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Two no-rise 1-hour cinnamon rolls in a silver baking pan

Easy No-Yeast 40-Minute Cinnamon Rolls

Tiffany
This is a no-yeast cinnamon rolls recipe for those lazy day breakfasts. They're no-rise cinnamon rolls topped with gooey cream cheese icing, and done in 40 minutes!
4.47 from 80 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Rolls
Calories 510 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 1 cup Milk
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • ⅓ cup Butter softened
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 4 ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Canola or Vegetable Oil

Filling

  • ½ cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Ground Cinnamon
  • ¼ cup Butter very soft but not melted

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 ounces Cream Cheese softened
  • ¼ cup Butter softened
  • 1 ½ cups Confectioners' Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • ⅛ teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

Cinnamon Rolls

  • In an electric mixer with a dough hook or a large bowl with a wooden spoon, add butter, oil, sugar, eggs, and milk. Mix the wet ingredients until just combined.
  • Whisk flour, salt, and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Slowly add in dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until well mixed and the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and a soft dough forms. Do not over-knead the dough because it will cause it to become dense and hard while it bakes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 13" x 9" pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • On the lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough with a rolling pin until it measures an 18-inch x 12-inch rectangle and is about ¼-inch thick.
  • Brush dough with ⅓ cup softened butter. It will seem like a lot of butter, but the brown sugar and cinnamon will provide a delicious filling.
  • In a small bowl, blend brown sugar and cinnamon with a fork to break up any lumps. Sprinkle cinnamon filling on top of the buttered dough.
  • Starting on the long edge, roll the dough into a log. Trim the edges of the log. Begin cutting the dough into 1 ½" thick slices to get approximately 10-12 pieces. I found it easiest to cut the log in half, and then each of those halves in half again. Then cut those into thirds.
  • Arrange cinnamon rolls in the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until the centers are set. Avoid overbaking, as these no-yeast cinnamon rolls can become dry and tough.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • While the rolls bake, prepare the icing by mixing all frosting ingredients in a stand mixer with a whisk attachment or in a bowl with a hand mixer.
  • When the rolls are done baking, allow to partially cool before frosting. Spread cream cheese frosting over top of warm rolls.

Nutrition

Calories: 510kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 7gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 463mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 2gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 639IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 129mgIron: 3mg