There’s nothing more comforting than a warm cinnamon roll for one slathered in cream cheese frosting. But when the craving hits, who wants to get dressed, head out, and hope the bakery has something fresh? And buying one the night before usually means waking up to a stale roll. The solution is simple; make your own! This single serving cinnamon roll can be mixed the night before and baked in the morning for that perfect, fresh-from-the-oven cozy vibe.
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Want a bigger batch of cinnamon rolls, then gives this small batch almost homemade cinnamon roll recipe a try. Find more wonderful breakfast treats where you’ll find recipes like a single serving pecan sticky bun and recipe for one perfect blueberry muffin.
Ingredients and Notes
- All Purpose Flour: only all purpose flour has been tested with this recipe
- Whole Milk: the milk should be warm, ideally between 95℉-105℉.
- Butter: unsalted butter works best. Make sure the butter is soft enough to stir together with the cinnamon and sugar to make a paste-like texture.
- Cream Cheese: use full fat cream cheese and make sure it is soft enough to cream together with the powdered sugar and milk to make an icing that is smooth.
Recipe Tips
- Instead of rolling up one strip of dough with cinnamon sugar and then attaching the other strip to roll up, you could make two small rolls.
- The dough will not rise a ton while resting, but it should slightly rise and almost touch the edges after resting in the ramekin for 30 minutes. Make sure it is resting in a warm spot.
How To Make A Cinnamon Roll
Yes, the cinnamon roll needs time to rest to slightly expand before baking.
Likely under-proofed, over-floured, or over-kneaded. Be patient with rising times and use light hands when adding flour.
Frost while warm for a melty glaze or wait until fully cooled for a thicker, spreadable icing.
Cream cheese is rich and tangy, powdered sugar glaze is lighter and sweeter. Both are traditional—choose your favorite.
How To Store For later
- If making for later, store in the fridge in an airtight container for 2-3 days and reheat in the microwave until warm.
- If possible, store the icing and the cinnamon roll separately.
Single Cinnamon Roll
Ingredients
Recipe Directions
- Start by mixing together all of the dry ingredients for the roll, the flour, brown sugar, yeast, baking powder, and salt.½ cup all purpose flour, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, ½ teaspoon instant yeast, ¼ teaspoon baking powder, 1 Pinch salt
- Then stir in the wet ingredients until a dough forms.2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons whole milk
- Knead for 1 minute, then let rest in a warm spot for 20 minutes, covered with a clean linen.
- While the dough is resting, stir together all of the filling ingredients.2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 tablespoon butter
- Then roll out dough on a floured surface, to be about 2 inches by 8 inches.
- Spread the filling on top, leaving the edges empty by ⅛-¼ inch.
- Cut the dough in half so you have two 1 inch by 8 inch pieces, then roll up one strip, attach the second strip to the end and roll that one around the first strip.
- Then place in a greased 10-ounce ramekin and let rest in a warm spot for 30 minutes, covered with a clean linen.
- Preheat your oven to 350℉ and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until the top starts to golden.
- While the cinnamon roll cools, make the icing by creaming together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and milk, together in a bowl with a spoon. Pour the icing on top of the cinnamon roll and enjoy!1 ounce cream cheese, ¼ cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon whole milk
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