Description
Indulge in the perfect combination of banana bread and cinnamon rolls with this delightful recipe. Soft, fluffy rolls with a sweet banana filling, topped with a creamy cream cheese icing.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Dough
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 - 1/4 oz packets of yeast (3 teaspoons)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 cup mashed banana (1-2 small to medium ripe bananas)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 1/2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for kneading and rolling)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1-2 medium bananas cut into thin slices
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar, plus more to taste
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Warm the milk and activate the yeast: Heat milk, add yeast and sugar, let it foam.
- Mix dough ingredients: Combine wet ingredients, add flour and salt, mix until dough forms.
- Knead the dough: Knead until elastic and smooth.
- Rise the dough: Let it double in size.
- Make the filling: Combine sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.
- Roll out the dough: Spread butter, add filling, bananas, and walnuts.
- Roll and cut: Roll into a log, cut into pieces, place in a dish.
- Second rise: Let the rolls rise again.
- Bake: Bake until golden brown.
- Make the icing: Mix cream cheese, butter, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cinnamon roll
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
