Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Rolls
These Cottage Cheese Cinnamon Rolls are soft, fluffy, perfectly sweet and topped with a Greek yogurt glaze. Easy to make and sneak in 10 grams of protein each!
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 249kcal
Ingredients
For the Dough
- 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese I used 2%
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/3 cups self-rising flour more for dusting + if necessary
For the Filling
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
For the Glaze
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Get 8x11 baking dish ready.
- In a blender, add cottage cheese, milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract and blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl, scraping walls of the jug with spatula.
- Add flour and stir with a spatula, then proceed mixing with your hands until thick dough forms. Add a bit more flour at a time, if needed, to make sure dough is not sticking to your hands.
- Transfer dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a large rectangle, approximately 11x8 inches, doesn't have to be exact, just long enough so you can cut it into 10 pieces.
- Brush dough with some melted butter, brush bottom and sides of baking dish with remaining butter.
- In a small bowl, add brown sugar and cinnamon, stir with a spoon to combine and sprinkle onto buttered dough evenly.
- Roll the dough tightly lengthwise and cut into 10 even pieces and place into previously prepared baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly golden and puffed up.
- While cinnamon rolls are baking, in a small bowl whisk together Greek yogurt, powdered sugar and vanilla to make the glaze.
- Remove rolls from the oven, let cool for 2 minutes and top with the glaze. Enjoy warm!
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Notes
- Store: I keep cinnamon rolls on the counter overnight loosely covered with kitchen towel. After, I refrigerate them in an airtight container for up to 5 days and reheat in a microwave. If you are worried about Greek yogurt frosting, you can refrigerate them right away.
- Freeze: Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cinnamon roll | Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 573mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g