# Copycat Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

This video shows how to make copycat Cinnabon cinnamon rolls.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup warm milk
- 2.25 teaspoons yeast
- 0.33 cup salted butter
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 2 room temperature eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups bread flour
- 0.5 cup softened butter
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 stick softened butter
- 1 brick softened cream cheese
- 0.5 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 0.5 cup heavy cream

## Instructions

1. Add 1 cup of warm milk into the bowl.
2. Add 1 packet or 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast.
3. Wait for about 5 minutes until it looks nice and foamy.
4. Add 1/3 of a cup of melted and cooled salted butter.
5. Add 1/2 a cup of sugar.
6. Add 2 room temperature eggs.
7. Break up the eggs.
8. Add 1 teaspoon of salt.
9. Add 4 cups of bread flour.
10. Cover it with a towel first.
11. Let it sit for another 5 minutes to soak up all the liquid.
12. Attach your dough hook to your mixer and knead this on low for about 5 minutes.
13. Spray the bowl with some oil.
14. Toss your dough into the bowl.
15. Cover it with a towel and let it rise until it doubles.
16. Add half a cup of softened butter for the filling.
17. Add 2 tablespoons of cinnamon for the filling.
18. Add 1 cup of packed brown sugar for the filling.
19. Mix that up until it is all combined and cohesive.
20. Lightly dust your surface with some flour.
21. Roll the dough out into a pretty large rectangle.
22. Take your filling and spread that evenly on the whole thing.
23. Start rolling this up in a really tight log.
24. Take a sharp knife and cut this into 12 rolls.
25. Take your softened butter wrapper from earlier and butter your 9x13 dish.
26. Set these swirl side up into your pan.
27. Cover it again with a paper towel and let it rise while your oven preheats to 375°F.
28. Once your oven is preheated, pour over half a cup of heavy cream.
29. Put the dish into the oven for 25 minutes.
30. Add 1 stick of softened butter to a bowl for the frosting.
31. Add 1 brick of softened cream cheese.
32. Beat these until they are combined.
33. Add half a teaspoon of maple extract.
34. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
35. Add about 2 cups of powdered sugar.
36. Spread the frosting on top of the rolls.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- whisk
- stand mixer
- paddle attachment
- dough hook
- rolling pin
- sharp knife
- 9x13 dish
- hand mixer

## Tips

- A key to a good copycat recipe is more salt and sugar than you ever thought possible.
- Make sure to scoop the flour around and fluff it up before you scoop it, do not pack the flour into the cup.
- The maple extract is the secret ingredient.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8krAxMB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5dba3137-8098-401f-9839-76382d436fc9
- Extracted: 2025-07-29

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