Frosted Keto Cinnamon Rolls

Buttery Keto Cinnamon Rolls That Will Melt In Your Mouth

Making keto cinnamon rolls from scratch is easy to do and will save you from spending your money at a keto bakery.

So many people depend on keto bakeries across Canada for their keto treats and keto meals which cost a fortune.

Just to buy a keto cupcake can run you near $5, just for one.

No thanks, I’ll make my own.

Keto is not difficult especially baking treats to take along with you to work or for a snack at home.

I know some of you are saying, “but I can’t bake”, however, let me tell you, yes you can.

Keto baking is so easy once you have the basics down especially when using a fathead dough.

It’s pretty hard to mess it up, trust me.

These keto cinnamon rolls were created using a fathead dough, smothered in butter, secret cinnamon blend, and optional walnuts.

That’s it.

Fathead Dough For Keto Cinnamon Rolls

Any time that I bake with almond flour or even coconut flour I never enjoy the baked good until the next day.

There’s something about letting the product sit for a day that helps to bring all of the flavours together.

Not only that but we both find the texture of the product to be far different on day 2 then it is once it’s cooled from the oven.

However, these keto cinnamon rolls can be eating hot out of the oven if you simply can’t resist them.

The toughest part of this recipe (it’s actually super easy) is making the fathead dough.

What is fathead dough?

It’s a simple mixture of almond flour, baking powder, salt, shredded whole mozzarella, and cream cheese mixed up and microwaved until melted.

Once it has cooled just a touch you add in your eggs and mix it quickly so the egg doesn’t cook in the dough.

I’ve never once had an issue with adding the eggs to the melted cheese.

You keep kneading in the bowl until it forms a ball that resembles dough.

That’s it.

Extra Help For Your Keto Cinnamon Rolls

You can also add ground flaxseed as I have along with some vital wheat gluten if you want to.

Vital wheat gluten is not gluten-free so if you are looking for gluten-free keto cinnamon rolls just leave it out.

The vital wheat gluten is high in protein, low in carbs, and adds structure or body to the cinnamon rolls.

You are using very little for this recipe but it makes a huge difference and it can easily fit into macros and net carbs of 20-50g a day.

For a better understanding, the Modernist Pantry (Ask A Chef) explains how Vital Wheat Gluten helps keto dough.

Keto Cinnamon Rolls Secret Blend Cinnamon Spice

When I eat any kind of cinnamon rolls I want them to taste like “Sinnamon rolls” that are naughty and nice.

So, I like to add a nice amount of a special cinnamon blend that I created just for these keto cinnamon buns.

Most keto bakers like to use sweeteners such as Monkfruit, allulose, Splenda (Stevia), or erythritol (Swerve) or Truvia (Stevia), however, for this recipe I didn’t. But, you can.

I prefer cinnamon, nutmeg and Sukrin Gold brown sugar (keto-approved) mixed together and generously sprinkled on top of a layer of butter.

Once you’ve done this step in the process if you want to add chopped pecans or walnuts now is the time.

I used chopped walnuts for these keto cinnamon rolls but you can leave them out entirely.

How To Make Keto Cinnamon Rolls

• Step 1– Make fathead dough
• Step 2– Make the cinnamon roll mixture
• Step 3- Roll out the fathead dough on parchment paper into a rectangle shape even if you have to force shape it with your fingers as I did. The idea is that you want an even shape to roll your cinnamon roll. I ended up with a 12×13 rectangle and let it sit covered with a clean tea towel for 5 minutes once rolled.
• Step 4– Layer with 2 tablespoons of butter evenly not missing any surface area
• Step 5– Add the cinnamon mixture and optional chopped nuts

Roll The Cinnamon Roll Tightly

• Step 6– Roll the cinnamon roll as tight as you can.

• Step 7– Slice into 6 x 2-inch cinnamon rolls (they will look small but rise when baked)
• Step 8– Butter a round baking tin, muffin tin or even a square tin
• Step 9– Sit your cinnamon rolls into the buttered baking pan in a circle with one in the middle.
• Step 10– Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown
• Step 11– Let cool completely.
• Step 12– Add sugar-free cream cheese cinnamon roll icing on each cinnamon roll and more chopped nuts. You can sprinkle more cinnamon on top if you desire. Perhaps you don’t want any icing on them and that’s delicious too.
• Step 13– Eat them while they are fresh from the oven and cooled enough to add the icing or as I suggested wait a day or so and then enjoy them.

How To Make Sugar-free Keto Cream Cheese Cinnamon Roll Icing

• 2 ounces of softened cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons of whipping cream (add more if you want a thinner glaze)
  
• 2 tablespoons of keto icing sugar (blend your fav granulated sugar in a coffee grinder or use Swerve icing sugar)
• I used a tsp of maple extract in my frosting but you can add vanilla or even more cinnamon if you’d like.
• 1 tsp of ground cinnamon

You can add more sweetener if you’d like a sweeter taste for your frosting.

I used a hand mixer to make mine but you can throw it all into the stand mixer as well.

If you don’t have enough frosting, double the recipe but all you need is a light layer as it is sweet.

Printable Recipe Below

Don’t get me wrong I might not follow a keto diet but there’s nothing stopping me from enjoying these delicious keto treats.

My other favorite is the Keto Canadian Butter Tarts that turned out so nice I made the recipe about 10 times now.

They are so good.

Nutrition: 1 cinnamon roll 186 calories, 12 g fat, 4.0 g carbs 1.3 g fibre or 2.7 net carbs each cinnamon roll

For lots more keto and non-keto recipes visit my Frugal Free Recipe Depot Index

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