Tik Tok Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream - Cooking With Karli (2024)

TikTok Cinnamon Rolls have taken the app by storm- pouring heavy whipping cream over the rolls prior to baking making them ultra gooey and fluffy. Learn how to make them yourself either from scratch or with homemade cinnamon rolls.

You’ll go crazy for this Cinnamon Roll Heavy Cream hack

I don’t know why it took me so long to try this- do not be like me. Don’t wait long, do it right now.

Pour heavy whipping cream over your cinnamon rolls before you bake them. TRUST ME.

Pouring heavy cream over cinnamon rolls before baking will add richness and moisture to the roll. As the cinnamon rolls bake, the cream will combine with the cinnamon and sugar to create a caramel-like sauce that will coat the rolls, adding a creamy texture with the fluffy roll.

You can’t tell me that doesn’t make your mouth water. You can use this hack with canned cinnamon rolls, frozen cinnamon rolls or homemade cinnamon rolls. I’m going to teach you how to make it them homemade in this post, but if you are wanting to use pre-made cinnamon rolls, just skip the instructions until you get to the part where we arrange them in a pan- then you’ll be set!

What is the viral Tik Tok Cinnamon Roll Recipe hack?

Pouring heavy whipping cream over canned cinnamon rolls prior to baking is what the tiktok cinnamon Roll hack is all about- I definitely prefer homemade cinnamon rolls to the canned kind, though!

Tiktok Cinnamon Roll Recipe: Ingredients

• milk– We will use a mixture of milk and water for the liquid in this bread dough. The milk will give it a good richness. We will also scald the milk before using it, which can help give the bread a very delicate and tender texture.
• butter- the butter should be cold, straight from the fridge. I use salted butter.
• dry, active yeast
• warm water– we will use the warm water to activate the yeast. It should be somewhere around 105° F.
• Granulated sugar
• salt
• eggs
• flour– Just all purpose flour in these rolls. I have specifically developed this recipe to have a very tender texture while just using all purpose flour, that way you don’t have to go out and buy a bag of bread flour.

Tik Tok Cinnamon Rolls Recipe: Filling Ingredients

• Melted Butter– we will brush the melted butter onto the dough before adding the brown sugar and cinnamon. I have found that if there is too much butter, the cinnamon and sugar just melt out of the rolls and make a mess.
• brown sugar– some people use granulated sugar, but I prefer the flavor and texture the brown sugar gives the rolls.
• cinnamon
• heavy cream– this is where the magic happens. You’ll need 1/2-3/4 cup heavy cream.

Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream: Icing Ingredients

• butter– again, I use salted butter. If you only have unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt to the icing. You’ll want your butter softened.
• powdered sugar
• heavy cream– room temperature is best! If it’s coming straight from the fridge you’ll want to put it in the microwave for 15 or so seconds so it isn’t cold.
• vanilla extract

Tiktok Cinnamon Rolls Recipe Variations

There are quite literally an endless amount of fillings that you could put in your rolls. Think, raspberry jam, orange marmalade, Nutella, or even apple pie filling!

How to make Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream

How to make Cinnamon Roll Dough

1. The first thing you’ll want to do is toss your milk for the dough into the microwave to scald the milk. It usually takes about 1-2 minutes to get your milk steaming.
2. Once your milk is steaming, add your stick of cold butter to the scalded milk. Let the butter melt into the milk. The butter will help bring the milk down to closer to room temperature faster.
3. Proof the yeast while the butter is melting into the milk. Proof the yeast by adding the warm water (about 105° F), the yeast and a spoonful of sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer. Stir and then let the yeast sit and start to bubble. The yeast should grow and bubble quite a bit within about 5 minutes.
4. add your melted butter and milk to the proofed yeast once the milk is no longer hot (aiming for about 115°).
5. Add half of the flour to the bowl along with the sugar and salt.
6. Using your dough hook, turn the mixer on low.
7. One at a time, add the eggs to the mixer.
8. Lastly, add the last half of the flour one cup at a time until it is all added. Knead for 5 minutes. The dough will be soft and tacky! Your finger will feel stuck to the dough if you tap it but it should come off clean.
9. Cover the dough and allow the dough to rise in a warm place for 1 hour.

How to fill and roll cinnamon rolls

1. Flour the counter and then turn the dough out onto the counter.
2. Flour the top of the dough and then use a rolling pin to gently roll the dough out into a rectangle.
3. Brush the melted butter onto the dough, leaving about a 1/2 inch strip at the top without any butter.
4. Next, sprinkle the brown sugar onto the dough and then spread evenly with your hand.
5. Sprinkle the cinnamon onto the brown sugar.
6. Use your rolling pin, and press the cinnamon and sugar down flat.
7. Use a pizza cutter and cut the dough into strips that are about 2 inches wide.
8. Roll each cinnamon roll up and place in a non-stick sprayed 9×13 pan.
9. Repeat cutting and rolling the cinnamon Rolls, arranging 12 in the pan.

Pouring Heavy Cream on Cinnamon Rolls

1. First, warm the heavy cream in the microwave to encourage warmth and rising from the yeast of the bread dough.
2. Slowly pour the heavy cream on top of each of the cinnamon rolls until all the rolls have had heavy cream poured on them and the bottom of the pan is coated in heavy cream.
3. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and allow the rolls to rise for an additional 30 minutes.

Baking TikTok Cinnamon Rolls

1. We will bake at 375° for 15- 20 minutes. The cinnamon rolls will rise and the heavy cream will bubble and then evaporate while the cinnamon rolls are baking.
2. The cinnamon rolls are done when the internal temperature is around 175°-190°F. The cinnamon rolls will brown on top.

Frosting Cinnamon Rolls

1. I like to make the icing while the cinnamon rolls are baking, that way they can be frosted right as they come out of the oven!
2. First, cream the butter until smooth, then slowly add in the remaining ingredients, alternating between 1 cup of powdered sugar and some liquid, mixing on low until smooth and creamy.
3. Frost the cinnamon rolls generously while warm.

Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream Tips for success

• Make sure your yeast is active! Proof your yeast and make sure it’s bubbly and frothy. It will take 5-10 minutes for the yeast to activate but if your yeast isn’t bubbly, your yeast isn’t alive and your dough will not rise.
• To make perfectly even cinnamon rolls, use a pizza cutter to cut the dough into strips before rolling them up.
• Be generous with the frosting, TRUST me on this. it makes all the difference with the final cinnamon roll.

How to serve with Cinnamon Rolls with Heavy Cream

Always serve warm- so either fresh from the oven or heated up in the microwave. You’ll probably want a glass of milk to go along with it, too!

How to store TikTok Cinnamon Rolls

Store in an air tight container at room temperature for up to 24 hours. If you’d like them to last longer than 24 hours, I suggest freezing the rolls as soon as they cool to keep their freshness for as long as possible.

You will love the viral TikTok Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

In short, if you’d like to use canned cinnamon rolls, arrange your grande cinnamon rolls in your pan and then pour about 3/4 cup to 1 cup of heavy cream over top of the cinnamon rolls and then back according to the package.

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