Simple Pumpkin Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls

5 from 9 votes

Guys, this will be your go to breakfast air fryer recipe. I mean can you say no to Pumpkin Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls.. especially in the Fall. This has Fall written all over it!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer recipe, cinnamon rolls, healthy pumpkin recipes

Servings:

Calories: 352kcal

Author: Alaina Hinkle

Equipment

Air Fryer
Hand Mixer

Ingredients

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

1 8oz Crescent Roll Container
2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
1/3 cup light brown sugar
2 tsp honey
1 tsp pumpkin spice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
pinch salt
2 1/2 tbsp pumpkin puree
1/2 tbsp maple syrup

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting

2 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

In a small bowl add the pumpkin puree, maple syrup and honey. Fold together until combined.
In another small bowl add brown sugar, pumpkin spice, cinnamon & salt. Whisk together.
On a floured surface. Lay out your crecent roll tube so it is one large rectangle. You do not want any of the perfurations, so you will pinch those together the best you can. TIP: Keep the crecent roll container in the refridgerator until this point. You want it to still be as cold as possible to be able to roll and cut well.
Melt the 4 tbsp of butter. With a basting brush, brush the crecent roll rectangle with a thin coating. Then pour the remaining butter into the brown sugar, pumpkin spice, cinnamon and salt mixture.
Take a spatula and spread evently the pumpkin puree mixture over the crecent roll. Then spread of the brown sugar over the pumpkin puree.
Next, keep flour handy. You want to flour underneath each time as you start to roll your dough. You want to roll as tightly as you can. You start to roll on the longest side in ward toward the parrael long side ( See video if you want to double check how to roll). Some of the perfurations may start to come a little undone, pinch back together. It will be no biggie, especially when they cook.
Once rolled, cut into 11 to 12 cinnamon rolls. Cut parchment paper to fit the grate on the air fryer. Place the cinnamon rolls on top. Cook at 360 degrees for 10 minutes.
At this point it depends you your air fryer. An old one I had did not circulate well so the bottoms were done well, so you have to flip them bottom side up and continue to air fry for 5 minutes.
However my air fryer now will have them done in 12 minutes without flipping. So keep an eye on them, they will be gold brown but will not be over done, the insides will be perfect. So check at 10 mins depending on your air fryer.
Take out of air fryer and place back face up. Let cool for 2 minutes before adding the frosting! Then enjoy!

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting

In a large microwave safe bowl add cream cheese and butter. Cook in microwave for 20 seconds to soften. Then add in pumpkin puree, vanilla extract and with hand mixture mix on high until smooth constency. Then fold in the powderered sugar until smooth. Refrigerate until the rolls are done!

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