Blueberry Cheesecake Cinnamon Rolls w/ Lemon Glaze

These cinnamon rolls are not for those on a diet, flavored filled with hints on lemony berry filling with a creamy glaze on top.

Blueberry Glazed Cinnamon Rolls are a fun twist on the classic rolls that are filled with wonderful flavor, a sweet but tart treat.

Ingredients

Dough

• 1/4 cups of active yeast

• 1/2 cups of warm water

• 1/2 cups scaled milk

• 1/4 cups of sugar

• 1/3 cups of shorting or butter

• 1 pinch of salt

• 1 egg

• 4 cups of all purpose bleached flour

Filling

• 2 8oz package of cream cheese

• 1 1/2 cups of blue berries

• 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

• 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Glaze

• 2 1/4 cups of powdered sugar

• 1 table spoon of vanilla extract

• 1/4 cups of milk

• 1 zest of a lemon

• 2 table spoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice

STEP 1

Prepare your dough mixture, in a small bowl dissolve yeast with the warm water and set aside.

In a separate bowl; mix milk, sugar melted butter salt and egg. Then add your yeast to the mixture adding your flour 1cup at a time into the mixer until the dough has formed.

Once dough has started to combine, take the dough out of the mixer and begin to knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for 8 minutes.

Place dough ball in a well greased bowl and cover, sit aside to double in size for a hour!

STEP 2

Filling

Now that your dough has doubled in size, punch the dough ball down and roll the dough using a rolling pin on a floured surface into a rectangle or 15 by 9 inches.

Preheat oven to 350

Smash the blueberries in a large bowl to preferred consistency. Now mix together soften cream cheese, vanilla extract, lemon juice, smashed blue berries and powdered sugar. Spread the mix across the dough.

STEP 3

Now roll your cinnamon rolls into a log, but be careful as the blue berries might try to escape!

Once rolled cut each roll into even sizes as this dough make between 10 - 12 cinnamon rolls.

STEP 4

Once the rolls are cut place them in a baking pan or cast iron skillet to rise for an additional 40 or until doubled in size.

STEP 5

Bake your rolls for 35 minuets or until golden brown, set aside to cool.

STEP 6

Glaze

Now it's time for the best part, your glaze! Add your powdered sugar, vanilla, milk, lemon zest and juice to a bowl a mix until combined.

Now pour your glaze to the top of your cinnamon rolls

Lastly Enjoy!

I want to give a big Thank You to my older sister Nia, for joining me in this creation and post so please like and subscribe to her blog and check out our collaboration on her blog! niajenterprises.com