Start your morning with a cozy, autumnal twist by indulging in Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Butter Cinnamon Pecans. These rolls are a delightful blend of warm pumpkin spice and crunchy pecans, topped with a luscious maple cream cheese frosting. Perfect for a festive breakfast, they bring the comforting flavors of fall to your table!
Ingredients
| Rolls | |
|---|---|
| ½ | cup milk |
| ¼ | cup butter |
| 1 | envelope (2¼ teaspoons) instant yeast |
| 3 | cups flour |
| ⅔ | cup pumpkin puree |
| ¼ | cup sugar |
| 1 | egg |
| 1 | teaspoon pumpkin pie spice |
| ½ | teaspoon salt |
| Cinnamon Filling | |
|---|---|
| ½ | cup PLANTERS® Butter Cinnamon Pecans, divided |
| ¼ | cup sugar |
| ¼ | cup brown sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 | tablespoon pumpkin pie spice |
| ¼ | cup butter, softened |
| Maple Cream Cheese Frosting | |
|---|---|
| 4 | ounces cream cheese, softened |
| 3 | tablespoons butter, softened |
| 1 | teaspoon vanilla |
| 1 | cup powdered sugar |
| ¼ | cup maple syrup |
Directions
For the Rolls
In microwave safe bowl, combine milk and ½ cup butter. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute. Stir to melt butter.
In bowl of stand mixer fitted with dough hook, pour milk mixture. Sprinkle in yeast. Add 2 cups flour, pumpkin puree, sugar, egg, 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Mix on medium-low speed until combined. Add the remaining flour, ¼ cup at a time, until dough begins to form a ball and pulls away from sides of bowl. Continue beating 5 minutes on medium-low speed. Transfer dough to work surface. Form dough into ball. Place in greased bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let rest 10 minutes.
For the Cinnamon Filling
Chop ¼ cup pecans. Reserve remaining pecans for garnish. In bowl, combine chopped pecans, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice.
Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface. Using a floured rolling pin, roll dough into 10 x15- inch rectangle. Spread ¼ cup softened butter evenly over rectangle. Sprinkle evenly with pecan- sugar mixture, gently patting into butter.
Lightly spray 9×13-inch baking pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
Beginning at the long edge, tightly roll dough pinching seam to close. Cut dough into 12 equal rounds. Place into prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap. Let rise 30 minutes.
For the Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
In bowl, combine Maple Cream Cheese Frosting ingredients.
Heat oven to 350°F. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until rolls are golden brown. Let cool slightly before spreading with frosting.
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