Caramel Cinnamon Rolls (Sugar Free) - Recipe Diaries (2024)

FAQs

Can I use granulated sugar instead of brown sugar in cinnamon rolls? ›

Use brown sugar or granulated sugar in the filling: I used to use granulated sugar in the cinnamon sugar filling, but recently switched to brown sugar for extra flavor. Brown sugar doesn't necessarily make the filling more moist—there's so much butter, so it's moist and gooey either way. Use whichever sugar you prefer.

Cinnabon's Secret Ingredient

It might not shock you to find out that the cinnamon used in the Cinnabon offerings is the key ingredient. But this isn't just any cinnamon. This special Indonesian cinnamon, called Makara, is trademarked by Cinnabon.

The key to making a perfectly ooey, gooey cinnamon roll isn't about the spice — it's about the butter. When you are preparing cinnamon rolls, you should always work with slightly softened butter rather than rock-hard or melted butter. In a dough, the butter is an important softener that keeps the dough supple.

Brown sugar is the simplest substitute for granulated sugar. You can use light or dark brown sugar as a 1:1 substitute. It makes for darker, denser baked goods with a more caramel or molasses flavor, which is wonderful for classic chocolate chip cookies, but less desirable for delicate cakes.

Worst: Caramel Pecanbon

The Caramel Pecanbon, while a delicious treat from Cinnabon, is considered an unhealthy choice due to its high calorie, sugar, and fat content.

Cinnabon® Bakery Menu

Important Note: Our products contain milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans. Despite using best practices, we cannot guarantee products will be free from allergens through cross-contamination.

Heavy Cream: Using heavy cream will produce the most deliciously gooey cinnamon rolls (think Cinnabon level gooey) so this is recommended. However, half and half, coffee creamer, whole milk or coconut cream will also work.

Can cinnamon rolls rise for too long? Yes definitely! If you let your cinnamon rolls rise for too long you can over-proof them. This can lead to dense rolls or rolls that collapse after baking.

Is Cinnabon healthy? ›

Cinnabon and malls are inseparable. But just because Cinnabon might be good for the Gap doesn't mean it's at all good for you. This dangerously bloated bun -- among these Fattiest Foods in America -- contains nearly an entire day's worth of fat and more than half of your daily allotment of calories.

The main reason? Ingredients! Each roll is made with generous amounts of sugar, butter, and dough, which are all calorie-dense.

Brown Sugar: Using brown sugar in the filling gives these cinnamon rolls an extra-delicious depth of flavor.

Refined brown sugar is simply white sugar that has had molasses added back into it. Meanwhile, whole, unrefined brown sugar undergoes less processing than white sugar, allowing it to retain some of its molasses content and natural brown color ( 7 ).

Granulated Brown Sugar is perfect to use in a variety of baked goods like these light and tasty Vanilla Bean Cookies and moist Healthy Carrot Cake Squares. It gives homemade Ketchup a savory sweetness and tames the heat in these Korean Chicken Wings.