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Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

March 3, 2020 By: Anita

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This Cinnabon Copycat Recipe is one amazing recipe that is easy and super delish. Perfect for breakfast, dessert or snack. If you love cinnabon’s you’ll love this.

Instructions

1. First, make the dough. If you have a bread machine that is the easiest way. Or you can hand mix it or use a kitchen aid. We hand mixed and kneaded it ourselves—but a bread machine would’ve resulted in a better dough. When using your bread machine follow the manufacturer instructions.

If you make the dough yourself then add the yeast to warm/hot milk (at least 100 F) mix. Add eggs, margarine, salt, sugar, and flour. Stir and knead well. While kneading it, turn the oven on to 200 F.

When the dough is ready turn the oven off and covers the dough in with a damp paper towel, put the bowl in the oven and let rise till double the size (one hour).

Be sure to use margarine and bread flour for best results (ingredients are below).

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

2. While the dough is rising make this AMAZING cream cheese frosting (the best) here.

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

3. Refrigerate the frosting. Then prep the area where you plan to roll out the dough. Clean and dry the surface well. Sprinkle with flour and have flour nearby to use while rolling the dough out.

4. Once the dough is ready turn it out on the prepared surface, cover it with a towel and let it rest 10 minutes.

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

5. Roll the dough into 16x 21 rectangle.

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

6. Melt and spread butter over it. Sprinkle evenly with the cinnamon sugar mix. And roll over it so it stays in place. Leave 1/4 inch of the outside long edge clear of butter and cinnamon sugar so it will adhere well and stick dough-to-dough when rolling them up.

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

7. Then use dental floss and wrap under and pull to cut into 12 equal pieces (the kids were helping so we didn’t get equal pieces—oh well).Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

8. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking pan/glass dish and cover until the rolls have risen to twice their size. You can also use a cookie sheet if you want them to stand alone and not have square edges.

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

9. Bake at 400 F for 20 minutes or until brown. If you don’t like a doughy roll make sure the dough has risen and doubled in size before putting them in the oven and that the rolls are baked well before removing them from the oven.

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

10. Spread the frosting on the rolls when they are hot and it will melt into the roll. Once they are cooled top them with another dab of frosting.

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

Enjoy!

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Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

Cinnabon Copycat Recipe

Yield: 12
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Inactive Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

An amazing recipe that tastes just like a Cinnabon!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
  • 2 eggs, room temperature slightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup margarine, melted
  • 4 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast -regular yeast if you make the dough without a machine
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • Frosting ingredients from the link provided to my 'Best Cream Cheese Frosting' post.

Instructions

  1. First, make the dough. If you have a bread machine that is the easiest way. Or you can hand mix it or use a kitchen aid. We hand mixed and kneaded it ourselves—but a bread machine would've resulted in a better dough. when using your bread machine follow the manufacturer instructions.
  2. If you make the dough yourself. Add the yeast to warm/hot milk (at least 100 F) mix. Add eggs, margarine, salt, sugar, and flour. Stir and knead well. While kneading it, turn the oven on to 200 F. When the dough is ready turn the oven off and cover the dough in with a damp paper towel, put it in the oven and let rise till double the size (one hour).
  3. While the dough is rising make this AMAZING cream cheese frosting (the best) found on my website at https://livelikeyouarerich.com/the-best-cream-cheese-frosting/
  4. Refrigerate the frosting. Then prep the area where you plan to roll out the dough. Clean and dry the surface well. Sprinkle with flour and have flour nearby to use while rolling the dough out.
  5. Once the dough is ready turn it out on the prepared surface, cover it with a towel and let it rest 10 minutes.
  6. Roll the dough into 16x 21 rectangle.
  7. Spread melted butter on top. Sprinkle evenly with the cinnamon sugar mix. And roll over sugar mix it so it stays in place. Leave 1/4 inch of the outside long edge clear of butter and cinnamon sugar so it will adhere well and stick dough-to-dough when rolling them up.
  8. Then use dental floss and wrap under, cross, and pull to cut into 12 equal pieces.
  9. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking pan/glass dish and cover until the rolls have risen to twice their size. You can also use a cookie sheet if you want them to stand alone and not have square edges.
  10. Bake at 400 F for 12-20 minutes or until brown. If you don't like a doughy roll make sure the dough has risen and doubled in size before putting them in the oven and that the rolls are baked well before removing them from the oven. If you like doughy rolls put them in slightly before they are done rising.
  11. Spread the frosting on the rolls when they are hot and it will melt into the roll. Once they are cooled top them with another dab of frosting.
  12. Enjoy!

