I love cinnamon rolls. Actually, I love making cinnamon rolls. Kneading the dough, spreading the filling, rolling everything together. And breathing the luscious scent of cinnamon rolls baking to a golden brown in the oven. First thing in the morning.
Is there a better way to start out your day?
The only thing is that traditional cinnamon rolls require time. A lot of time. As in you have to make everything the night before. Well, that just won’t do some mornings when all I want is a cinnamon roll. I would kill for a cinnamon roll.
Don’t even think about getting in the way of a pregnant lady and her cravings.
So I scoured the interwebs and combined a few of the best no-rise cinnamon rolls to get this recipe. Even better than the best. At least I think so.
Of course, a sweet treat isn’t complete without a touch of chocolate. Just a hint lurking in the cinnamon filling. All topped off with a cream cheese frosting. Divine.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups flour {I used white whole wheat}
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons softened cream cheese
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine the melted butter, sugars, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400 degree. Spray an 8" x 8" or 9" x 9" pan with non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Stir in the melted butter and buttermilk to form a soft dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a well floured counter top. Knead 8 to 10 times, adding flour if necessary.
- Using a floured rolling pin, roll the dough into a rectangle about 1/3-inch thick and 12 inches long.
- Evenly spread the cinnamon-chocolate mixture on the dough and sprinkle with the chocolate chips.
- Starting with the long end, roll the dough.
- Cut into 12 even slices and place cut side down on prepared pan.
- Bake in 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Allow to cool slightly, then turn out onto a plate.
- While the rolls are cooling, combine the powdered sugar, buttermilk and cream cheese in a small bowl.
- Mix until smooth.
- Drizzle over warm cinnamon rolls.
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Just the other day i was bragging to someone about how I don’t rally crave sweets anymore. You just ruined it.
I’m sorry? No, no, I’m not.
Oh my frickin’ god.
I just posted about the Cinnamon Rolls in my fridge. I’ve never tried making them myself though, I’m going to have to try this recipe, looks perfect!
They are so easy! I hope you get a chance to try them.
Wow! I need this in my belly NOW! Thanks for sharing, I now have a mission this weekend
Oh sweet glory, those cinnamon rolls have my heart. I just linked up with my Chocolate Peanut Butter Sorbet Bombe.
These cinnamon rolls look seriously delicious! I just linked up Coconut Pound Cake.
MMM MMM MMMM must try those sometime! They look scrumptious! Have a great Easter weekend! Thanks for hosting!
Cinnamon rolls – with chocolate?! Oh my goodness – I am so there!!
I know! I can’t think of a better breakfast treat.
Oh my gosh, CHOCOLATE cinnamon rolls??? You’re an evil, evil genius!!!:-)
Can you hear my evil genius laugh?
These cinnamon rolls look so good- I can almost taste that fork full of ooey gooey goodness! Thanks for hosting the linky!
Oooohh… these look good!
YUM!! I think I’m going to have to add these to my Sunday Easter brunch! I’m your newest follower
Did you get a chance to try them? How did they turn out?
Mmm…chocolate and cinnamon..a perfect combo that I would like to try it out for sure.
Happy Easter
Just linked up my Yuja (Korean Honey Citron Tea) Cheesecake.
Your cheesecake sounds amazing. Hoping over to check it out.
That looks delicious, never thought about chocolate cinnamon rolls!
This is terribly and sinfully delicious…Im drooling… oh my! thanks for hosting.Just linked my Custard Yellow Cake Flan
I’m so glad you stopped by and linked up! I hope to see you again next week.
These look fantastic ! thanks for sharing
Nothing better than sticky cinnamon buns!
Hi Alli,
Your rolls look amazing, I could just reach right out and have one right now. I am sharing my Marshmallow Cookies with you today. Thank you for hosting and have a very special week end!
Thanks for stopping by and linking up!
I have cinnamon roll dough in my fridge right now. I’m definitely going to be adding chocolate chips to some of them today!
Yum! Enjoy.
oh wow these buns look so so good! that would be great right now for breaky, thanks for sharing!
These look incredible! You got me at “chocolate” and “no-rise”!!
AMAZING! Those are simply amazing!
Cinnamon rolls are an extreme weakness for me!!!!!!!!!!! YUM!!!!!!!!!!!
Me too! It’s the one constant craving I’ve had my entire pregnancy.
These look soooo good and I am happy they are no rise. Nothing is worse than having a craving for something then having to wait 4 hours to eat it!! Thanks for linking up to Foodie Friday.
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Hi Alli! Mmm- cinnamon rolls! I haven’t converted any recipes for those to gluten free yet- I’m afraid I would like them too much! I am sharing my recipe for Prune And Sour Cream Muffins. This recipe is gluten free, but could be made with “regular” flour if you don’t have an issue with gluten.
Thanks for hosting!
Thanks so much for linking up! I love browsing through GF recipes.
You had me at “no-rise.” Seriously – I love baking with bread but yeast is my mortal enemy!! These look fantastic! Can’t wait to try.
ooey meet gooey – yeah, i’m liking that!
chocolate and cinnamon – also great friends – can’t go wrong there. I’m linking up my bunny buns to your cinnamon rolls – we sweet rolls gotta stick together
Thanks so much for linking up! I hope to see you again next week.
Cinnamon rolls with chocolate? YUM! Look forward to giving these a try!
What could be better than cinnamon and chocolate–and no rise! I’m looking forward to making these scrumptious rolls!
I would love to hear what you think of them!
My kids would love you for these.
My hips will hate you
awesome!
OMG! Can’t wait to try these! Chocolate + cinnamon rolls??? Can’t go wrong!
Um, yum! My kids would love me forever!
Those look delicious!
I love that you’ve made these quick and easy for someone like me. The addition of chocolate? Inspired! They look fantastic. Great capture on the photos too. My mouth is watering.
Oh my, those look SO delicious!!
Thank you so much again for stopping by and linking up to {nifty thrifty sunday}!
I hope to see you again tomorrow!
xoxo,
Vanessa
This looks so yummy! I am going to feature it on Thursday!
Thank you so much for featuring my chocolate cinnamon rolls! I can’t wait to see the post.
OMG! I have never had worse cinnamon rolls in my life. As I was making them, I noticed the dough was a bit weird, kind of dry, and a bit brittle. I followed the directions to a t and they turned out horrible. Dry, and flaky (not in a good way either) and the flavor was horrible as well. There is literally nothing good about this recipe. I am thoroughly disappointed.
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