These are the best blueberry cinnamon rolls you'll ever make! Soft, filled with blueberries, and covered in cream cheese frosting, these blueberry cinnamon rolls are a must for anyone who loves a sweet breakfast, snack, or dessert.
Are you craving a delicious and unique twist on the classic cinnamon roll? Imagine biting into a soft and fluffy cinnamon roll, full of blueberries. These treats offer a perfect blend of sweetness and a touch of tartness that will leave you craving for more.
Sitting across from my husband and son as they were eating blueberry buns, I asked them a question. Silence. I repeated the question. Silence again. Why were they ignoring me? The third time around, I raised my voice. Turns out, they were so engrossed in what they were eating, they didn't even hear me! Have you ever experienced that? I took it as a compliment.
Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
Just thinking about these blueberry cinnamon buns makes my heart skip a beat. They're that good.
I don't need a reason or an excuse to make these blueberry rolls. Whether company's coming or just staying at home with the family, any time is the perfect time to make cinnamon rolls, blueberry style.
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Easy to prepare dough: Made with instant dry yeast, the dough for these cinnamon rolls requires minimal effort and comes together quickly.
- Versatile filling: You can easily customize the filling by adding your favorite fruit, such as raspberries or strawberries.
- Perfect for special occasions: These blueberry cinnamon rolls are ideal for serving at holidays, weekend brunches, or any time you want to make a memorable and delicious breakfast for your family or friends.
- Only one rise: One rise is all that's required to make these blueberry cinnamon rolls, not the usual two.
Top Tip:
Blueberry cinnamon rolls need a warm, draft-free environment to rise and your oven is the perfect place to do it. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, and then turn it off, but leave the dough inside. As the dough is rising, prepare the blueberry sauce.
Ingredients
If you take a look at the ingredient list for this cinnamon blueberry rolls recipe, you'll quickly see that it's easy. All the ingredients are common and likely already in your kitchen.
Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
- Rapid rise yeast
- Warm water
- Warm milk
- Sugar
- Salt
- Melted butter
- Egg
- All purpose flour
Blueberry Filling
- Blueberries
- Sugar
- Cornstarch
- Cinnamon, optional
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
- Cream cheese
- Butter
- Milk
- Powdered or icing sugar
- Lemon juice, if desired
- Cinnamon, optional
See? What did I tell you? There isn't much to this recipe. When you take a look at it, it's mostly kitchen staples. The only things you'll probably need to buy are berries and possibly yeast. Other than that, all these ingredients are probably already in your kitchen.
See recipe card below for exact quantities.
Substitutions and Variations
Switching up a few ingredients in your blueberry cinnamon rolls can create exciting new flavors and textures. Here are some ideas to consider:
- Vanilla extract - Vanilla is a universal crowd-pleaser, but feel free to add half a teaspoon of your desired extract flavor to your frosting mixture like almond, coconut, peppermint, lemon, banana, maple, orange, or rum extract instead.
- Go Nuts - Add your favorite chopped nuts like peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pecans, or walnuts to give your buns added crunch.
- Blueberries - You can use fresh or frozen blueberries in your cinnamon rolls, just make sure frozen blueberries are defrosted and drained or dry as possible. Use a paper towel to spot dry if needed. You can also use diced strawberries, apples, or raspberries instead.
- Add Cinnamon - For an extra touch of flavor, add a pinch of cinnamon to your cream cheese frosting.
- Lemon Zest - Enhance the flavor of your blueberry cinnamon rolls by adding some fresh lemon zest over top of the filling before rolling up your dough.
- Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting - Use a simple glaze made from powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract, or your favorite extract, for a lighter option.
- White Chocolate Chips - Add a handful of white chocolate chips on top of the filling. The creamy sweetness of white chocolate pairs wonderfully with the tartness of blueberries. Semi-sweet chocolate chips work too they just don't look as pretty.
Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
Okay, here we go. There are a few steps to this recipe, but they are all super easy.
Combine yeast and warm water in a small bowl, whisk vigorously to mix, and let sit 5 minutes.
In a large bowl, beat together melted butter, sugar, milk, salt, and egg.
Add flour, beating until incorporated.
