Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls – fluffy and soft rolls with chocolate cinnamon filling. The best rolls you will ever make!
If you love cinnamon rolls, you need to try my Cinnamon Roll Cake from scratch or the Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole.
CHOCOLATE CHIP CINNAMON ROLLS
A whole pan of super fluffy and soft cinnamon rolls, filled with chocolate and drizzled or smothered with cream cheese frosting! These rolls are crowned by my Hubby and the kids as the BEST CINNAMON ROLLS I have ever made. And I totally agree! Even if they didn’t have the chocolate in them – this recipe is a total keeper! You have to try it and then never go back.
Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients:
- flour
- active dry yeast
- milk
- sugar
- butter
- egg
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
- chocolate chips
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- milk
How to make Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls?
- Whisk together 1.25 cup of flour and yeast.
- Heat up milk, sugar and butter and drizzle slowly to the flour mixture, mixing with a mixer.
- Beat in egg. Beat the mixture for 3 minutes.
- Add the rest of the flour on low speed.
- Knead the dough on a floured surface. Place in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size.
- Punch the dough and place on the countertop. Roll into a rectangle, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with brown sugar. Top with cinnamon and chocolate chips. Roll up the dough, starting on the long side.
- Cut into 1.5-inch disk. Place them in a baking pan, leaving space between rolls.
- Let them rise covered, in a warm oven and they should fill the empty spaces.
- Bake until golden brown.
- Prepare the glaze and drizzle over rolls. Serve warm.
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Homemade Cinnamon Roll Coffee Creamer
Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
The best fluffy and soft rolls with chocolate cinnamon filling.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cinnamon rolls
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 455 kcal
Ingredients
!for the rolls:
- 3 1/4 - 3 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2.5 tsp active dry yeast
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter , room temperature
- 1 beaten egg
- 2 Tbsp butter , melted
- 2/3 cup milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
!for the frosting:
- 4 oz cream cheese , softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp half and half or milk
Instructions
to make the rolls:
- In a bowl of your stand mixer, whisk together 1 1/4 cup of flour and yeast.
- In a medium saucepan, heat together milk, sugar, butter and 3/4 tsp salt until warm ( not hot! ) and the butter is almost melted.
- Add the milk butter mixture along with egg to flour yeast mixture. Beat on low for 30 seconds.
- Increase the speed to high and beat 3 minutes.
- Decrease the speed to low and slowly add the rest of the flour.
- Transfer the dough onto your counter top, lightly dusted with flour. Knead until smooth and elastic.
- Place in a large bowl greased with oil. Turn the dough few times in the bowl to coat it with the oil. Cover with kitchen towel.
- Place in a warm and draft-free place. ( see notes for tip )
- Let rise until almost doubled in size, about 30 to 40 min.
- Punch the dough down. Transfer the dough onto counter top. Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll out the dough into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle, slightly longer than your pan. Brush with melted butter. Do not over-saturate the dough. You may have some butter leftover. Set it aside.
- Sprinkle brown sugar over the buttered dough.
- Sprinkle cinnamon over the sugar.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the dough. Press gently into the dough.
- Roll the dough, starting from the longest side. Roll it tight. When you get to the end, use the rest of the melted butter as a glue to close the seam.
- Slice the roll into 1 to 1 1/2 inch thick disk. Place them in a 13" x 9" pan. Cover and let rest in a warm and draft-free place for 30 minutes, until doubled in size and there is no more space between the rolls.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and bake the rolls for 18 to 20 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
to make the frosting:
Prepare the glaze by mixing cream cheese with milk and powdered sugar. Mix until smooth and drizzle over warm but not hot rolls.
Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 455 Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Fat 30g46%
Saturated Fat 18g113%
Cholesterol 90mg30%
Sodium 129mg6%
Potassium 231mg7%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 37g41%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 805IU16%
Calcium 105mg11%
Iron 1.7mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Emily @ Life on Food says
Frosting, chocolate, carbs. Yes please! I am all for healthy eating but for me part of health is my mental state. I completely agree that this cold weather has been miserable and these rolls are definitely needed. Delish!
Meredith Steele says
I want to bite my screen!
JulieD says
They are so beautiful, Anna!! Happy New Year!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you, Julie! Happy New Year!
Megan {Country Cleaver} says
These look positively heavenly!! My diet be damned, I’d eat a plate of these!
CrunchyCreamySw says
lol Thanks, Megan!
AnneFromMySweetHeart says
Oh my gosh Anna!!!! These rolls look incredibly light and fluffy! And that glaze is killer! What a great tip, too, for a warm spot in the winter. While my heat is on of course, sometimes the kitchen just doesn’t feel warm enough. (trying to get butter to come to room temp is a challenge, too). LOVE these rolls and I know my family will, too! Happy New Year dear friend! : )
CrunchyCreamySw says
The warm oven tip always works! Hope you will give these a try! Thanks, my friend!
Curry and Comfort says
I made a promise to myself in 2014 that I was going to try more dishes that scare me to make from scratch… things like bread and yeast based dishes. I am bookmarking this… 🙂 I’m going to climb that mountain and make these sometime soon. 🙂
CrunchyCreamySw says
Yes! You can absolutely do it!
Involuntary Housewife says
Oh Anna, I love/hate you! I love cinnamon rolls already but adding chocolate?? I’m going to have to go buy MUCH bigger pants 🙂
CrunchyCreamySw says
Oops 🙂 Thanks, Miranda!
Jessica says
There isn’t much better than a fresh from the oven cinnamon roll, especially when chocolate is involved!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Agreed! 🙂 Thanks, Jessica!
Monica says
With temps supposed to plummet to the -20s by Sunday night in the Twin Cities (MN), warm, chocolatey, soft cinnamon rolls just may be on the menu for dinner. Thanks for sharing!
CrunchyCreamySw says
-20?? Brrr!! Wish we could just jump into March! Thank you, Monica!
Jessica says
Cinnamon rolls are my absolute favourite thing ever! These look incredible and i’m on board with a non healthy recipe in January 🙂
CrunchyCreamySw says
🙂 Thank you, Jessica!
katie says
I’m so glad to see others posting non-healthy recipes right after the new year! There are still people out there who want a little balance! 😉 These cinnamon rolls look and sound divine… you have my mouth watering and my 7 month pregnant self now craving cinnamon rolls. thanks. lol.
CrunchyCreamySw says
lol I love it!! These are perfect for pregnancy cravings! Thanks, Katie!