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The Best Vegan Apple Pie Rolls

Course Breads, Breakfast, Desserts
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 9 servings
Calories 300kcal

Ingredients

rolls

  • 3 and 1/4 cups all purpose organic unbleached flour- SIDE NOTE: (no, i have not made these gluten free and they will not turn out well if you use gf all purpose).
  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup apple juice
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • rapid rise yeast (one packet of Fleischmann’s)

filling

  • 2 medium honey crisp or fuji apples cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 cup vegan butter or coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup coconut sugar + 1 tbsp cinnamon

1/4 cup melted vegan butter for spread on dough

glaze (can also use store bought vanilla frosting)

  • 1/3 cup plain vegan cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup melted vegan butter

Instructions

  • preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • heat the almond milk in the microwave for 1.5 minutes. then, add the maple syrup, apple juice and olive oil and whisk together.
  • transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl with the yeast and mix well. let it sit for a couple of minutes.
  • add the flour (1/4 cup at a time and stir). once the dough is mixed well and somewhat sticky, transfer it to a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute or so until it forms a loose ball.
  • on a very lightly floured surface OR in between two pieces of parchment paper (what i did), roll out the dough into a thin rectangle (the thickness of the dough should be about 1/3 inch thick but slight deviations are ok! top the dough with melted butter and then the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  • add all filling ingredients to a pan and cook on medium heat once it comes to a boil for about 8 minutes or until the mixture is sticky and the apples are caramelized.
  • add to the dough and starting at one end, tightly roll up the dough and situate seam side down. with a knife or string of floss, cut the dough into roughly 2 inch sections and place in a greased 9 x 13 inch square baking pan. the filling will run out of the center a little bit and that's fine! cover the top with plastic wrap, place in the for a few hours.
  • then, bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. whisk the glaze ingredients together, pour on the top and enjoy! store in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container.