Chocolate Brownie Cinnamon Rolls
These are the ultimate cinnamon roll glow up. Take your average fluffy cinnamon roll, add cocoa, pack them full of a chocolate butter mixture and bake up! Smother in a cream cheese frosting and top with extra brownies for something that really is a dream bake.
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Servings: 9
Ingredients
- 7 g (¼ oz) Packet Dried Fast Acting Yeast
- 200 ml (¾ cups) Warm Milk See Notes
- 50 g (¼ cups) Granulated Sugar
- 55 g (¼ cups) Unsalted Butter Melted
- 400 g (1 ¾ cups) Strong White Bread Flour
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) Cocoa Powder
- 1 (1) Large Egg
- 1 (1) Large Egg Yolk
- 50 ml (¼ cups) Heavy Cream Optional
For the Filling
- 110 g (½ cups) Unsalted Butter Room Temperature
- 110 g (½ cups) Light Brown Sugar
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) Cocoa Powder
- 200 g (1 cup) Store Bought Brownies Roughly Chopped Up
For the Glaze
- 120 g (1 cups) Powdered Sugar
- 120 g (½ cups) Full Fat Cream Cheese
- Any Remaining Brownies For Decoration
Instructions
- Start by combining the yeast, warm milk and sugar in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. The milk should be just warm to the touch but not hot. Let bloom for 5 minutes – it should look 'bubbly'.
- To that bowl, add in one whole egg and egg yolk and the melted butter. Mix to combine. Add the flour and mix to form a dough.
- Knead for 8-10 minutes. Spray the bowl with some oil and let rise in a warm place for an hour (until doubled in size).
- Make the filling: Combine the butter, sugar and cocoa powder to form a paste.
- Once doubled in size, punch down and tip onto lightly floured surface. Use a rolling pin to roll to about 15×8 inches. Spread the chocolate filling over the dough in an even layer.
- Line a 9x9" square dish with baking parchment.
- Starting with the long side, roll the dough away from you to form a tight log. Use either a serrated knife or dental floss to cut about 9 rolls. Place into the lined dish. Let rest 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 370℉/180℃. If using, pour over the cream then bake the tray of sweet rolls for about 15-20 minutes: until a light golden color. Remove and let cool.
- Make the frosting by mixing the cream cheese with powdered sugar. Spread over the cooled cinnamon rolls. Sprinkle with more chopped brownies and serve!
Notes
Milk: Your milk should be warm but not hot. What this means is it should feel just lukewarm to the touch but at a temperature that isn't scalding/too hot to touch.