls. Close to the top of the second rise time, place a rack within the middle of your oven and preheat the oven to 350°F/177°C. Pour the marginally warmed heavy cream over the rolls proper earlier than baking. Bake rolls within the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes till golden brown. Let cool within the pan for about 20 minutes, then unfold the frosting on. I prefer to unfold on the frosting on when they’re nonetheless barely heat so it melts into the rolls a bit. ¼ cup 60 ml heavy cream

Make the cream cheese icing

• Beat cream cheese and butter. In a big mixing bowl with a hand mixer, or within the bowl of your stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter collectively on medium-high pace, for about 2 minutes till easy and mixed. 4 ounces cream cheese 4 tablespoons (57 g) unsalted butter

• Add sugar. Add within the confectioners sugar, a few ½ cup at a time and blend on low pace till mixed. 1 ½ cups (170 g) powdered sugar

• Add vanilla. Then beat in vanilla extract till mixed. Beat on medium-high pace for about an additional 1-2 minutes till fluffy and lightweight in texture. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Ice rolls. Unfold the cinnamon rolls with the cream cheese icing. I prefer to ice the rolls whereas they’re nonetheless barely heat so the icing melts on prime of the rolls a bit.

• Storage: Due to the frosting I retailer these within the fridge for as much as 5 days. You’ll be able to at all times re-warm within the oven, or microwave earlier than serving.
• Make forward: After the primary rise, roll out the dough, unfold on the filling, roll up and minimize out. Then place in your pan and canopy with plastic wrap and pop in your fridge to rise in a single day. The following morning, let rise at room temperature for about 45 minutes to an hour till they’re puffy after which bake as directed.
• Freezing: Sure you possibly can freeze cinnamon rolls earlier than or after baking for as much as 3 months. Earlier than baking: After the primary rise, roll, fill and minimize the rolls. Place in a freezer-safe pan, cowl properly after which freeze for as much as 3 months. When able to bake, allow them to thaw in a single day within the fridge, then convey them out about an hour earlier than baking them to convey them to room temperature and permit to rise. Then bake as regular. After baking: As soon as they’re baked, allow them to cool to room temperature earlier than freezing. You’ll be able to freeze the entire pan in case you select or particular person cinnamon rolls. For particular person rolls, place in a freezer secure container or bag and wrap properly and freeze for 3 months. When able to eat, you possibly can defrost in a single day within the fridge, or at room temperature shortly and heat in your microwave for 10-15 seconds, or in a 350oF preheated oven for 10-Quarter-hour.
• Bread maker: I haven’t tried however comply with the directions in your bread maker for making the dough and you need to be all set! When you do let me know within the remark part under.
• All-purpose Flour – I at all times use all-purpose flour for my cinnamon rolls. I do know some recipes name for bread flour to offer the dough extra construction however I discover that all-purpose flour works simply nice.
• On the spot Yeast – I used instantaneous yeast, however you can even use energetic dry yeast on this recipe in a 1 to 1 change. Nevertheless, the rising instances will range (I put the variations in instances within the recipe for you). I at all times use and suggest Pink Star’s yeast – it’s by far the very best yeast and at all times yields superb outcomes. If utilizing energetic dry yeast it would be best to warmth your milk to a decrease temperature (see under).
• Milk – I at all times use entire milk for my cinnamon rolls as a result of it has the next fats content material which can yield a extra tender roll, however low-fat milk is also used. I haven’t examined these with a non dairy milk. You need your milk to be lukewarm, not chilly straight from the fridge, so it will probably start to activate the yeast. Chilly milk will decelerate the rising time. I purpose to heat my milk someplace between 120-130°F. If utilizing energetic dry yeast warmth to 105-110oF.
• Unsalted butter – I at all times bake with unsalted butter vs. salted butter as a result of it’s more energizing and I can management the salt quantity. When you do you wish to use salted butter than you’ll you wish to scale back the salt within the dough by 1/4 teaspoon.
• Cream Cheese – I used cream cheese within the frosting that will get unfold on prime after they bake. I like to recommend full-fat cream cheese, however low-fat would additionally work. I don’t suggest fats free or the whipped tub varieties.

Energy: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 8g | Fats: 20g | Saturated Fats: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 5g | Trans Fats: 1g | Ldl cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 337mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 661IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg