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No Yeast Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

An easy recipe for pumpkin cinnamon rolls that requires no yeast or rise time.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cinnamon, cinnamon rolls, fall, pumpkin, pumpkin cinnamon rolls, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin spice
Servings: 12 cinnamon rolls

Ingredients

Cinnamon Roll Dough:

  • 2 C flour
  • 1/2 C unsalted butter Chilled/cut in small pieces
  • 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 2/3 C whole milk

Filling:

  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 C light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 C pumpkin puree

Glaze:

  • 1/4 C cream cheese room temp
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 C powdered sugar
  • 3 to 4 Tbsp whole milk

Garnish:

  • 1 C granulated sugar
  • 3 Tbsp light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 C dark corn syrup
  • 1 Tbsp cold water
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/3 C unsalted butter room temp
  • 1 C pecans chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Coat a 11 x 9 inch with nonstick baking spray. Lightly flour one section of the counter top.

Cinnamon Roll Dough

  • Use a pastry blender to blend the flour and butter together. (If you don't have a pastry blender you can use either two forks or your hands.)
  • Continue to blend the flour and butter together until it looks like coarse sand.
  • Add the sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl.
  • Whisk to combine.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the flour/butter mixture. Stir until all ingredients are well combined. Pour in the milk, stirring until dough starts to form. (The batter will be loose.)
  • Move the dough to the flour covered countertop.
  • Knead the dough until it begins to form a ball.

Filling:

  • Add the melted butter, brown sugar, pumpkin pie slice, and cinnamon in a bowl. Whisk to combine.
  • Stir in pumpkin puree until everything is combined. Set aside.

Assembling Rolls:

  • Transfer the dough ball to the counter.
  • Cut the dough ball in half.
  • Use a rolling pin with the first dough ball until the dough is about 1⁄4 inch thick.
  • Divide the filling in half.
  • Spread one half of the filling over the first dough ball that had been rolled out.
  • Use an offset spatula to spread the filling on the entire section of dough.
  • Starting at one end of the rolled out dough and begin to roll it into a log.
  • Cut the dough log into six equal pinwheels. (Or pieces of rolled filled cinnamon rolls.)
  • Place each filled roll on the prepared baking sheet. Allow several inches between each roll to allow them to spread out as they bake.
  • Repeat this with the remaining half of the cinnamon roll dough.
  • Once all of the dough has been filled and sliced, put them in the oven to bake.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. The roll will be a golden brown.

Glaze:

  • Add the glaze ingredients to a small mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk to combine them. If necessary add a few drops of milk to get the consistency wanted.
  • Allow the cinnamon rolls to cool slightly before adding the glaze.

Garnish:

  • Add sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Combine cold water and cornstarch in a small bowl.
  • Stir to blend before adding in the saucepan. Increase heat to high bringing the mixture to a boil.
  • Stir in the salt, vanilla, and pecans.
  • Continue on the stove until the mixture reaches a boil again. Continue to stir until the mixture thickens.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Add a tablespoon of the pecan mixture on top of the glazed cinnamon roll. .