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Cinnamon rolls, a Christmas classic in my book, and chocolate combine to create a new holiday sweet roll favorite. No holiday brunch or Christmas morning breakfast should be complete without Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls.
The Twelve Guest Posts & Roundups of Christmas continues with this fabulous recipe from my friend Heather!
Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
I am so happy to be sharing this recipe with you today. I have been a follower of Brianne’s for SO long. I think it’s the name Cupcakes and Kale Chips that got my attention first. I happen to love both cupcakes and kale chips, and I LOVE all the great recipes she shares.
When Brianne asked for some help during the holidays I jumped at the chance. The holidays are CRAZY for us all, I could not imaging adding a BIG move into the mix.
SO anyways here I am for Cupcakes and Kale Chips The Twelve Guest Posts & Roundups of Christmas Giveaway , and I am sharing a new family holiday favorite, Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls. We LOVE cinnamon rolls, and I make them as often
as I can, even more so during holiday time. They have been our go-to neighbor gift for years.
This year to jazz things up a bit, I added chocolate to the cinnamon and brown sugar filling. Chocolate and cinnamon
is a terrific combo in case you were wondering. I add cinnamon to my hot chocolate mix all the time. My daughter was a bit skeptical at first, but then she took a bite, and she has not stopped eating since. I see MANY pans of chocolate cinnamon rolls in my Christmas baking future.
I thought that the filling was sweet enough, so I skipped the classic cinnamon roll glaze, but if you want to add
it, go for it. I don’t think anyone would complain one bit.
However you are celebrating this holiday season, Enjoy!
Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 1 envelope of active dry yeast I always use Red Star
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 – 2 1/2 cups flour
Filling:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cinnamon
- 8 ounces good quality chocolate roughly chopped
Instructions
- Heat the milk, butter, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter melts. Allow to cool to about 110 degrees.
- Sprinkle on the yeast, and let rest 5 minutes.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the milk, egg, salt and 1 1/2 cups of flour.
- Switch to the dough hook, add reaming flour just a little at a time until you have a smooth ball of dough {not too sticky} – the dough should easily pull away from the sides of the bowl.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll into a ball, place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise until doubled {about 1 1/2 – 2 hours}.
- Roll the risen dough into a rectangle (short end should be about 12 inches – and roll as long as possible to create more swirl layers).
- Sprinkle on the brown sugar and cinnamon, and top with chocolate.
- Beginning with the short side closest to you, roll up as tightly as you can, and pinch the seams to close.
- Cut into 12 rolls.
- Place rolls cut side up into your baking pan (I love using muffins tins to keep them round, but any baking pan will work).
- Cover and let rise at least 30 minutes.
- When the rolls have risen, pre-heat the oven to 350°.
- Bake 20 – 30 minutes.
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SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!!! Cinnamon rolls WITH CHOCOLAAAAATE???! oh yes!
I bet these make your house smell absolutely divine while baking!
Heather surely read my mind because I love chocolate cinnamon rolls. I’ve never tried making them from scratch but these rolls look superlicious!
Hi, These cinnamon rolls look delicious, but I can’t get the active dry yeast envelopes where I am … so how many teaspoons of Edmonds Active Yeast mixture would that be equivalent to? Thanks!
One packet is usually 2 1/4 teaspoons. I don’t know that brand exactly though.
Say What! I’ve gotta make this if I’m going to be able to die happy
I know! TOtally!