Cinnamon ‘Rolls’

Cinnamon 'Rolls'

One thing that I have desperately missed since becoming gluten free and then paleo are cinnamon rolls.  The softness of the bread, a crunch of the cinnamon and brown sugar, and the creaminess of a good buttercream frosting. Mmmm.  Well I have been searching for something that was comparable, and I think I may have found it.  Not quite a roll, more of a muffin, but tastes just as good.Pre-heat oven to 350, place 10 muffin liners in muffin tin.

For the cake:  In medium mixing bowl whisk together almond flour, salt, baking soda, chopped walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg.  In a small mixing bowl combine applesauce, grapeseed oil, honey and eggs.  Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients and thoroughly combine.  Fill muffin tins and bake for 25-30 minutes.

For frosting: In a metal bowl whisk together almond milk, arrowroot powder, cinnamon, and maple syrup until you reach a desired consistency.   I like my frosting to be running, not thick like cement.

Remove muffins from oven and let cool 10 minutes, then frost and enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
  • 2 TBS applesauce
  • 2 TBS grapeseed oil
  • 3 TBS honey
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • dash of nutmeg (optional)
  • 1 TBS almond milk-frosting
  • 1 tsp maple syrup-frosting
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon-frosting
  • 2 TBS arrowroot powder-frosting
Serves 10
45 minutes

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4 Responses to “Cinnamon ‘Rolls’”

  1. These came out awesome! I’ve been having a lot of problems finding decent paleo baked goods, but I definitely approve of these! Thank you!! :)

  2. Just tried baking these tonight for Cinnamon Roll Day… they are soooo fabulous!!! Thank you for posting this recipe, it is so great to taste the cinnamon roll flavor again! :D

  3. These look delicious! Definitely on my “must-try” list. Thanks!

  4. [...] in high school pretty much cured me from craving such things too often.  I found a great recipe here at the Cavewoman’s Kitchen and modified a bit with what I had.  The result was fantastic and kid [...]

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