Caramel Rolls are as heavenly as they sound! Delicious and delicate cinnamon rolls are covered in caramel sauce that melts into every nook with absolutely divine flavor in every bite. I am not kidding when I say this is a next-level dessert experience! You’ve got to try these rolls! It’s everyone’s favorite dessert, the classic cinnamon roll, but covered in caramel instead of frosting. It is so good you won’t be able to stop yourself from eating another piece. If you love cinnamon rolls, you’ve got to try these Strawberry Rolls and these amazing Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls.
Caramel Roll
Get ready for the biggest thing since sliced bread! Seriously, these caramel rolls are ground breaking, you are going to instantly fall in love with them! They are really similar to a sticky bun or monkey bread. They are the same dough as a cinnamon roll (with the same filling too), then topped with a sticky and creamy caramel sauce. The sauce is SO delicious, you won’t be able to stop yourself from going back for more and more. If you haven’t made a cinnamon roll before, it’s definitely not difficult, but there are some steps you have to get right for that perfectly fluffy bread. If you want something easy to start with, make this Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake and this Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread. Then you’ll be ready for the real thing! If you have made cinnamon rolls before, you are going to LOVE how simple and straight forward this recipe is. No fuss, a little mess, and a whole lot of baked goodness. Let’s get baking!
Ingredients
Don’t be overwhelmed by the list of ingredients in these caramel rolls! Most of them are repeated, you just need some for each step of the way. This recipe really just calls for the basic baking ingredients. You will use almost exactly what you would for any other cinnamon roll recipe. Homemade caramel rolls can be made any way you like them! You can add things like nuts or raisins if you feel like it! Measurements are below in the recipe card.
Cinnamon Roll Dough
All-Purpose Flour: This is the easiest flour to work with, and you probably already have some in your pantry! Granulated Sugar: To sweeten the dough and help it rise and bake. Salt: I like to add salt to balance the sweetness and to help it bake correctly. Instant Yeast: This helps the dough rise. Water: To mix with the yeast and to moisten the dough. Milk: This makes the dough so tender and soft. Butter: Extra fat in the dough makes a really tender crumb.
Caramel Topping
Dark Brown Sugar: This deepens the caramel flavor, you’ve got to try it! Butter: I like to use unsalted so I can add the exact amount of salt I know it needs. Corn Syrup: This helps the caramel pull apart nicely. Heavy Whipping Cream: This makes such a creamy and rich caramel! Salt: Salt balances out the sweet flavors.
Cinnamon Roll Filling
Butter: Butter keeps the roll soft and gooey on the inside and helps all the flavors blend together. Cinnamon: It wouldn’t be the same without cinnamon in the center! Brown Sugar: More brown sugar makes that creamy caramel center.
Caramel Roll Recipe
These caramel rolls are so simple to make. They are just like a regular quick cinnamon roll recipe with caramel poured on top! You will need a few hours to make these rolls, they need to rest and rise a few times to get them nice and fluffy and soft. This is a great recipe to make the night before you want to eat them, they reheat really well! You can even wait until you are ready to serve them to pour the fresh caramel sauce on top. Just make sure to heat the roll up before you pour the sauce over so the whole thing is nice and warm.
Make the Caramel Roll Dough
Make the Caramel
Add Filling and Bake
About the Yeast: The instant yeast can be replaced for 1 ½ teaspoons of active dry yeast. Use just as directed in the recipe. Warm Oven for Rising: You will warm the oven to 200 degrees to help the dough rise. Be sure to turn off the oven before placing the rolls in it to rise. If it is too warm they will rise too quickly and the texture will be off in the dough. Leave the rolls in the oven as it preheats to 375 degrees fahrenheit. This preheating time is included in the 15-20 minute bake time. Inverting the Rolls: Be CAREFUL when inverting the pan onto a plate! There is a lot of caramel in this recipe and it can easily burn you if you aren’t cautious while flipping the hot rolls onto a serving plate. Place the serving plate or tray upside down on the pan of caramel rolls, use hot pads to grip both the pan and the serving tray and then flip them over in one swift motion, being sure to clamp the pan and the tray together tightly so nothing shifts as you turn them.
In the Freezer: The best way to freeze these is to prepare the cinnamon rolls as directed, but after slicing into 9 rolls place them on a parchment lined baking sheet and place in the freezer for 2-3 hours. Once the rolls are frozen they can be transferred into a freezer ziplock and kept frozen for up to 3 months. The caramel can be premade and frozen as well. Gently warm the caramel under hot water and add to a prepared baking pan. Place the frozen cinnamon rolls in the pan and let them thaw and rise in a warm oven until doubled in size, about an hour. Bake as directed. On the Counter: Store leftover rolls in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat individual rolls for 15 seconds at a time. The caramel will be very hot!
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All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
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