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These are the best Vegan Cinnamon Rolls you will ever eat, with an addictive Vanilla Cashew Cream Glaze - HolyCowVegan.net
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Vegan Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

The best vegan cinnamon rolls recipe! These buns are soft, warm and fluffy with addictive notes of cinnamon and vanilla, and they are quite foolproof -- easy, in fact. The heavenly aroma as you bake these will bring everyone rushing to the breakfast table!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast/Dessert
Cuisine: American, Soy-free
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 15 rolls
Calories: 210kcal

Ingredients

For Cinnamon Buns:

For the filling:

  • 1 tablespoon powdered cinnamon
  • ½ cup lightly roasted, finely chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup sugar

For the vanilla cashew cream glaze:

  • ½ cup raw cashews
  • ⅓- ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Mix the yeast with the water, almond milk and sugar in a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let it stand for five minutes so the yeast can flower.
  • Add the aquafaba and olive oil and mix it in. Now add 2 cups of all purpose flour and mix by hand or on medium-low speed in the mixer until everything is incorporated. Slowly, add more flour, half a cup at a time, until you get a smooth, supple dough. I needed a total of about 3 ½ cups on a humid day. 
  • Continue to knead for a couple of minutes, by hand or on low speed in the stand mixer.
  • Remove the dough to a bowl sprayed with oil and set aside to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. (I leave it in the unheated oven with the light on).
  • When the dough has doubled in size, punch it down and roll it into a rectangle on a floured surface, 15 inches in length and 9 inches in width.
  • Mix the filling ingredients in a small bowl: sugar, cinnamon and walnuts. Sprinkle them evenly over the surface of the dough.
  • Start rolling up the dough as tightly as possible along the longer seam, so you have a 15-inch cylinder.
  • Cut the roll at 1-inch intervals, making 15 individual rolls.
  • Spray a 9 X 12 inch pan with some oil. Place the rolls side by side. 
  • Set the rolls aside, again in a warm place, for about 45-60 minutes.
  • A few minutes before baking, preheat the oven to 350 degrees (if your rolls are rising in the oven, be sure you take them out before you preheat!)
  • Bake the rolls for 30 minutes until golden brown. Remove and place on a rack to cool slightly before drizzling the glaze on.

Make the glaze:

  • Place all ingredients in a blender with ½ cup water and blend until very smooth. Try and make the glaze at least half an hour before you glaze the cinnamon buns to let it thicken a little.
  • Drizzle or brush on the glaze over still-warm rolls.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cinnamon roll | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 37.3g | Protein: 3.1g | Fat: 9.2g | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 14.4g | Sugar: 14.9g | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 2.7mg