By: Andrea Alden
Imagine sipping coffee on the deck while watching the mist on the lake while the comforting scent of cinnamon fills your nose while the gooey cream cheese icing drips from the still-warm sides of a cinnamon roll. Delicious Grilled Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing will fulfill this fantasy for you without heating up your house in the middle of summer.
Prep Time
180 min
Cook Time
30 min
Yield
8 to 10
Difficulty
Medium
Delicious Grilled Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing Recipe
Ingredients
Method
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Ingredients
Dough
2¼ tsp.
active dry yeastor instant yeast
1cup
milkheated to 105°F
1/2cup
granulated sugar
1/3cup
butter
1tsp.
salt
2
eggs
4cups
all-purpose flour
1cup
brown sugar, packed
3tbsp.
cinnamon
3 tsp.
nutmeg
1/3cup
butter
Cream Cheese Icing
6tbsp.
butter
1½ cups
powdered sugar
1/4cup
cream cheeseat room temperature
½ tsp.
vanilla extract
Method
- Begin by making the dough. Dissolve the yeast and 1 tsp. sugar in milk that is 105°F. Use an instant-read thermometer to ensure that you don’t make the milk too hot or cold. Allow the mixture to sit for at least 5 minutes and begin to foam up.
- Using the dough hook attachment on your stand mixer, combine the sugar, butter, salt, eggs, and flour. Add the milk mixture and continue to mix until well incorporated.
- Allow your dough to rise for an hour in an oiled bowl. Place it in a warm and dry place, covered with a tea-towel until the dough has doubled in size.
- While your dough is rising, mix the brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a bowl. It is also time to prep your cast iron frying pan. Using the wrapper from your butter, wipe your cast iron frying pan thoroughly with butter left on the wrapper. If the butter left on the wrapper isn’t enough to coat the pan feel free to add a bit more, you don’t want these sticky buns to stick.
- Once the dough has had time to rise in its bowl, roll it out onto a clean and lightly floured surface until it is about ¼-inch thick and roughly a rectangle.
- Spread 1/3 cup of softened butter on the dough and then cover the butter with an even coat of the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Roll the dough into a tube working from the long edge. Using a very sharp knife, cut the dough into 1½-inch slices. Place them into the cast iron skillet. Cover the cinnamon rolls with a tea-towel once more and allow the dough to double in size again – another 30 minutes.
- Preheat your grill to 350°F, preparing to use the indirect grilling method. Light the two outside burners to medium-low, leaving the middle two off.
- Bake the cinnamon buns in the skillet for up to 30 minutes, or until they’re lightly golden on top.
- While they’re baking, make the icing by combining the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer, or by hand, until smooth.
- Once the cinnamon rolls are finished baking, allow them to cool slightly before slathering with icing.
PRO TIP: Make sure that the yeast is new and far from the best before date, especially if you don’t bake often.
Now that you know how to make Delicious Grilled Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing, these sweet treats will become a mainstay of your grilled desserts roundup. Whether it’s the comforting scent of the spices or the gooey combination of dough and icing, you’re going to love our buns. What is your favorite dessert to make on your Napoleon Grill? Share your recipes, stories, and photos to our social pages like Grills Facebook and Instagram using the hashtags #BBQdessert and #NapoleonGrills.
Happy Grilling!
After mixing the dough ingredients and letting the dough rise, roll it out.
Spread the rolled out doughwith butter,
then top with cinnamon-sugar mixture
Roll the dough up
Bake on the grill using indirect heat
Bake until golden, about 30 Min
Serve with loads of cream cheese icing
Andrea Alden
I used to be the Sultana of Sizzle, but you can call me Andrea. I have always been passionate about food. Even though I was majoring in Art and Graphic Design, I would frequently be found cooking for my friends and family.
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After mixing the dough ingredients and letting the dough rise, roll it out.
Spread the rolled out doughwith butter,
then top with cinnamon-sugar mixture
Roll the dough up
Rise a second time for 30 Min
Bake on the grill using indirect heat
Bake until golden, about 30 Min
Serve with loads of cream cheese icing
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