Beat in yeast mixture using a single beater, until dough comes together and pulls off the sides. If this isn’t happening, add more flour a little at a time.
Remove cinnamon roll dough ball, lightly grease your bowl, and return dough ball. Cover, and set in a warm place for 45 minutes - 1 hour or until dough doubles in size.
Combine blueberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and cornstarch in a shallow pot over medium-high heat and cook, stirring/smashing frequently, until you have a thick spreadable mixture.
Flour a surface, and roll your dough out into a large rectangle, cutting off any uneven edges. Spread your blueberry mixture all over, leaving around ½ -1 inch room around the edges.
Carefully roll up your dough, and cut into 8 equal pieces.
Arrange in a baking dish that fits all your pieces while leaving around a finger’s width between them.
Bake at 350 degrees for around 30 minutes or until tops begin to turn golden brown. Make cream cheese frosting by beating together ½ a block of cream cheese, ½ a stick of butter, 1 tablespoon of milk, and powdered sugar.
Spread generously over warm rolls.
If you love recipes like this, you may also enjoy these chocolate cinnamon rolls, Brown Butter Brownies, Blueberry Sheet Cake, raspberry buttermilk cake, and Blueberry Cheesecake Bars.
Storage
List how to store this cinnamon blueberry rolls dish in the fridge/how long it's safe to do so etc.
Refrigerator: Cool completely before transferring them to an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Freezer: Cool completely and then wrap each roll individually in aluminum foil. Store for up to 3 months in an air-tight, freezer-safe container or heavy-duty freezer bag.
Reheat: Bake for 10 to 15 minutes at 300 degrees until heated through or microwave single rolls for 30 seconds in the microwave.
Make Ahead: Refrigerate the shaped rolls overnight covered in plastic wrap. Just make sure to bring them back to room temperature before baking.
What to Serve with Cinnamon Blueberry Rolls
When you're enjoying a freshly baked batch of blueberry cinnamon rolls, you might want some additional treats to serve as well. Here are a few suggestions:
Coffee or tea: A hot cup of your favorite coffee or tea is the perfect companion to your blueberry cinnamon rolls.
Fruit salad: A colorful fruit salad not only adds a refreshing burst of flavor but also provides a healthy accompaniment to your blueberry cinnamon rolls. This berry filled cheesecake salad tastes great too.
Scrambled eggs or omelette: If you prefer a more savory pairing, serve your blueberry cinnamon rolls with scrambled eggs or an omelette.
Bacon or sausage: Include some candied bacon, bacon twists, glazed bacon or savory sausage on the side.
Remember, the key is to find what works best for your taste buds and the preferences of those you're serving. Don't be afraid to mix and match different options to find your ideal blueberry cinnamon roll pairing.
Tips
These delicious blueberry sweet rolls recipe is fairly simple. Sweet rolls make look complicated to make, but they're really not. That being said, there are a few things to remember to be sure that you get the absolute best outcome possible when making these frosted blueberry sweet rolls.
- Use extra flour if the dough is too sticky.
- Make sure your yeast has not expired or your rolls may not rise.
- Use a dough hook on the stand mixer to knead dough or use your hands. Both work and work well.
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees and then place the dough inside the oven. Immediately turn off the oven until the rise is finished. You can't rush it.
- Fresh blueberries are best in this recipe but if using frozen, allow them to thaw and drain before adding to the filling.
- Allow the blueberry cinnamon rolls to cool before frosting them.
- The amount of lemon flavor and the thickness of the frosting is under your control. Adjust the lemon juice and amount of powdered sugar as necessary to suit your personal taste.
- Spread the filling evenly across the dough, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Carefully roll the dough into a tight log, sealing the edge with a little water or milk.
- Use a serrated knife or unflavored dental floss to cut the log into individual rolls. This will help create clean and uniform slices without flattening the rolls. Before refrigerating the dough or while letting it rise, cover the pan with plastic wrap or a clean, damp dish towel to prevent the dough from drying out or forming a crust.
FAQ
Yes, you can use either fresh or frozen blueberries for the blueberry filling. If using frozen, allow them to thaw and drain before adding to the filling.
