Easy Cinnamon Rolls With Homemade Jam

Oh, how I love these delicious cinnamon rolls with homemade jam. It is the flavor of paradise - simple and absolutely divine every single time. Cinnamon rolls are also known as cinnamon buns, cinnamon swirls, cinnamon Danish, cinnamon snail, sticky rolls, sticky buns, or scrolls. It all depends on where in the world you are but they are divine and have a national day in Sweden which is the 4th of October.

No matter what they are known as and what they are called, these cinnamon rolls are delicious, especially when made from scratch and using healthier flour and a good old homemade jam to fill these with. Oh, just divine! I have used forest fruit jam and a divine apricot jam, both homemade but any jam you like will do just great here.

You may ask yourself, are these delicious? Well, yeasss!! Just try this recipe.

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• Ingredients you will need
• How to make cinnamon rolls?
• Variations
• What icing shall I use for cinnamon rolls?
• Serving Suggestions
• Other recipes you may like
• Recipe FAQs
• Easy cinnamon rolls with homemade jam

Are they healthy? well, healthier, yes since I have cut the icing (not to say you cannot have it) and added some nice spelt flour, and chia seeds and have not overdone with the sugar amount.

I make these cinnamon and jam rolls for my kids and it is a great way to use up some homemade jam like these I make regularly Rhubarb and Gin Jam, Cranberry Jam, Elderberry Jam, or my Perfect quince jam. I also use apple or pear sauce or some nicely ripe bananas.

A cinnamon roll is a sweet roll usually served in Northern Europe and North America. In Sweden is known as kanelbulle, in Denmark, as kanelsnegl, in Norway it is known as Kanelbolle, Skillingsboller, and Kanelsnurr and in Finland, it is known as korvapuusti.

Ingredients you will need

• cake flour (use strong white or cake flour)
• spelt flour
• fresh yeast (dry yeast will be great too)
• sugar - cane, unrefined
• butter (room temperature or melted)
• milk - this will need to be lukewarm
• salt - only if using unsalted butter
• chia seeds
• cinnamon powder
• eggs
• icing sugar to dust over
• lemon and orange zest or rind
• jam - best to use homemade - I used mixed berries this time
• mixed nuts 
• chia seeds

See the recipe card for the exact quantities.

How to make cinnamon rolls?

Here are the 7 simple steps:

1. Make the dough, wait for it to rise, and double in size
2. Roll the dough with a rolling pin into a rectangular shape
3. Spread the jam, nuts, and chia seeds on the rolled dough
4. Roll and cut
5. Place in a greased skillet
6. Bake for 30-35 minutes;
7. Serve with the icing you desire (see some delicious icing options below)

*See the recipe card below for more detailed instructions.

Here is a shot of the dough risen and almost trebled in size (love and warmth are the secrets) the kneading too 😉

This is how you roll, spread, sprinkle, and then roll again 😉

This is how you roll and cut your cinnamon rolls, cut into 1-inch or 2.5 cm thick rolls.

Variations

What to fill cinnamon rolls with?

The most popular filling is of course the cinnamon filling:

• ½ cup salted butter (almost melted)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon
• ½ cup double cream or heavy cream

One other filling that I have used and it was unbelievable was :

• 1 ½ cups/ or approx 400 g apple jam
• 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
• 2 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
• 2 tablespoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon muscat

Or why not use this raspberry filling we love so much:

• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ½ cup raspberry jam
• ¼ cup (packed) dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

One more idea walnut and rum caramel sauce

• ½ cup brown sugar
• ⅛ cup milk
• ½ cup butter
• ½ teaspoon of sea salt
• 4 tablespoons dark rum/bourbon

I could go on and on with the fillings) but these listed ones here are our most favourite ones. You might think I am nuts but sometimes I even use this Chilli, Ginger And Lemon Rind Jam and I love it!

What icing shall I use for cinnamon rolls?

Any icing you like, I used a light dusting of icing sugar but you may use an icing made from milk, icing sugar, vanilla or cream cheese, vanilla and honey or maple syrup. You may also use some jam to spread over.

One other simple way to serve these beauties, I particularly like this as I do not like anything too sweet, it's with a dollop of creme fraiche and a drizzle of honey! The best if you ask me.

Serving Suggestions

Vanilla lemon glazing - Combine the sugar and lemon juice in a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Add a splash of milk or cream as needed to reach your desired consistency. Drizzle over the cinnamon rolls while still warm.

Other recipes you may like

These recipes make a great breakfast or brunch, pretty healthier options too.

• Baked Apples with Oatmeal
• Apple And Orange Tart With Rosemary And Chia Seeds
• Apple And Walnut Pizza

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