Orange Sweet Rolls Recipe (Video)

This easy 90 minute sweet roll dough is filled with a tangy orange frosting, baked until golden brown and frosted with more delicious orange frosting! Our orange sweet rolls will easily become a family favorite!

You’ll also love our quick rise cinnamon rolls with buttercream frosting and lemon sweet roll recipe!

Watch our step by step video!

My husband prefers savory foods to sweet foods. I am the opposite—give me ALL the sugar. That was why I was so surprised when he declared these orange sweet rolls as his favorite, “Better than cinnamon rolls!” They are sweet, but have a slight tang from the fresh squeezed orange juice and orange zest. Absolutely delicious.

I usually double the sweet roll dough and make a dozen orange or lemon rolls and a dozen cinnamon rolls.

OTHER RECIPES USING THIS QUICK SWEET DOUGH Recipe

Candy Cane Cherry Braided Bread

Cinnamon Roll Dessert Pizza

Quick Rise Orange Sweet Rolls

I love this recipe because the dough only raises for 40 minutes: 10 minutes the first time and 30 minutes the second time. That’s it! I found it 15 years ago on Allrecipes.com and use it as a base for all of my sweet dessert breads.

Once the dough is rolled out it is spread with a delicious homemade orange frosting. You use half of the frosting as filling and the rest is spread over the warm orange rolls after they come out of the oven. For more of an orange coloring, sprinkle a tiny bit of extra orange zest over finished rolls.

Easy Orange Rolls Recipe

Quick Rise Orange Sweet Rolls

This easy 90 minute sweet roll dough is filled with a tangy orange frosting, baked until golden brown and frosted with more delicious orange frosting! Our orange sweet rolls will easily become a family favorite!

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Prep Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 373kcal

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter softened
• 3 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. instant yeast
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg

Filling & Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 Tbsp. orange zest

Instructions

• 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 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, egg and the milk mixture; beat well.
• Add the remaining flour, 1/2 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 frosting ingredients.
• Roll out dough into a 12x9 inch rectangle.
• Spread dough with half of the lemon frosting. 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. Spread remaining frosting over warm rolls. 

Notes

Can these Orange sweet rolls be made the night before?

Yes. Make them to the point of placing them on the pan. Wrap with plastic wrap and set the pan in the refrigerator or freezer overnight. Thaw on the counter until room temperature then let rise for 30 minutes before baking the next day.

Nutrition

Calories: 373kcal

CAN THESE SWEET ROLLS BE MADE THE NIGHT BEFORE?

Yes. Make them to the point of placing them on the pan. Wrap with plastic wrap and set the pan in the refrigerator or freezer overnight. Thaw on the counter until room temperature then let rise for 30 minutes before baking the next day.