Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

5 from 16 votes

Overnight Cinnamon Rolls is an easy make ahead recipe that will be a sweet addition to your brunch menu. Basic kitchen ingredients combine for a tender dough with a cinnamon brown sugar filling. A sweet cream cheese frosting is the finishing touch on our cinnamon roll casserole.

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Rise Time1

Total Time1 45

Course: Bread, Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: make ahead cinnamon rolls, overnight cinnamon rolls

Servings:

Calories: 384kcal

Author: Gwynn Galvin

Equipment

Ingredients

Dough:

4 1/2-5 cups all-purpose flour divided
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 envelopes (1/4 oz. each) quick-rising dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
6 Tablespoons butter
2 eggs , lightly beaten

Filling:

4 Tablespoons butter , melted
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 Tablespoons ground cinnamon

Glaze:

4 ounces cream cheese , at room temperature
4 Tablespoons butter , at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pink sprinkles or sugar flowers

Instructions

Dough:

Combine 2 cups flour, granulated sugar, yeast and salt in a large bowl.
Microwave milk and butter until butter is melted and mixture is very warm, 128-130 degrees.
Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir until blended. Add eggs and enough remaining flour until a dough forms.
On lightly floured surface, knead dough until smooth, about 5 minutes, adding more flour if needed. Roll dough into a 20 x 16-inch rectangle.

Filling:

Brush melted butter evenly over top of dough to cover.
Combine brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over dough.
Beginning at long end, roll up and pinch seam to seal. cut into 12 pieces.
Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish and arrange rolls, cut sides up in baking dish.
Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or up to about 18 hours.
Before baking, remove rolls from refrigerator and let stand, covered, until dough rises, about hour. While dough is rising, preheat oven to 350F.
After dough has risen, bake 25 minutes or until tops are golden.

Glaze:

While rolls are baking, beat cream cheese and butter until blended. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Spread glaze over warm rolls and sprinkle with your favorite sprinkles or top with sugar flowers. Serve warm!

Notes

Recipe Tips

Don’t let the dough rise before refrigerating.

Refrigerate your unbaked rolls immediately after assembling in your baking dish.

Cover rolls tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

You can refrigerate the unbaked rolls for up to about 18 hours.

Before baking, remove rolls from refrigerator and let rise at room temperature, covered, about 1 hour.

Remove plastic wrap before baking.

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