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These Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls are the best for any morning, but especially Christmas morning! They are made like typical amazing cinnamon rolls, but the milk is replaced by yummy eggnog in the dough and in the frosting!
The Best Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls
This recipe is for all of the eggnog lovers out there. These cinnamon rolls have the best eggnog flavor that goes throughout the entire cinnamon roll! The best part though, is how easy they are to make from scratch.
All my cinnamon roll recipes are incredibly easy because you can make them ahead of time, which saves so much of your time. This is crucial during the busy holidays. All you have to do is make them the night before, cover them with plastic wrap, and put them in the fridge! They next morning you can pop them into the oven and they’ll be done in no time! If your life is hectic during the holidays, these cinnamon buns are for you.
Ingredients Needed
- Active Dry Yeast: Pay attention to what yeast you use, this recipe was written for active dry yeast, not instant or rapidrise.
- Eggnog: Regular or reduced fat eggnog is fine, as is nondairy.
- Granulated Sugar: Helps activate the yeast and sweetens the soft dough.
- Egg: I love adding a large egg to cinnamon roll dough – it adds richness.
- Brown Sugar: Don’t forget to pack your brown sugar!
- Cinnamon and Ground Nutmeg: The cinnamon sugar filling will also have nutmeg like eggnog does.
- Powdered Sugar: The main ingredient in the frosting, along with eggnog. The frosting is more an icing or drizzle.
How to make Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls
- Heat eggnog until it reaches between 100-110°F. You want it to be like very warm bathwater. Add yeast and stir. Let it sit for a few minutes until the yeast blooms.
- Place sugar, butter, salt, and egg in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until the butter is distributed throughout the liquids, although it may be chunky. Pour in the egg nog/yeast mixture and stir for a few seconds.
- Add flour and stir with the paddle attachment just until the mixture starts to stick to the paddle. Then replace the paddle with the dough hook. Continue mixing on low speed until the dough forms a ball in the center of the bowl.
- Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place the dough ball in it. Let sit for 2-4 hours until it doubles in size.
- Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Once the dough is risen, roll it out on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle, about 10” by 14”. Spread with melted butter and sprinkle with filling.
- Roll the dough up tightly from the long end. Slice it into 12 equal rounds. Place the rolls into a 9×13” baking pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cover the rolls with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or allow to rise until puffed, approximately 1-2 hours in a warm place.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F. Remove the plastic wrap and bake until they are golden brown.
- Whisk the powdered sugar and eggnog until smooth. Pour over warm rolls and serve.
Expert Tips
- Store these on your counter, loosely covered, for up to three days.
- Make ahead of time to give yourself more time to relax! If chilled, remove the rolls from the refrigerator and let them warm up to room temperature while the oven is preheating.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the rolls or use unflavored dental floss (my favorite hack).
FAQs
Can you freeze this recipe?
You can! Store in an airtight container for up to 2 months!
Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls
These cinnamon rolls come from my favorite recipe but instead of using milk…they use EGGNOG! Perfect for Christmas!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Rising Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 55 minutes
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 1 package (7g) active dry yeast (2 ¼ teaspoons)
- ¾ cup (177ml) eggnog (regular or reduced-fat)
- ⅓ cup (67g) granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons (42g) unsalted butter , softened
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
For the Filling:
- ⅔ cup (134g) packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter , melted
For the Frosting:
- 1 ¾ cups (198g) powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup (79ml) eggnog (regular or reduced-fat)
Instructions
Make the Dough:
- Place eggnog in a microwave safe measuring cup. Heat for 30 seconds in the microwave, until it reaches between 100-110°F. You want it to be like very warm bathwater. (The time you heat it will need to be adjusted depending on your microwave.) Add yeast and stir. Let it sit for a few minutes until the yeast blooms.
- Place sugar, butter, salt, and egg in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until the butter is distributed throughout the liquids, although it may be chunky. Pour in the eggnog/yeast mixture and stir for a few seconds.
- Add flour and stir with the paddle attachment just until the mixture starts to stick to the paddle. Then replace the paddle with the dough hook. Continue mixing on low speed until the dough forms a ball in the center of the bowl. If dough is still very sticky, you can add an additional ¼ cup of flour.
- Spray a large bowl with cooking spray and place the dough ball in it. Spray the top of the dough ball with cooking spray (lightly) and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let sit for 2-4 hours until it doubles in size. Note on rising: if your house is warm, it should rise no problem. If it’s cold in your house, it may take longer for the dough to rise.
Prepare Rolls:
- Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Once the dough is risen, roll it out on a lightly floured surface into a large rectangle, about 10” by 14”. Spread with melted butter and sprinkle with filling.
- Roll the dough up tightly from the long end. Slice it into 12 equal rounds. Place the rolls into a 9×13” baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cover the rolls with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or allow to rise until puffed, approximately 1-2 hours in a warm place.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F. If chilled, remove the rolls from the refrigerator and let them warm up to room temperature while the oven is preheating. Remove the plastic wrap and bake for 23-28 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
Frosting:
- Whisk the powdered sugar and eggnog until smooth. Pour over warm rolls and serve.
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Recipe Nutrition
Serving: 1roll | Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 2504mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
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Last Updated on December 17, 2023
I cannot get Amazon Prime for that very reason, haha. I would go broke! These cinnamon rolls look so perfect though! Love that you just subbed some eggnog in there. Also, I’m definitely going to have to try these overnight cinnamon rolls. Sounds so much easier than trying to do all that in one day! 🙂
YES! I cannot imagine trying to get up at 4 am to make breakfast!
I am TOTALLY addicted to online shopping. The worst part is I have to pick it up in town because we live out in the country. But still, I only have to drive 2 miles instead of many, many more. I’m also not really big on drinking tons of eggnog, but I bet it would add some amazing flavour to baking! These look so perfect!
Egg nog and powdered sugar in a glaze equals delicious. This dessert looks amazing.
Thank you Ashley!
Haha, the UPS guy probably feels like this every week towards me. Ken and I always order stuff off Prime. Sometimes multiple times per week!
Speaking of Ken, he’s a total eggnog fan and would love these. I should be a nice girlfriend and make them for breakfast one day. Great recipe, Dorothy!
Oh the boxes. Mel is SO over them!! 🙂
Leave him the bourbon and mail me these rolls!!! Seriously, you have no idea my obsession w/ cinnamon rolls! Proof? my Cinnamon Roll board – to which I pinned these!
Thank you Paula! I am super obsessed too!! I cannot get enough. Thanks for the pin!
Gosh these look incredible. I would lose my mind with a pan of these warm and gooey rolls straight out of the oven.
You are speaking my language! Looks soooooo good! Now, pretty please, a recipe for eggnog french toast?
Oooh that should be next!!!
I agree…….eggnog goes with everything, especially cinnamon rolls! These look so good, I’m sure I could eat the whole pan! I love Amazon, too it’s so much easier to shop online, especially when there’s so many recipes to be made!! lol 🙂
LOL thanks Marti!
These scream the holidays!! Love!
I totally had eggnog cinnamon rolls on my list of things to make this season – you beat me to it! And whah, these look amazing! I’m with you and can only drink a small amount of eggnog, but these? I could eat them everyday 🙂 YUM!
#greatminds!!!
don’t even get me started on Amazon – Ian s about ready to flip over the number of boxes currently in our basement! I’m not big on eggnog, but in cinnamon rolls I’m a fan!
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