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Banana Nut Cinnamon Rolls

Fluffy homemade cinnamon rolls are filled with the perfect mixture of sliced bananas, brown sugar,
cinnamon, and chopped walnuts. It's the breakfast treat you never knew you needed!

Prep Time Cook Time Total Time

30 mins 30 mins 4 hrs

Servings: 12 rolls

Ingredients
For the dough:
1 package active dry yeast
1/2 cup water lukewarm
1/2 cup sugar divided
1/2 cup milk scalded
1/3 cup butter unsalted, melted
1 large banana mashed
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for kneading + rolling)

For the filling:

2 tablespoons butter softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3 bananas
1/2 cup walnuts finely chopped

For the icing:

2 ounces cream cheese softened
4 tablespoons butter unsalted, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk (as needed)
1/4 cup walnuts finely chopped (optional)

Instructions
For the dough:
1. In a small bowl, add yeast and 2 teaspoons of the sugar to the lukewarm water and let it sit
until it dissolves, about 10 minutes.
2. In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer using the dough hook attachment, (or a large mixing bowl
with an electric mixer) add scalded milk, melted butter, mashed banana, remaining sugar, and
salt and mix on low speed until combined.

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3. Add half of the flour and mix until smooth. Add yeast mixture and continue to mix on low.
Slowly add the remaining flour until fully incorporated.
4. Remove dough from mixer bowl and then knead on a floured surface for 5 minutes. Make sure
you knead for the whole time. Remove dough, place in a greased bowl, cover, and set aside
on countertop or warm place (I put in my microwave without turning it on). Let it rise until it is
double in size, about 1.5 hours. Not a minute less!

For the filling:

1. When dough has risen, remove cover and, using your fist, punch the dough down and remove
from the bowl. Roll out on a well-floured surface into a 16x24 inch rectangle and spread the
remaining 2 tablespoons of melted butter almost out to the edges, but not quite.
2. Mix the brown sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle evenly across the butter. Slice the
bananas and layer evenly over the brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle chopped walnuts over the
bananas.
3. Roll into a log, starting from one end to the other, lengthwise, so the log is 24 inches. Using a
serrated knife, gently cut 2 inch slices with a sawing motion (try not to push too hard to pinch
the dough), this will give you 12 cinnamon rolls. Quick tip: if you don’t want to measure 2
inches out for every roll, cut the log in half, then cut each piece in half again. You have 4
pieces now. Then cut each fourth into 3 pieces. Now you have twelve even slices.
4. Butter a 9x13 baking pan. If you want your cinnamon rolls in a round shape, place the
cinnamon roll slices close together, but not touching, in the pan. I like mine to be squished
together so that they become a rectangle. So I let them touch. Cover with plastic wrap and let
rise until the dough is doubled, 1 -1½ hours. When the rolls have 20 minutes left to rise,
preheat the oven to 375°F. Bake for about 22-24 minutes, or until they are deep golden brown
on top. If you like them more doughy, you can remove once they begin to get lightly golden
brown on top.

For the icing:

1. While the cinnamon rolls are baking, mix cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and
salt together with an electric or stand mixer on medium speed and set aside. Slowly add milk
to mixture, a couple tablespoons at a time until it reaches the desired thickness. We don’t like it
too runny so just eye-ball it to see what you want.
2. When cinnamon rolls come out of the oven, let them cool for 10 minutes. Pour the icing over
the top and spread over all the rolls. Top with more walnuts, if desired. Serve warm.

Notes
Recipe adapted from these Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls

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