Description
These tender and moist vegan and Gluten Free Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are yeast-free, doughy, soft, refined-sugar free and topped with a luscious vegan pumpkin buttercream frosting!
Ingredients
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Dough
- 1 3/4 cups tapioca starch
- 1/2 cup almond flour or tigernut flour
- 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 TBSP coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 TBSP flaxseed meal
- 3 TBSP whole psyllium husks
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2/3 cup pumpkin purée
- 2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Filling
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 2 TBSP cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp coconut sugar
Vegan Pumpkin “Buttercream” Frosting
- 1/2 cup dairy-free cream cheese, palm shortening or vegan butter
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp tapioca starch
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup pumpkin purée
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
- Preheat the oven to 350F and lightly grease a baking dish with coconut oil.
- To a very large bowl, add tapioca flour, almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, coconut sugar, sea salt, and flaxseed meal. Stir to combine and make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
- To a separate bowl, combine whole psyllium husks and warm water.
- To the psyllium gel mixture, combine melted coconut oil, pumpkin purée, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla.
- Pour the wet ingredient mixture into the middle of the dry ingredients. Stir to combine, then use your hands to bring the dough together into a large ball of dough. The dough should be pliable and soft, tacky but not sticky or wet.
- Make the filling. In a small bowl, whisk together melted coconut oil, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves, vanilla, sea salt, and coconut sugar. Set aside.
- Place the ball of dough between two sheets of parchment paper. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough into a rectangle with dimensions about 14 x 10 inches and no less than 1/4 inch thick. (Images 1&2).
- Use a bench scraper or sharp knife to trim and straighten the edges of the rectangle of dough. (Image 3).
- Using a spoon, apply dollops of the filling to the dough. Then use an offset spatula to spread the filling all the way to the edges of the rectangle. (Images 4&5).
- Using a sharp knife or pastry cutter, cut the dough vertically (lengthways) into 9 even-sized strips. (Image 6).
- Individually roll each strip into a pumpkin cinnamon roll. Start with a snug, tight tuck or first roll so there isn’t a large gap in the center of the roll. Then continue to gently roll the strip of dough to form a spiral. (Images 7&8).
- Continue rolling each strip of filled dough until all 9 pumpkin cinnamon rolls are rolled. (Image 9).
- Nestle the pumpkin cinnamon rolls into the greased baking dish. Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 22-23 minutes.
- Make the frosting while the rolls bake.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven and allow the pumpkin cinnamon rolls to cool for a few minutes.
- Use a spoon or offset spatula to add a dollop of icing to each roll and spread over the surface. Use as generously as you’d like.
- Serve and enjoy warm!
Frosting
- In a stand mixer or food processor, combine room temperature vegan butter, dairy-free cream cheese or palm shortening with tapioca starch, cinnamon, pumpkin purée, maple syrup, vanilla extract and pinch of sea salt (if necessary).* Whisk or pulse until combined. Add more tapioca starch if you desire a thicker frosting.
Notes
*If you are using dairy-free cream cheese or vegan butter that contains salt, you can omit the additional pinch of salt.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 23 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American