Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Rolls

The fluffiest, most delicious Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Rolls! These may be the BEST cinnamon rolls I've ever had. They're perfectly soft, have that signature cinnamon sugar filling, and are topped with a cottage cheese glaze that's sweet and so good. With 5 grams of protein per cinnamon roll, this recipe come together in under 30 minutes and is perfect for the entire family. Even my kids love these! You'd never know that there's cottage cheese in these healthy cinnamon rolls. They're SO yummy!

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Cooling Time 5

Total Time 30

Servings Cinnamon Rolls

Calories 161kcal

Author Christine McMichael

Equipment

Ingredients

Dough

1 1/4 cup cottage cheese whole milk, high-quality
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Filling

1 Tablespoon coconut oil melted, or butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
2-3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Glaze

3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons blended cottage cheese mixture from above

Instructions

Blend the cottage cheese, vanilla, and maple syrup until smooth.
Set aside 2 Tablespoons of the blended mixture to make the glaze later. Cover and refrigerate.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and grease a round 8-inch pan.
Mix the flour, baking powder, and blended cottage cheese mixture just until combined.
Form the dough into a ball.
Roll out the dough into a 1/4" thick 9x13" rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
Brush the melted coconut oil or butter over the top of the dough.
Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon, evenly distributing it on top.
From one end of dough, slowly roll it up until all the dough is used into a log. Using a sharp knife, slice into 10 even cinnamon rolls.
Add each cinnamon roll dough to the pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden.
Let cool for 5 minutes.
Whisk the glaze together and spread over the cinnamon rolls. Enjoy!

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Notes

It’s ok if cottage cheese isn’t perfectly blended. Do your best and call it good enough!
A small cup blender works best for blending the cottage cheese with the other ingredients.
This recipe works great with whole milk greek yogurt, too!

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