Use ready-made puff pastry to quickly and easily make these vegan puff pastry cinnamon rolls. Flakey puff pastry is filled with cinnamon sugar topped with a cream cheese glaze. Vegan, No-Egg, No-Dairy and gluten-free option.
Vegan Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls
Hands up if you love a cinnamon roll this time of year?! My vegan puff pastry cinnamon rolls are a delicious, flakey, and indulgent treat that’s super easy to make. Using store-bought vegan puff pastry, these rolls are filled with a sweet cinnamon-sugar, baked until flakey and golden then topped with a scrumptious simple cream cheese glaze. Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or as a cozy snack, these cinnamon rolls offer all the comfort of a traditional recipe with a plant-based twist!
Looking for more puff pastry recipes? Check out my Vegan Puff Pastry Oreo Swirls, Vegan Caramel Apple Pastries, Vegan Biscoff Puff Pastry Swirls, Vegan Nutella Puff Pastry Flowers and Vegan Pistachio Pastry Croissants.
Why you’ll love these cinnamon rolls
- Flaky & buttery: The puff pastry creates light, crispy layers in each bite.
- Easy to make: Using store bought, ‘ready-to-roll’ puff pastry, it’s easier to use then regular cinnamon roll dough, and bakes in under 15 minutes!
- No waiting for the dough to prove!
- Vegan: Made without any animal derived ingredients.
- Plant-based: Enjoy all the flavours of classic cinnamon rolls with a vegan-friendly twist!
- Perfectly spiced: The cinnamon-sugar filling adds the ideal balance of sweetness along with spice.
- Versatile: Great for breakfast, brunch, dessert, or even as a tasty afternoon snack.
- Customisable: You can top them with a simple glaze, nuts, cookie crumbles, whipped cream or even fresh fruit.
- Crowd-pleaser: These rolls are sure to impress both vegans and non-vegans alike!
- Gluten-free option: Easily made gluten-free by using a gluten / wheat-free ready to roll puff pastry. My go-to is JusRol.
How to make Vegan Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls
These cinnamon rolls couldn’t be easier. Using store bought pastry and only a handful of simple / easy to find ingredients, you’ll be making these rolls weekly, trust me! Find the full written recipe in the recipe card at the bottom of the page.
- Prepare the pastry
Un-roll the pastry sheet and melt some butter. Brush butter over the entire sheet of pastry, then sprinkle over the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- Roll the pastry
Cut the pastry into strips then roll each strip into a spiral, place on a lined baking tray / dish.
- Bake
Brush each spiral with some melted butter then bake in the middle of the oven set to 180 degrees c fan for around 12-15 minutes, or until puffed up, flakey and golden brown in colour. Remove from the oven and allow to cool while you make the glaze.
- Make the glaze
Whip together the butter and cream cheese, then add in the vanilla and icing sugar until smooth.
- Apply to cinnamon rolls
Use a spoon to smooth the glaze over each cinnamon roll. Serve and enjoy!
Recommended tools to make these pastry cinnamon rolls
- Food grade brush – For brushing over the melted butter.
- Pizza roller – Helps cut the pastry into strips.
- Baking tray / dish
- Kitchen scales – Measuring out ingredients.
- Electric hand whisk – for whipping the glaze.
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Vegan Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8–10 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Easy Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls, made in under 30 minutes. Vegan, flakey, perfectly spiced and gluten-free option! You’ll love them!
Ingredients
Ingredients for the rolls
- 1 sheet of ready roll puff pastry ( I use Jus-Rol Vegan and gluten-free puff pastry sheets)
- 90g of light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 40g of dairy-free butter
Ingredients for the cream cheese glaze
- 140g of icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 30g of dairy-free butter
- 1/2 tablespoon of dairy-free cream cheese (plus extra if needed)
Instructions
Method (pastry)
- Preheat oven to 180°C fan and line a baking tray or medium sized rectangular dish with grease proof paper.
- Unroll the pastry sheet leaving the baking paper underneath. This will prevent sticking. Use a rolling pin to slightly flatten out any wrinkles in the pastry.
- Melt the butter in the microwave or in a saucepan over the hob on low heat until fully melted. Allow to cool for a few minutes.
- In this time, stir together the sugar and cinnamon to combine.
- Using a food grade brush, brush the melted butter over the entire sheet of pastry, then top with the cinnamon sugar, getting right into the edges of the pastry. pat it down slightly to stick.
- Use a knife or pizza roller to cut the pastry to small (1 + 1/2 inch, or however large / small you want the rolls) strips. Roll each strip tightly into a spiral (watch the video tutorial here).
- Arrange each spiral facing up, on the lined baking sheet / dish, spacing the rolls evenly and allowing them plenty of room to spread.
- Bake the rolls in the middle of the oven for 12-15 minutes or until they are golden brown in colour and have puffed up. Remove from the oven and make the glaze.
Method (glaze)
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, add in the butter and cream cheese. Cream these together with an electric hand whisk or hand whisk. You can even do this in a stand mixer with balloon whisk attachment.
- Add in the icing sugar and vanilla, mix until thick and creamy. If it’s too runny, add a little more icing sugar or if it’s too thick, add in some more cream cheese. You want it to be a thick paste.
- Spoon some glaze on top of each cinnamon roll and spread out to cover each roll.
- Serve and enjoy! They’re best served fresh / warm with the glaze slightly melting on the rolls.
Notes
To store: Can be stored in the fridge, best eaten fresh day of making, or stored in the fridge in an airtight / sealed container for up to 1-2 days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-15 minutes
- Category: Pastry
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
