Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns just stole my heart!
Move over regular ol’ boring cinnamon buns!
Complete with shelf stable cream cheese icing, these gigantic, fluffy pillows of pumpkin heaven are the stuff dreams are made of!
Make sure you have your friends and family waiting to take these off your hands or it could get dangerous pretty quickly!
Because I definitely ate way more than my share of these so don’t say I didn’t warn you!
This recipe does not need eggs and I’m not even using an egg replacer!
So for those who are wondering where’s the “non-vegan” version….. there never was one!
In this version the traditional cinnamon bun dough is packed with pumpkin and the brown sugar and cinnamon filling gets loaded up with pumpkin spice
It’s like eating a slice of pumpkin pie only in fluffy puffy bun form!
For those who are pressed for time, you can always refrigerate your formed buns for a slow rise overnight
Then in the morning just pick up where you left off for fresh baked Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns with your morning coffee!
The dough can also be frozen at that same point and then defrosted on a pan in the refrigerator overnight *see more below
Once they come to room temperature same as I mentioned for the refrigerated ones, you will proceed just the same
I used shelf stable cream cheese buttercream icing with a sprinkle of cinnamon!
Click here for the 2-2-2 No Cream Cheese Icing recipe!
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Notes for Success:
Bake the buns the next morning
Simply stop at step 15 in the instructions below after you have formed the buns and then placed them into the 9 x 13 greased pan.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
The buns will not have risen too much in the refrigerator so you will have to take them out and bring them back to room temperature and give them their second rise.
This could take an hour or longer depending on your room conditions
Once they have fully risen to fluffy *see video* preheat the oven to 350°F and pick up at the step below for baking
As with any bread and yeast dough recipe the amount of flour being used will vary based on a few variables
Often times in humid climates you will need much less flour than places that have drier and cooler temperatures
It is important to get a feel for making dough to determine if you will need to add more or not.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE FULL YOUTUBE VIDEO TUTORIAL FOR HOW TO MAKE CINNAMON BUN DOUGH
Yield: 12 large buns
Pumpkin Cinnamon Buns
Prep Time
3 hours
Cook Time
40 minutes
Total Time
3 hours 40 minutes
Ingredients
- Warm Plant Milk 1½ cup (360ml) *approx 115°F
- Soft Vegan Butter ½ cup (113g)
- Granulated Sugar ½ cup (100g)
- Dry Yeast 3 teaspoons
- Canned Pumpkin 1 cup (240g)
- All Purpose Flour 5-6 cups (625g – 750g) *see notes for success
- Cardamom 1 teaspoon
- Salt 1 teaspoon
For the filling:
- Light Brown Sugar 1 cup (205g)
- Ground Cinnamon 1 teaspoon
- Ground Nutmeg ¼ teaspoon
- Cardamom ¼ teaspoon
- Ginger ½ teaspoon
- Cloves ¼ teaspoon
- Melted Vegan Butter ¼ cup (60ml)
optional icing
Instructions
- Grease a 9″ X 13″ X 2″ cake pan, no parchment paper! set aside for later.
- Combine all the ingredients for the sugar filling together in a small bowl, reserve for later
- Combine the yeast with the warm milk and a pinch of sugar and let stand for 5 minutes
- In a mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients and blend well
- Add the milk with the yeast, the pumpkin and the softened butter to the bowl of your stand mixer and add all the sifted dry ingredients.
- Mix with the dough hook ~ you may need to help it along with a spatula until it forms a soft mass, then let it knead for 5 minutes on medium speed
- Add flour to adjust the consistency as needed *see video demonstration
- Turn mixer speed to low and mix for another 3 minutes
- Once it is to desired consistency and properly kneaded for a total of about 8 minutes
- Turn out to a lightly floured surface and continue to knead until it is no longer super sticky to your hands of the table
- Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl covered and let rise to double in a warm spot
- Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 12″ x 18″ and about ½” thick
- Brush with melted butter and then spread evenly with the sugar spice mixture
- Roll up then cut into desired portions ~ cutting the log into 12 pieces for giant bakery size buns
- Place them in a lightly greased 9″ x 13″ pan
- Cover loosely and let rise again covered in a warm spot. 35 – 60 minutes depending on the conditions in your area
- Once they are light and fluffy and puffy and almost doubled in size and the buns are almost touching each other, bake in a preheated 350°F oven for approx 35 – 45 minutes depending on the size of your buns * see video demonstration
- While the buns are baking you can prepare the cream cheese icing recipe according to the recipe post on that page
- Cool slightly then top generously with Cream Cheese Icing and a sprinkle of cinnamon
Notes
Buns will stay fresh for a day or two, but like any yeast bread recipe they do go stale quickly.
Keep them wrapped well to prevent drying & rapid staling
