One Hour Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls are simple & easy to make. Just one hour & all the yummy goodness of carrot cake for breakfast. Great for Easter!
Do you love cinnamon rolls? We absolutely LOVE them in this house.
Probably because I have some serious cinnamon lovers here. No joke, my son’s birthday had a cinnamon theme, where almost all his gifts were something cinnamon.
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Because of this, I have been making a handful of cinnamon roll recipes for years now. They are so popular with the family & they are always begging for more.
So last year I made a batch of apple pie cinnamon rolls & then immediately also made pumpkin cinnamon rolls. The family was super excited & so they have been begging for even more cinnamon roll recipes.
One Hour Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls
I have been planning to make these One Hour Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls for a while now. I plan things out months in advance.
In fact, I have recipes planned out through the summer right now. But I have been super excited to get this close to Easter so I could make these AMAZING One Hour Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls for the family.
My original cinnamon roll recipe is a bit more time consuming. So I have been reworking my SUPER POPULAR One Hour Dinner Rolls recipe to use a variation of that to make these awesome cinnamon rolls.
You know what? It worked & these are just as simple and easy as I had hoped they would be.
One Hour Cinnamon Rolls Carrot Cake
All the delicious flavor of carrot cake, all rolled up for breakfast in these beautiful cinnamon rolls all covered with cream cheese glaze.
Oh my word, I can’t even express just how good these are or how much I am looking forward to making them to enjoy on Easter morning.
60 Minute Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls
Now, you are welcome to add raisins to the dough – just do it at the same time as you add the carrots. We just aren’t big fans of raisins, so we passed on those for our recipe.
But if you are in the camp that believes that all things carrot cake have to include raisins – then, of course, add them on in there.
Here are some commonly asked questions
What is the best yeast?
You can use rapid rise, premium or whatever you have on hand. I buy my yeast in the bulk section of my store, so it’s not brand-name or anything fancy & it works just great.
My dough didn’t rise, what happened?
Most of the time this means your water or milk (depending on which one you are using) was either too hot or too cold. If it is too hot it will kill the yeast, too cold & it just won’t rise. I find that using a thermometer helps & bringing the water to 115-125 degrees is best.
HOW DO YOU MAKE Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls?
- In a large mixer bowl, combine water, buttermilk, sugar, melted butter & yeast, stir & then allow to sit approx 15 minutes for the yeast to proof. (you know it’s ready when it’s puffed & frothy)
- Add in eggs, salt & flour & mix together slowly using a dough hook until flour is incorporated.
- Add in carrots, cinnamon & nutmeg & set on med-low speed & mix/knead 10 minutes.
- Once mixed, let rest 10 minutes while you make your filling & preheat the oven.
- Prepare the filling by combining brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger in a small bowl & mixing with a fork.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees & line a baking sheet with a non-stick mat.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface into a flat & even layer. (approx 12×15)
- Brush melted butter over dough & then sprinkle filling mixture on top
- Roll tightly on the long side & then cut into 12 large rolls. (easiest way to make them even is to first cut the log in half & then cut those two pieces in half again & then those 4 pieces into thirds)
- Place on the prepared baking sheet & bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Remove & allow to cool slightly while you mix your icing.
- Prepare the icing by combining all ingredients in a small bowl & whisking well until you reach desired consistency.
- Drizzle over the top of the rolls while they are still warm.
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Products I love when making carrot cake cinnamon rolls…
This cinnamon roll recipe is SUPER EASY and delicious – and if you’re like me this time of year, then you maybe already have some of these items on hand OR maybe you have never made homemade cinnamon rolls before, & you might be a bit nervous – but you’re going to love it. I have made a list below of the things I absolutely can’t live without when it comes to making this delicious recipe.
- Baking Sheet
- Non-stick mat
- Buttermilk
- Dry Active Yeast
- Granulated Sugar
- Eggs
- Table salt
- All-purpose flour
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Grated carrots
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Ginger
- Cream cheese
- Vanilla extract
- Confectioners sugar
- Milk
carrot cinnamon rolls
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What is the best way to store leftover carrot cake cinnamon rolls?
Place the cinnamon rolls in an airtight container and keep them refrigerated for up to 4 days. To reheat, place on a microwave-safe plate and microwave in 30-second intervals until heated to your liking.
Can this recipe be doubled?
This recipe makes a large volume of dough that fills my 6-quart mixer. I recommend making these back to back vs trying to double the recipe.
One Hour Carrot Cake Rolls
*Recipe adapted from Your Home Based Mom
Just look how pretty! They are every bit, if not more delicious than they look! I promise!
Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls
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One Hour Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
Rolls
- 1 cup warm water 115 degrees is perfect
- ¾ cup buttermilk- room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 5 tbsp butter- melted & slightly cooled
- 3 tbsp dry active yeast
- ½ tbsp table salt
- 2 large eggs- room temperature
- 5½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1½ cups finely grated carrots
Filling
- ⅓ cup butter- melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp ginger
Icing
- 4 oz cream cheese- room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups confectioners sugar
- 2-4 tbsp milk (depending on desired thickness
Instructions
- In a large mixer bowl, combine water, buttermilk, sugar, melted butter & yeast, stir & then allow to sit approx 15 minutes for yeast to proof. (you know it’s ready when it’s puffed & frothy)
- Add in eggs, salt & flour & mix together slowly using a dough hook until flour is incorporated.
- Add in carrots, cinnamon & nutmeg & set on med-low speed & mix/knead 10 minutes.
- Once mixed, let rest 10 minutes while you make your filling & preheat the oven.
- Prepare the filling by combining brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg & ginger in a small bowl & mixing with a fork.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees & line a baking sheet with a non-stick mat.
- Roll dough out on lightly floured surface into a flat & even layer (approx 12×15).
- Brush melted butter over dough & then sprinkle filling mixture on top.
- Roll tightly on the long side & then cut into 12 large rolls. (easiest way to make them even is to first cut the log in half & then cut those two pieces in half again & then those 4 pieces into thirds)
- Place on prepared baking sheet & bake 15-20 minutes.
- Remove & allow to cool slightly while you mix your icing.
- Prepare the icing by combining all ingredients in a small bowl & whisking well until you reach desired consistency.
- Drizzle over the top of the rolls while they are still warm.
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Tamar says
How smart to add some veg to a classic!
Danielle says
Well this is my kind of cinnamon roll. Carrot cake is one of my favs, so I love the fusion of these two!
Mari says
This looks amazing I love your recipes just pinned another one :)!