Cheater Cinnamon Rolls (From Dinner Rolls)

Sweeten up those Gluten-Free Sourdough Dinner Rolls with a warm sauce made from vegan butter, date syrup, and cinnamon! This recipe for Cheater Cinnamon Rolls is gooey, sweet, and with less prep and sugar than traditional recipes. 

We are using Bread SRSLY's sourdough dinner rolls for these cheater cinnamon rolls, though any will work. 

 

Low on Time? Make "Cheater" Cinnamon Rolls

This is the biggest hack for cinnamon buns. Just use your favorite dinner roll, top with a cinnamon and melted butter syrup, and bake until soft and gooey 

Compared to from-scratch cinnamon roll recipes, these cheater cinnamon rolls takes 75% less time to make, at only 15 minutes total time!

 

Want Cinnamon Rolls Lower In Sugar? This Recipe is also For You.

These Cheater Cinnamon Rolls have only 4 grams of sugar. This is about 85% less sugar than your average cinnamon roll. Our dinner rolls are not made from a sweet dough, therefore, this recipe results in lower sugar. 

Our buttery topping uses date syrup rather than refined sugar. Though maple syrup or refined sugar would work just fine and have similar amounts of total sugar. Plus, dates have potassium, magnesium, and antioxidants. 

We use our Bread SRSLY gluten-free sourdough dinner rolls for this cheater recipe. Bread SRSLY's sourdough is made from wild fermentation in which lactic acid bacteria eats at starches and sugars resulting in a lower glycemic index bread. We use no refined sugars in our breads. Another great reason to make this cinnamon roll recipe! 

 

Total Time: 15 minutes 

 

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Calories: 166
Fat: 12 g
Carbohydrate: 15 g
Dietary Fiber: 1 g
Total Sugars: 4 g
Protein: 1 g

 

INGREDIENTS

 

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Melt the vegan butter with the date syrup, cinnamon, and salt in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
  3. Place Gluten-Free Sourdough Dinner Rolls onto a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with warm cinnamon butter.
  4. Bake for about 8-10 minutes, until rolls are warm, remove from oven and drizzle with additional warmed cinnamon butter. Serve and enjoy!

 


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