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    90 Minute Cinnamon Rolls With Caramel Frosting Recipe

    Modified: Jun 5, 2025 · Published: Mar 30, 2019 by Brandy · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Our 90 minute cinnamon rolls with caramel frosting come together in 90 minutes! Soft, cinnamon rolls covered in decadent caramel frosting. Easy to make and a definite crowd pleaser!

    Our 90 minute cinnamon rolls with caramel frosting come together in 90 minutes! Soft, cinnamon rolls covered in decadent caramel frosting. Easy to make and a definite crowd pleaser!

    Homemade bread is my love language. I love making it for family and friends and I love eating it! These 90 minute cinnamon rolls are a family favorite. The best part? They come together in 90 minutes. That's right! They DO NOT need to raise for an hour. Yahoo! We are LDS and watch General Conference twice a year that is broadcast from Salt Lake City.

    quick 90 minute cinnamon roll with bite

    Instead of going to church, we stay home and watch the broadcast from the comfort of our living room.

    Making and eating cinnamon rolls has been a conference tradition ever since we were first married. Once I found this recipe for 90 minute dough, it's been our go-to method!

    90 minute cinnamon roll with icing spread

    scroll down for a printable recipe!

    90 Minute Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Frosting

    ball of 90 minute dough
    The dough is simple to make and nice and sweet. You can use this for so many recipes. I like using it during the holidays for our cherry candy cane bread.

    cinnamon roll dough rolled with butter and sugar and cinnamon spread

    Tip: instead of adding butter then sprinkling with sugar and cinnamon, mix all three together and spread over dough. Brown sugar makes these AMAZING.

    90 minute cinnamon rolls ready to bake

    Bake up until golden brown!

    Can you make the cinnamon rolls ahead of time?

    Yes! Make the cinnamon rolls up to this point. Where they are ready to go into the oven. Then freeze. When ready to make them, let the cinnamon rolls thaw then bake!

    How many 90 minute cinnamon rolls does this recipe make?

    This recipe makes a dozen cinnamon rolls with caramel frosting.

    Can you use white sugar in the filling for cinnamon rolls?

    Or course, but the mixture of butter and brown sugar makes the ooey gooey.

    bowl of caramel frosting

    Now for the caramel frosting for the cinnamon rolls. Have you had this before? You'll be adding it to EVERYTHING.

    finished 90 minute cinnamon rolls

    90 Minute Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Frosting Printable Recipe

    Caramel Cinnamon Rolls

    Our caramel cinnamon rolls come together in 90 minutes! Soft, cinnamon rolls covered in decadent caramel frosting. Easy to make and a definite crowd pleaser!
    5 from 3 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Prep Time: 1 hour hour
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 478kcal
    Author: Brandy Nelson
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    Ingredients

    Rolls

    • ¾ cup milk
    • ¼ cup butter softened
    • 3 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
    • 1 Tbsp. instant yeast
    • ¼ cup white sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ cup water
    • 1 egg
    • 1 cup brown sugar packed
    • 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
    • ½ cup butter softened

    Frosting

    • ½ cup butter
    • 1 cup packed brown sugar
    • ¼ cup milk
    • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar

    Instructions

    Rolls

    • Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in butter; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.
    • In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 ¼ cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, egg and the milk mixture; beat well.
    • Add the remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has just pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, 2-3 minutes.
    • Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rest for 10 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, softened butter. It should be the consistency of frosting.
    • Roll out dough into a 12x9 inch rectangle.
    • Spread dough with butter/sugar mixture. Roll up dough and pinch seam to seal. Cut into 12 equal size rolls and place in lightly greased baking sheet.
    • Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.
    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
    • Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until browned.

    Frosting

    • In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; boil and stir 2 minutes. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling. Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes.
    • Gradually stir powdered sugar (½ cup at a time)  into brown sugar mixture. Place saucepan of frosting in bowl of cold water. Beat with spoon until smooth and spreadable. If frosting becomes too stiff, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Spread over rolls.

    Notes

    If frosting becomes too stiff, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 478kcal
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    You might also like these bread recipes as well!

    Grandpa Bob's Apple Pull-Apart Bread: This apple cinnamon pull apart bread is a delicious light, pull apart bread with diced apples, a buttery cinnamon filling, chopped walnuts. Drizzled with a sugary glaze it’s a family tradition for us— make it one for yours too.

    Dessert Pizza: Cinnamon roll dessert pizza! Delicious sweet dough topped with butter and a gooey brown sugar and cinnamon topping. Then finished off with a vanilla glaze.

    Caramel Apple Sweet Rolls: These Caramel Apple Sweet Rolls are absolutely delicious and come together in under 30 minutes!

    And don't these orange rolls look AMAZING? We may switch things up next time and make these during conference!

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. The 21st Century Housewife© says

      October 11, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      This is definitely my kind of recipe - super delicious and quick and easy! Thank you for sharing your 90 Minute Cinnamon Rolls with Let's Do Brunch.

      Reply
    2. Steph @ somewhatsimple says

      May 25, 2011 at 4:20 am

      This looks so yummy! I am going to feature it this Thursday!

      Reply
    3. ricacyrus says

      March 21, 2011 at 6:56 am

      This looks so delicious. I love the glaze and the caramel on the top! Thumbs up!
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      Reply
    4. keri says

      January 18, 2011 at 5:28 am

      The caramel icing is so beautiful! I love it on top of almost anything. It makes everything so delicious.
      dining table

      Reply
    5. keri says

      November 10, 2010 at 2:01 am

      The good old cinnamon rolls with a twist! Love your idea! Very nice!bed frames

      Reply
    6. Its So Very Cheri says

      July 25, 2010 at 2:02 pm

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    7. Sachiko says

      July 18, 2010 at 5:47 am

      Those look so yummy! I've been on a cupcake kick recently and I think this might actually be what I need. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    8. Amy @ Positively Splendid says

      July 14, 2010 at 10:59 pm

      Ohmygoodness...it is too, too dangerous for this mama to know that something so luscious can be made so easily! What a delicious recipe!

      Thank you so much for stopping by PS this week to comment on my calla lily tank. You are such a sweetheart for the compliment you left on my "modeling" shot, too. 🙂

      Take care!
      Amy

      Reply
    9. purple squirrel says

      July 14, 2010 at 10:52 pm

      MMMMM.. these look so good! Thanks for sharing the recipes...

      Reply
    10. Fun On a Dime Lady says

      July 13, 2010 at 8:46 pm

      Those look so yummy!

      Reply
    11. Amanda K @ Every Crafty Endeavor says

      July 13, 2010 at 4:28 am

      Oh yumm!! I know what I am having for breakfast on Saturday! (Okay so maybe more like a brunch!

      Reply
    12. Danelle says

      July 12, 2010 at 4:49 pm

      This recipe is perfect for someone impatient like me. I can't wait to try it (see I told you I was impatient). Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    13. pandabox33 says

      July 12, 2010 at 4:11 pm

      Oh my! This is making me hungry ! I am going to try this. Yum.

      Reply
    14. Kristi says

      July 12, 2010 at 1:51 pm

      Oh, I love making cinnamon rolls, but my hubby hates waiting for them to be done. (And so do I!!) I will be trying these when we have company this weekend!

      Reply
    15. Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking says

      July 12, 2010 at 4:38 am

      YUMMY!!! Putting this recipe in my file!

      Reply
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