The cinnamon rolls should be golden brown, with the center baked through.
While blueberry jam can be used, homemade blueberry filling gives a more natural flavor and texture. Plus, it's easy to make using fresh or frozen blueberries.
Lightly flour your hands and the work surface to prevent the dough from sticking. Coating your hands in baking spray can also help.
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Video
Instead of reading this recipe, let me demonstrate on just how easy it is to make blueberry cinnamon rolls. Bon Appetit!
Give This Best Frosted Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls Recipe a Try
This recipe might look fancy, but it's actually very easy to make. It's also absolutely delicious! With a combination like that, you owe it to yourself to give this one a try.
Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls
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Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls - Oh So Good
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 packet rapid rise yeast
- ½ cup warm water
- ½ cup warm milk
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 4 cups all- purpose flour
Blueberry Filling
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon ground, if desired to taste
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz. cream cheese or ½ brick
- ¼ cup butter or ½ stick
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 cups powdered or icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, if desire lemon flavored frosting
- pinch cinnamon ground, if desired to taste
Instructions
- Gather and measure all of the ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Using a large bowl, beat together melted butter, sugar, milk, salt, and egg.
- Add flour, and mix until incorporated.
- Beat in yeast mixture using a single beater, until dough comes together and pulls off the sides. If this isn’t happening, add more flour; a little at a time.
- Remove dough ball, lightly grease the bowl, and return dough ball back to bowl. Cover, and set in a warm place for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until dough doubles in size. I keep it inside my turned off oven.
- Combine blueberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and cornstarch. Add cinnamon to taste, if desired.
- In a shallow pot over medium-high heat, cook, stirring and smashing frequently, until the mixture is thick and spreadable.
- Flour a surface, and roll the dough out into a large rectangle, cutting off uneven edges.
- Spread blueberry mixture all over, leaving a ½ to 1 inch room around the edges.
- Carefully roll up dough, and cut into 6 or 8 equal pieces.
- Arrange them in a baking dish and leave around a finger’s width between them.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until tops begin to turn a golden brown.
- Make the cream cheese frosting by beating together ½ block cream cheese, ½ stick butter, 1 tablespoon of milk, and powdered sugar. Add cinnamon to taste, if desired. For lemon flavored cream cheese frosting, add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.
- Spread generously over warm rolls.
- Cut and serve. Enjoy every bite!
Notes
- Use extra flour if the dough is too sticky.
- Make sure your yeast has not expired or your rolls may not rise.
- Use dough hook on stand mixer to knead dough or use your hands. Both work and work well.
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees and then place dough inside the oven. Immediately turn off oven until rise is finished. You can't rush it.
- Fresh blueberries are best in this recipe but if using frozen, allow them to thaw and drain before adding to the filling.
- Allow the blueberry cinnamon rolls to cool before frosting them.
- The amount of lemon flavor and the thickness of the frosting is under your control. Adjust the lemon juice and amount of powdered sugar as necessary to suit your personal taste.
- Spread the filling evenly across the dough, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Carefully roll the dough into a tight log, sealing the edge with a little water or milk.
- Use a serrated knife or unflavored dental floss to cut the log into individual rolls. This will help create clean and uniform slices without flattening the rolls.Before refrigerating the dough or while letting it rise, cover the pan with plastic wrap or a clean, damp dish towel to prevent the dough from drying out or forming a crust.
Nutrition
Rachel says
Thanks for this recipe. I do not bake so I never make stuff like this but your recipe was easy and they turned out perfect. I'll be doing this again soon for sure.
Karin and Ken says
I’m so happy they turned out for you. I love this easy recipe! Hopefully you find some other recipes on this site that you enjoy just as much. All the best. Karin
Chris says
I noticed that the recipe on the video could have benefited from more blueberry sauce for the center. Is there a downside to making it a little more juicy-but not too. I do t want it soggy and uncooked.
Karin and Ken says
I think it’s a fine line but they could handle a little more. Instead of 2 cups blueberries, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch try 2 1/2 cups blueberries, 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar and an extra 1/2 tablespoon of cornstarch. Please let me know what you think of the results. I would love to hear what you think. All the best. Karin