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Cherry De-Lite Cinnamon Rolls

Cherry De-Lite Cinnamon Rolls

Jun 7th 2025

This recipe is so delicious and comes with a busy mom life hack at the bottom!  This is going to be a new breakfast favorite for sure!

Dough: 
1/4 cup warm water
1 tsp active dry yeast
3/4 cup whole milk
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
4 1/2 cups bread flour
1/2 tsp salt
6 tbsp unsalted butter, room temp.

Filling:
1 1/2 cups Cherry De-Lite Pie Fill

Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 tbsp unsalted butter, room temp.
3 oz cream cheese, room temp.
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 tbsp whole milk

Directions:

Activate The Yeast

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the warm water, active dry yeast, and a pinch of sugar. Let the mixture sit for about 15 minutes, or until the yeast blooms, and becomes bubbly and activated.

Make The Dough

  1. Add the milk, sugar and eggs to the bloomed yeast, and whisk until they are thoroughly combined.
  2. Sift the bread flour and sea salt into the mixture, stirring just until a shaggy dough forms.
  3. Work in the room temperature butter by hand or with a stand mixer on low speed until incorporated, about 3 minutes.
  4. Once the butter is fully incorporated, knead the dough on medium speed using a dough hook attachment, or knead it by hand, for approximately 10 minutes or until the dough fully pulls from the sides of the bowl.

First Rise

  1. Transfer the dough to a greased bowl, and cover it with a damp cloth or kitchen towel. Let the dough rise at a temperature of around 72°F (22°C) for 1 hour, or until it has almost doubled in size.

Make The Rolls

  1. Before turning out the dough, lightly dust your work surface with flour. Gently pat the dough into a rectangular shape and use a floured rolling pin to roll it out into a 14″x16″ rectangle.
  2. Grab your Cherry De-Lite Pie Fill and spread it over the sheet of dough, leaving a one-inch margin along the length of the dough. This margin will help to seal the rolls when you roll up the dough.

Bake and Frost

  1. Position the rolls on the center rack of your 350°F (177°C) preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the tops are just beginning to brown.
  2. While the rolls are baking, prepare the frosting. In a medium sized bowl, beat together the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until you achieve a creamy lump-free frosting. Add more or less milk as needed to achieve your desired consistency.
  3. Once out of the oven allow the cherry cinnamon rolls to cool for 15 minutes before frosting. Serve and enjoy!

Busy mom's life hack:
Use premade cinnamon rolls, gently add a dollop of Cherry De-Lite Pie Fill in the center of each roll.  Bake according to the directions on the package.  After rolls cool a bit add another dollop of pie fill on top and drizzle with cream cheese frosting.

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