Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls in 15 Minutes!
15-Minute Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls!
Homemade mini cinnamon rolls in just 15 minutes from start to finish! No eggs, no yeast, no rising. These air fryer cinnamon rolls are super easy and quick. My kids can even make these! And we all definitely love eating them!
Watch me make these quick and easy Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls in this 3-minute video!
Don’t get me wrong, they’re no buttermilk cinnamon rolls or caramel apple cinnamon rolls, but these air fryer cinnamon rolls are definitely a tasty little snack or treat. They taste even better than I expected, especially with cream cheese icing!
The dough is incredibly simple! Mix together self-rising flour, milk, and melted butter. That’s it! Super easy to measure out the flour and milk by placing the mixing bowl on a kitchen scale, taring, then weighing for each of those ingredients. The dough should be soft and smooth in the end, like playdough.
Self-Rising Flour Substitute
If you don’t have self-rising flour, no problem. Try this substitution…
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
(A gluten-free all-purpose flour should work in place of the flour, but I haven’t personally tried it.)
Then mix up the filling – brown sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, and melted butter. It ends up almost like a spreadable paste.
Roll out the dough, spread on the filling, roll the dough up, and cut evenly into rolls. You can use a piece of floss or a serrated knife. I love that air fryer cinnamon rolls are no fuss and no rising!
You’ll want to oil or grease your air fryer basket because you don’t want the dough or filling to stick too badly to the basket. Or you can use air fryer parchment paper.
Air fryer cinnamon rolls only take about 5 minutes to cook! Awesome, right?! Cooking time may vary slightly depending on your air fryer though, so check on them before 5 minutes is up to make sure they don’t overcook.
A delicious cream cheese icing is the perfect way to top off air fryer cinnamon rolls, or any cinnamon roll for that matter. I like to use clear vanilla in icing recipes like this because it stays a nice white color, but either way it will taste yummy! If you don’t like cream cheese, you can omit it or make your own favorite cinnamon roll glaze or icing.
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Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls in 15 Minutes!
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Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup (140 grams) self-rising flour
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (70 grams) milk
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Filling
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Icing
- 1 ounce cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the self-rising flour and milk until dough is just starting to come together. Add the melted butter and mix until combined. May need to use hands to finishing mixing. Dough should be soft and smooth, like playdough.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the filling ingredients - brown sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, melted butter. Set aside.
- Lightly flour or oil surface. Roll dough into rectangle shape, between 1/8- and 1/4-inch thick, about 12 inches by 8 inches. Spread filling over dough, leaving some space on the long edges. Roll dough up tightly, starting with long edge. Lightly pinch edge to seal. Cut into 9 rolls, each about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick.
- Oil your air fryer basket or use parchment paper. Lightly press down on the tops of each roll. Place rolls in the air fryer. Cook at 350°F for 5 minutes. (Cooking time may vary depending on your air fryer.)
- Meanwhile, mix together cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk for the icing.
- Pipe or spread the icing over the tops of the warm rolls. Best served warm and fresh. Enjoy!
Recipe Adapted From: Emma's Goodies
Moderately tasty, but so dense more like a heavy biscuit…