These heart shaped cinnamon rolls are the perfect easy and delicious Valentine's day treat. Made with our classic cinnamon roll recipe and shaped into hearts, this dessert is a crowd-pleaser recipe!
There is nothing sweeter than heart shaped cinnamon rolls on Valentine's Day. Made with our classic homemade cinnamon roll recipe and shaped into hearts, this delicious heart shaped dessert is perfect for a kid-friendly Valentine's Day breakfast at home or for serving at a Galentine's Day brunch.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy Valentine's Day Treat
- Kid-Friendly
- Galentine's Day Dessert
Ingredients & Substitutions
- Yeast - This recipe utilizes yeast to leaven the dough.
- Milk - Milk helps proof the yeast and makes the dough soft.
- Sugar - This recipe calls for cane sugar in the dough, brown sugar for the filling and powdered sugar to to create the glaze.
- Egg - An egg helps make the dough softer.
- Flour - Unbleached all-purpose or unbleached bread flour are great options for this recipe.
- Salt - Salt helps the dough to come together.
- Cinnamon - Cinnamon gives the recipe its classic flavor.
- Butter - Butter is mixed with brown sugar and cinnamon to create the classic cinnamon sugar filling.
- Glaze Topping - You can top these heart shaped cinnamon rolls with a homemade glaze or go without. They are delicious either way!
Complete list of ingredients and amounts is located on the recipe card below.
Kitchen Tools & Equipment
- Mixing Bowl - A large mixing bowl is necessary to mix the dough together.
- Dough Hook - A dough hook helps mix the dough together.
- Rolling Pin - A rolling pin helps to roll the dough out.
- Pizza Cutter - A pizza cutter helps to easily cut the dough.
- Sheet Pan - A large sheet pan is necessary to bake the cinnamon rolls on.
How to Make the Recipe
Step 1. Make the dough.
Step 2. Roll the dough out, top with filling, cut into strips & shape into hearts.
Step 3. Bake the heart shaped cinnamon rolls in the oven.
Recipe Serving Suggestions
This recipe makes 12 heart-shaped cinnamon rolls. We love to serve these cinnamon rolls topped with a homemade glaze and heart-shaped sprinkles.
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Expert Tips & Variations
- Allow the yeast to proof. Ensure the yeast is not old or inactive by allowing it to proof in milk with sugar prior to adding it to the dough.
- Do not add all of the flour at once. We recommend starting with 3 cups of flour when mixing the dough and slowly adding the last cup while mixing.
- Allow the rolls to cool slightly before adding icing on top. If you add the icing while the rolls are still hot straight out of the oven, it will melt into the rolls.
How to Store
- Countertop - in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Freezer - in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.
Recipe FAQ
Freeze the cinnamon rolls before baking by placing the individual rolls in a freezer-safe container. Bake by allowing the rolls to thaw in the fridge before placing in a baking dish to bake in the oven. Freeze already baked by allowing them to cool after baking and placing in a freezer-safe container to freeze.r them here
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Heart Shaped Cinnamon Rolls
These heart shaped cinnamon rolls are the perfect easy and delicious Valentine's day treat. Made with our classic cinnamon roll recipe and shaped into hearts, this dessert is an easy to make crowd-pleaser recipe!
Ingredients
Dough
- 1.5 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons (1 package) yeast
- ¼ cup cane sugar
- 1 egg
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
Glaze Topping
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 4 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Start by making the dough by adding the warm milk, yeast and sugar to a mixing bowl. Fold the yeast into the milk, cover and allow to proof for 10 minutes.
- Once the yeast has proofed, add the melted butter and egg to the bowl and whisk to combine with the yeast mixture.
- Add 3 cups of flour and salt to the mixing bowl.
- Use a dough hook to mix the ingredients together.
- Add the remaining cup of flour and mix together until the dough easily pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Use your hands to knead the dough for 5 minutes into a smooth ball.
- Place the ball of dough in the bowl and cover to allow the dough to rise for 20-30 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Make the filling by adding the butter to a small bowl and melting it in the microwave.
- Add the brown sugar and cinnamon to the bowl and stir to combine. Set aside the bowl aside.
- Once the dough has risen or doubled in size, transfer it to a floured work surface.
- Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out into a large rectangle that is ½ inch thick.
- Spread the filling over the dough.
- Use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into 12 strips.
- Shape the strips of dough into hearts by rolling each end of the dough toward the center. Pinch the center of the dough to resemble the bottom point of a heart.
- Place each of the cinnamon rolls on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
- Cover the cinnamon rolls and allow them to rise for an additional 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- After allowing the rolls to rise, transfer the pan to the oven and bake the cinnamon rolls for 18-20 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
- Remove the pan from the oven and allow the rolls to cool for 5-10 minutes before topping with glaze.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 390Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 265mgCarbohydrates: 71gFiber: 1gSugar: 39gProtein: 6g
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