Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, 1 Hour Cinnamon Rolls with Aquafaba is a vegan, vegetarian American breakfast made with warm-hot water, aquafaba, and sugar or other sweetener in about 60 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 45 minutes
  • Total time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 8
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cinnamon Rolls:

  • 3/4 cup warm-hot water
  • 1/4 cup aquafaba (chickpea brine, (or use room temp non dairy yogurt or 1/4 cup coconut milk + 1.5 tbsp flax meal. Though the rolls do best with aquafaba))
  • 1 tbsp sugar or other sweetener
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 packet active yeast (or 2 1/2 tsp active yeast)
  • 2 tbsp oil (or use melted vegan butter. I usually use oil)
  • 1 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)
  • 2.5 cups or more flour (I use unbleached white or a combination of white and wheat flour)
  • 1/3 tsp salt

Filling:

  • 1 to 2 tbsp Oil (or melted vegan butter)
  • 1/3 cup or more coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
  • 2 to 3 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Add some cardamom or nutmeg for variation

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 180ºc. Line a 8 by 8 inch brownie pan or 9 inch pie pan with parchment. Mix the first 5 ingredients under rolls until the sugar is mixed in. Let sit for a minute for the yeast to activate.
  2. Add in the oil, yeast and mix in. Add 2 cups flour and salt and knead. Add more flour, few tbsps at a time to make a soft somewhat smooth dough. 4 to 6 mins.
  3. Roll the dough out using additional flour into a 10 by 14 inch rectangle
  4. Spray or brush oil or vegan butter on the rolled out dough. (use as much melted vegan butter as you like:)).Sprinkle sugar, cinnamon and salt evenly. Roll the dough tightly along the longer edge to make a cylinder.
  5. Slice using a pizza cutter or floss or a serrated knife. Place the slices in a parchment lined brownie baking pan or pie pan. Spray or brush oil on top. Cover lightly with a towel and Let the pan sit near the warm oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until just about doubled. Remove the towel.
  6. Bake at 350f / 180ºc for 21 to 23 minutes or until golden on some edges.(just about starting to get golden)
  7. Let the rolls sit for a few minutes, while you make the icing or frosting of choice. Frost and serve.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.