Single Serve Bakery Style Cinnamon Roll

This single serve cinnamon roll is soft, fluffy, gooey, and made from scratch in under an hour. A small batch cinnamon roll recipe perfect for one or two people with cream cheese frosting.

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Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 1

Servings: servings

Calories: 478kcal

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Ingredients

Dough

3 tablespoons whole milk warm
½ teaspoon instant yeast
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter
½ cup bread flour or all purpose flour
Pinch of salt
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling

1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Optional

1 tablespoon heavy cream for gooey center

Frosting

1 tablespoon cream cheese
1 tablespoon butter room temperature
3 tablespoons powdered sugar

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Instructions

How to Make a Single Serve Cinnamon Roll

Warm the milk to warm but not hot and stir in yeast and sugar. Let sit 2 minutes.
Add melted butter and vanilla.
Add flour and salt and mix into a dough.
Knead by hand 5 to 10 minutes until smooth.
Cover and let rise 10 minutes.
Roll into about a 2 by 8 inch strip.
Spread butter and sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture.
Roll tightly and place into greased pan.
Let rise 5 minutes.
Pour heavy cream on top if using.
Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.

Make the Frosting

Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Add powdered sugar and mix until creamy.
Spread over warm cinnamon roll.

Notes

Dough should feel soft not sticky
Short rise works because of small size
Do not overbake or it loses softness
Frost while warm so it melts inside

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