Easy Apple Cinnamon Roll Muffins

These apple cinnamon roll muffins are soft, buttery, gooey treats that are super easy to make thanks to store-bought frozen dinner rolls.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 308 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
• cooking spray
• 12 frozen dinner rolls (such as Rhodes®)
• 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream, or more as needed
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup butter, melted
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup golden raisins
• 0.5 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

Step 3

Put frozen rolls on a baking sheet, spray a piece of plastic wrap with cooking spray and place over rolls. Let rise until doubled in size, about 3 hours.

Step 4

Mix white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Place melted butter in a small bowl.

Step 5

Grab approximately 1 tablespoon of thawed and risen dough and roll into a ball. Dip the ball in the melted butter and roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Repeat to fill each muffin liner with 3 buttered and sugared dough balls.

Step 6

Combine apples and raisins in a bowl. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon apple-raisin mixture over each muffin.

Step 7

Beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, whipping cream, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until glaze is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Drizzle glaze over muffins.