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This Cinnabon Copycat Recipe is one amazing recipe that is easy and super delish. Perfect for breakfast, dessert or snack. If you love cinnabon’s you’ll love this.

This Cinnabon Copycat Recipe is one amazing recipe that is easy and super delish. Perfect for breakfast, dessert or snack. If you love cinnabon’s you’ll love this.

This Cinnabon Copycat Recipe is one amazing recipe that is easy and super delish. Perfect for breakfast, dessert or snack. If you love cinnabon’s you’ll love this. #cinnabon #cinnamon

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Kathryn Doherty says

    June 27, 2015 at 6:32 pm

    YUM! It’s been way too long since I’ve had a cinnamon roll. Homemade is always better and I’m excited to try this – and have my little ones help! XO

    Reply
  2. Casey says

    December 28, 2015 at 11:53 pm

    Your recipe calls for 1/3 cup of margarine twice but you never mention where/when to use it?

    Reply
    • Anita Fowler says

      December 31, 2015 at 10:14 pm

      My bad! I’m so sorry. I fixed it. You add it when you make the dough. Then the butter is used to spread over the flour before sprinkling with the brown sugar. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

      Reply
    • Cassandra says

      February 14, 2022 at 6:09 am

      To help you more, first mix the room temperature eggs, melted butter, sugar , and salt. Then stir in the yeast until as smooth as you can get it then add warm milk. Add your flour 1 cup at at a time until dough starts to get thick and pull away from the sides of bowl into a ball . Turn out on floured board and knead until it’s no longer sticky and smooth. Hope this helps.

      Reply
    • Cassandra says

      February 14, 2022 at 6:12 am

      Also mix the salt into your egg mix. Sorry forgot to put that in.

      Reply
  3. Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood says

    February 5, 2016 at 2:53 am

    Ahh this just made me so excited. I love Cinnabons, and the ability to make it at ahome? YES.

    Reply
    • Anita Fowler says

      February 5, 2016 at 10:00 pm

      I’m glad you found it! Please leave a review if you do!

      Reply
  4. Jhuls says

    February 5, 2016 at 6:45 am

    This looks like a perfect recipe to me since I love Cinnabon! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    Reply
    • Anita Fowler says

      February 5, 2016 at 9:59 pm

      Yeah, check back and let me know how they go! Thanks 🙂

      Reply
  5. Susie says

    April 9, 2016 at 3:54 pm

    Tried this recipe,loved it and its easy to make.

    Reply
    • Anita Fowler says

      April 10, 2016 at 4:56 am

      Awesome! Thank you for checking back. I’m glad you liked it!

      Reply
  6. Christian says

    April 11, 2016 at 11:53 pm

    Made these by hand without a breadmaker. Quite a bit of work but paid off! Best cinnamon rolls I’ve ever had. Thank you so much. Definitely sharing this with friends!

    Reply
    • Anita Fowler says

      April 14, 2016 at 3:38 am

      You’re welcome! Thanks for the great review!

      Reply
  7. RGoe says

    December 12, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    I don’t understand turn oven on to 200 when dough is ready turn oven off ,cover dough with damp towel let rise 1 hour. Do I put it in the oven to let it rise?

    Reply
    • Anita Fowler says

      December 29, 2016 at 4:25 pm

      I updated the instructions so that it is a little more clear. Yes you put the bowl in the oven that is turned off to allow the dough to rise

      Reply
  8. Wendy Malachowski says

    December 17, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Can you make these the night before you want to bake them?

    Reply
    • Anita Fowler says

      December 29, 2016 at 4:17 pm

      If you refrigerate the dough you could likely make them the night before. I know if you freeze the dough they will turn out great.

      Reply
      • Rachel says

        December 14, 2020 at 10:11 am

        Hello! I’m curious about freezing these. Can you explain how to best do that? Do I freeze right before the step when I would bake them? And then do they need to thaw prior to baking? Thanks in advance!

