Amazing Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls

In this Instructable, I will show you how to make amazing sweet potato cinnamon rolls at home. If you are a fan of sweet potatoes and you like cinnamon rolls, you need to give this recipe a try!!

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Follow the easy steps below, watch the video tutorial, or do both!

Ingredients

1. 1 medium cooked sweet potato (about 1lb/456g)
2. 2 cups of bread flour (250g)
3. 2 Tbsp of maple syrup (28g)
4. 1 Tbsp of baking powder (15g)
5. 1 tsp of cinnamon (3g)

Filling

1. 2 Tbsp of maple syrup (28g)
2. 1/4 cup of brown sugar (55g)
3. 1 tsp of cinnamon (3g)

Glaze

1. 1 cup of powdered sugar
2. 1 to 2 Tbsp of milk or lemon juice, orange juice, etc.
3. Vanilla extract, optional

Tools

1. Baking pan, like a cake pan
2. Bowl
3. Spoon
4. Spatula

Begin by baking your sweet potato. You can do it in the oven or in the air fryer. Set the oven to 400F/205 Celisius, poke a few holes in the sweet potato with a fork, put it on a baking sheet, and bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until fork-tender.

If you want to use the air fryer, follow this air fryer sweet potato recipe.

Once baked, allow it to cool for 10 to 15 minutes so you can handle it without burning your fingers.

Place the baked sweet potato in a large bowl and mash it with a fork or potato masher. Then add the maple syrup and stir it in.

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon, or just dump it all in the bowl and stir. Then use clean hands and mix the dough until all the dry bits are incorporated and the dough forms.

Knead the dough on a counter for 2 to 3 minutes. Don't over-knead the dough.

Roll the dough out into a rectangle about 12 inches wide by 14 inches long.

In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon to make the filling. You can use butter as well instead of the maple syrup or in addition.

Spread the filling onto the top; it will be a fairly thin filling. You can always make more if you want. And if you don't want it as runny, don't use as much maple syrup, or use softened butter, not melted.

Use a pizza cutter and cut the dough into strips. You can get 10 to 12 rolls, depending on how wide you want them. Roll them up and place them in a cake pan or baking pan. I normally spray the pan with some cooking oil or use butter or shortening on the pan.

Bake in a preheated oven at 375F/190C for 18 to 22 minutes, until golden brown.

Allow the cinnamon rolls to cool for a few minutes.

After they have cooled, you can eat them as is or make a glaze or cream cheese frosting to go on top. In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and milk until you get your desired consistency.

Drizzle it evenly on the rolls.

Enjoy!

Print the sweet potato cinnamon rolls recipe here if you want.

Now watch those steps in action with this video tutorial!