Name: Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 rolls
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.5 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 cup warm milk; 3.5 tablespoons browned butter; 1 egg; 1.5 tablespoons sugar; 1 packet vanilla sugar; 1 pinch salt; 1.5 teaspoons instant dry yeast; 7 tablespoons butter; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 2.5 tablespoons white sugar; 2.5 tablespoons brown sugar; 5.5 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 0.333 cup brown sugar; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 4 ounces cream cheese; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons powdered sugar; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt

Soft, gooey, and packed with warm cinnamon flavor – these Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls are the ultimate comfort bake. The nutty aroma of browned butter runs through every layer, from the dough to the filling and even the frosting, giving these rolls a deep, rich taste that’s impossible to resist.

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American

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March 8, 2026

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Ingredients

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Brown Butter Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

Dough

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

½ cup warm milk

3 ½ tablespoons browned butter

1 egg

1 ½ tablespoons sugar

1 packet vanilla sugar

1 pinch salt

1 ½ teaspoons instant dry yeast

Filling

7 tablespoons butter

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 ½ tablespoons white sugar

2 ½ tablespoons brown sugar

Caramel Base

5 ½ tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons white sugar

⅓ cup brown sugar

½ tsp vanilla extract

1 pinch salt

Frosting

4 ounces cream cheese

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons powdered sugar

½ tsp vanilla extract

1 pinch salt

Instructions

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Instructions

In a saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat, stirring constantly until it turns golden brown and smells nutty. Be careful — it can go from brown to burnt quickly! Set aside to cool slightly.

In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, and yeast. Make a well in the center and pour in the warm milk, egg, and browned butter. Knead by hand or with a mixer for about 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Cover and let rise for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.

In a small bowl, mix softened butter with cinnamon, white and brown sugar until smooth.

Melt butter, then stir in sugars, vanilla, and salt. Pour the mixture evenly into a greased baking pan (20–23 cm).

Roll out the dough into a rectangle. Spread the cinnamon filling evenly on top, then roll it up tightly. Slice into 8–10 equal rolls and place them on top of the caramel bottom layer. Cover and let rest for another 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 175 °C (350 °F). Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown. Turn off the oven and let the rolls rest inside (covered) for 5 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, softened butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until creamy.

Spread the frosting over the warm rolls and dust lightly with cinnamon. Serve warm and enjoy that perfect melt-in-your-mouth texture.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Master Brown Butter Timing 🧈
Brown your butter slowly over medium heat until it reaches a deep golden color with nutty aroma (about 10-12 minutes), then cool slightly before incorporating into dough and frosting to prevent killing the yeast.
Warm Milk Temperature Control 🌡️
Keep milk between 110-115°F when activating yeast; too hot kills the yeast, too cold prevents proper fermentation and results in dense rolls.
Strategic Cinnamon Sugar Layering 🌀
Brush the dough rectangle with melted brown butter before adding cinnamon-sugar filling to create a moisture barrier that prevents the filling from soaking into the dough and keeps rolls extra gooey.
Overnight Cold Proof Method ⏰
Prepare rolls the night before and refrigerate overnight; this develops deeper flavor through slow fermentation and makes them easier to handle, plus they'll bake fresh in the morning.
Frosting Application Temperature ❄️
Spread cream cheese frosting onto rolls while they're warm (not hot) so it melts slightly into crevices without sliding off, creating the perfect rich coating.