        Reply
        • Anita says

          March 15, 2021 at 9:33 pm

          Since it has yeast I would think it would be best to bake and then freeze. Ice/frost them after they are defrosted. Good luck!

          Reply
  9. Kippi says

    September 5, 2018 at 2:17 pm

    Everything looks amazing and now I just have to have one of those cinnamon rolls.

    Reply
    • Alyssa says

      November 3, 2018 at 4:54 pm

      I made them using my bread machine and they were super simple and were PERFECT!! best cinnamon rolls ever!

      Reply
      • Janell Jack says

        March 10, 2020 at 10:07 pm

        Hi Alyssa, when u made the Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls dough in your bread machine, please list the ingredients and the order j put them in your bread machine. Thank you.
        Janell Jack

        Reply
  10. Janell Jack says

    March 10, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    When u made the cinnamon rolls in your bread machine, please list the ingredients in the order u put them in your bread machine

    Reply
  11. Azza says

    April 18, 2020 at 5:23 pm

    I made it and it looks great, I hope it taste as good as it looks. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Anita says

      April 21, 2020 at 2:16 am

      Awesome! Thank you.

      Reply
  12. BichHang Tran says

    April 21, 2020 at 12:01 am

    First of all….sad face right now!!! 400 F for 20 is tooooo long…maybe should be 400 F for 15 or until brown…20 minutes my entire tray of cinnamon rolls I worked so hard for is all burnt. Sad, sad face!!!

    Reply
    • Anita says

      May 21, 2020 at 11:05 pm

      I’m so sorry. Perhaps it had to do with altitude. I’ll change that in the description. Thanks for the feedback.

      Reply
  13. Sheena says

    May 13, 2020 at 3:34 pm

    Can I use AP flour instead of bread flour and butter instead of margarine?

    Reply
    • Anita says

      May 13, 2020 at 4:36 pm

      The AP flour works. I’ve used it before. Margarine is iffy. try it and let me know how it goes. I’ve only ever used butter.

      Reply
    • Anita says

      May 21, 2020 at 11:14 pm

      AP flour should work. Yes, just use butter that’s what I do when I don’t have margarine. The flour and margarine recommendations just make them a little bit better.

      Reply
  14. Sandy Hill says

    December 28, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    I know this is a keeper of a recipe. I’m making them for a second time. My family loved them and said they were the best homemade cinnamon rolls they ever had. I wanted to know how long does it take for the rolls to double their size after you have placed them in the 9×13 to bake? I wish I would have kept track last time and written it down. It would be nice to estimate it in your recipe. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Anita says

      December 28, 2020 at 9:55 pm

      Thank you! I’m so glad you are enjoying this recipe. It depends on the warmth of your kitchen, humidity and other factors. I would say an hour or two. But again, it really depends on temperature.

      Reply
      • RobinW says

        February 20, 2022 at 9:03 am

        Anita thank You for sharing this recipe, they came out great, I used my bread machine to make the dough, My hubby approves, the cream cheese frosting goes great with the Cinnabons. definitely a keeper! 🥰

        Reply
        • Anita says

          February 21, 2022 at 9:05 am

          Thanks for the review! I appreciate it.

          Reply
  15. Karyn says

    August 22, 2021 at 6:40 am

    I was hesitant while reading this weather or not it would come out. I was having a hard time with the way the instructions are written. But, I must say, there is no talking going on in my house this morning, all I hear is lips smacking!! I did make a few alterations. I added nutmeg, all spice and a touch of salt to the cinnamon sugar mix. And I made my own frosting, but this dough, i have got to say is EXCEPTIONAL! This is the third Cinnabon recipe I’ve tried and this is the one!!! Thank you so so much I’ve been waiting for this dough for soo long and I am eternally grateful you shared it!

    Reply
    • Anita says

      November 12, 2021 at 7:31 am

      You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by and sharing the great review! So glad you and yours enjoyed it.

      Reply
  16. Julia says

    February 26, 2021 at 4:03 pm

    Im going to make these with a kitchen aid mixer. Should I use regular yeast?

    Reply
  17. Anita says

    March 15, 2021 at 9:19 pm

    Yes, use regular yeast just don’t over proof.

    Reply

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