Crock Pot Cinnamon Rolls w/ Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

By srumbel

Make cinnamon rolls in your crock pot! No yeast or waiting for dough to rise with these. Gooey and delicious.
from ourtableforseven.com

Ingredients

• Ingredients (10 rolls)
• FOR ROLLS
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 6 TBSP butter, cut into pieces
• 2/3 cup milk
• FOR FILLING
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 TBSP cornstarch
• 1 TBSP ground cinnamon
• FOR FROSTING
• 1 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• chopped nuts, for garnish, optional

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 120mins

Preparation

Step 1

Line bottom of crock pot with parchment paper. Be sure to extend paper halfway up the sides of your crock pot.

FOR ROLLS
In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda to combined. With a pastry cutter or two knives, cut 6 TBSP butter into mixture until approx pea-sized. Gradually, stir in milk and mix until dough forms.
On a floured surface, turn dough until smooth.
Roll dough into approx a 15 x 10 inch rectangle.
Spread dough rectangle with 1/3 cup of soft butter.
In a bowl. mix together remainder of filling ingredients. Sprinkle evenly over butter. If you have some leftover, that's OK.
Roll rectangle, starting from the shorter side of dough. Seal dough at the seam. Then, cut dough into 10 rolls.
Place rolls in crock pot. Sprinkle with leftover cinnamon/sugar filling mixture.
Cover and cook on high for 1 1/2- 2 hours. Sides of the rolls with be browned, but, tops should be still slightly wet.
Remove crock insert from your crock pot and remove lid. Let rolls cool for 20-30 minutes before frosting.

FOR FROSTING
Beat together cream cheese and caramel topping until smooth. Frost on rolls. If desired, garnish with your favorite chopped nuts.