The best homemade cinnamon rolls that are soft and fluffy, stuffed with the perfect summer flavor, graham crackers, melted chocolate and better yet, toasted marshmallows.
3cupsof All Purpose flour375g (1/3 cup more for dusting)
Filling
1cupof melted milk chocolate
1/3cupof brown sugar
3sheets of graham crackerscrumbled
¼cupmarshmallow on topI used mini
Icing
1cupof powdered sugar
2-3tbspmilkto desired consistency
Instructions
DOUGH 1. Melt butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. 2.Once the butter is melted, add your milk of choice to the pot. Butter and milk mixture should be warm (100-110F). 3. Add 1 tablespoon of cane sugar into the mixture and stir until fully dissolved. 4. Sprinkle yeast into the mixture and allow it to activate for 10 minutes. 5. Once activated, the yeast will appear foamy. 6. Add the remaining cane sugar, a pinch of salt, and unsweetened applesauce into the mixture. 7. Slowly add the flour into the mixture while stirring using a wooden spoon. 8. Once all the flour has been added to the mixture, the dough should be sticky. 9. Move the dough onto a floured surface and add a little bit of flour at a time and knead the dough by hand for 1-2 minutes until smooth. Form the dough into a round ball. 10. Grease a large bowl with oil to help prevent the dough from sticking. 11. Add the rounded dough into the bowl and cover gently with plastic wrap or lid. Allow the dough to rise for one hour in a warm place.
S’MORES FILLING 1. While the dough rises, prepare the s’mores filling by mixing brown sugar and crumbled graham crackers in a small bowl. Set aside. 2. Lightly flour a flat surface (pastry mat, marble slab, chopping board, or clean kitchen counter). 3. Once the dough has about doubled in size, place the dough onto the floured surface and roll the dough into a rectangular shape. 4. Take the melted milk chocolate and spread it evenly on the dough using a brush, knife, or spoon. 5. Take the brown sugar and crumbled graham cracker mixture and sprinkle it evenly over the chocolate. 6. Gently roll the dough into a cylinder starting from the long edge. Be sure to roll the dough very tightly. 7. Cut the dough into 10 even pieces using either a sharp knife or piece of floss. 8. Grease an 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish with butter or oil. 9. Place the s’mores cinnamon rolls onto the greased baking dish (with the cut side down). Be sure to leave some space between each roll as they will continue to expand. 10. Sprinkle marshmallows on top of the rolls.
BAKE AND SERVE 1. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and allow the dough to continue rising for 20-30 minutes. 2. Preheat the oven to 350 F 3. After 20-30 minutes, remove the plastic wrap from the baking dish and place the s’more cinnamon rolls into the preheated oven and bake for 23-25 minutes. 4. Drizzle some icing 5. Enjoy!
Notes
1. Proof dough in a warm place 2. Add flour ½ cup at a time when preparing the dough 3. Add marshmallows on top of the dough (since they will puff up in the oven) and place the marshmallows in the middle of the rolls will help create gaps