If you love cinnamon rolls, just wait until you try these strawberry rolls! They are big, fluffy and oh-so-tender with fresh strawberries in every bite. When drizzled with cream cheese icing, they are so heavenly! Feel free to add a little lemon zest/lemon juice for strawberry lemon flavored rolls, or make all sorts of varieties with different berries or even peaches. Get creative depending on which fruit is in season!
Why these rolls are the best
Fluffy and tender with just 20 minutes of risingThey are ready in about an hour and can be prepped the night before!Incredible fresh strawberry flavor in every biteDrizzled with cream cheese icing for ‘strawberries and cream’ cinnamon rolls
How to make strawberry rolls
Find the complete recipe with measurements below. Make the dough: Warm your milk to begin for about 1 minute in the microwave. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or you can mix by hand) add the milk, sugar and instant yeast. Stir, then add the melted vegan butter, salt and flour. Stir with the dough hook (or spoon) until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the bowl, adding additional flour as needed. It should still be a bit sticky and not too dry. Rise: Place the dough in a greased bowl and let it rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. Assemble: Sprinkle a clean counter with flour, and flour your hands and a rolling pin. Roll dough into a large rectangle. Spread strawberry jam all over the dough, then arrange the strawberries on top. Roll up and slice into 8 rolls. Bake: Arrange the rolls in a pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
Make the icing
While the rolls bake, prepare the icing by adding all ingredients to a small bowl and mix until smooth and creamy. Once the rolls are done, remove them from the oven and if possible, let them cool for 15 minutes before icing. If you can’t wait, that’s okay too!
Sweet roll variations
Strawberry Lemon – Add a tablespoon of lemon zest to the filling plus a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice.Blueberry – Use blueberries and blueberry jam.Blackberry – Blackberries and blackberry jam.Raspberry – Try raspberries with raspberry jam.Peach – Use peeled and chopped peaches along with peach jam. Yum!Mixed berry/fruit – Use any combination of fruit you like.
Tips for successful rolls
The dough should be a bit sticky and not too dry, or your rolls will be dry. Make sure to flour your hands, counter and rolling pin so the dough doesn’t stick. Don’t heat the milk too much or it could kill the yeast. Warm bathwater temperature is what you want.To help the rolls rise quickly, I turn my oven on to 170 degrees F and then as soon as it warms to that temperature turn it off. Place the bowl with the dough inside, covered with the oven door cracked.Leave an inch around the dough bare so the jelly/strawberries don’t leak out too much.
Want more delicious breakfast sweets?
Lemon Poppy Seed MuffinsVegan Blueberry MuffinsVegan Boston Cream DonutsVegan Apple FrittersVegan Jelly DonutsVegan Pumpkin Cinnamon RollsVegan Coffee Cake
