"‘Tis the season of combining my favorite recipes with fall flavors! On my Instagram story last week, I asked what you’d rather have drizzle over your apple crumble: caramel sauce or powdered sugar icing. The majority of you picked caramel sauce and it turned out amazing."
Vegan Apple Crumble Cinnamon Rolls
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Prep time 1hr 30mins
Cook time 35mins
Serves or Makes: 10
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For the Dough
ingredients
- 1 cup warm dairy-free milk
- 1 packet instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon honey or sugar
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Crumble
ingredients
- 1/4 cup cold and cut into cubes dairy-free butter
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
For the Caramel Sauce
ingredients
- 14 ounces full-fat coconut milk
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Filling
ingredients
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons white or cane sugar
- 2 Fuji apples
- 3 tablespoons melted dairy-free butter
Dough Instructions
Method
Step 1
Whisk together warm dairy-free milk, yeast, and 1tsp honey or sugar. Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes.
Step 2
Mix in 1c flour, melted coconut oil, and salt. Once combined, add in remaining flour (2c). Take out of the bowl and knead the dough for 2-3min. Put in an oil coated bowl and let rise for 1-2 hours, or until doubled in size.
Step 3
While the dough is rising, make your filling and crumble.
Step 4
Once the dough has risen, preheat the oven 400°F. Use your hands to knock back the dough. Add it to a floured surface and use a rolling pin to evenly roll it out until it’s about ⅓-¼inch thick. Any less and there will be too many spirals in the rolls. Now melt the filling’s 3Tbs butter and brush it onto one side of the rolled-out dough. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the buttered dough. Lay down the sliced fuji apples one at a time so they’re covering the dough in one layer. Sprinkle the other half of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the apples.
Step 5
Start with the smaller width of the dough and roll into a semi-tight spiral. Use a serrated knife to cut the rolls about 2inches thick. Place in an 8×8” oiled pan. Let rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the crumble mixture. Bake for 35 minutes.
Step 6
While the rolls are baking, make your caramel sauce.
For the Filling
Step 1
For the filling, combine the cinnamon and sugar. Peel and core the apples. Slice them thinly, a little less than 1/8inch thick. Don’t melt the dairy-free butter yet.
For the Crumble
Step 1
For the crumble, combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl with your hands. Making sure to set aside once all ingredients are evenly incorporated, but there are still small crumbles. Refrigerate until the dough is done so the butter doesn’t lose its integrity.
For the Caramel Sauce
Step 1
dd all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula. The caramel should be a thick, pourable consistency when done. If done before the cinnamon rolls, keep on simmer until the rolls are removed from the oven.
Step 2
Once the cinnamon rolls are removed from the oven, drizzle the caramel sauce over the crumble. Let cool for at least 10 minutes. Enjoy!