When you need a tasty treat, these Instant Pot Cinnamon Rolls are soft, delicious, and made entirely in your Instant Pot! Top them with cream cheese icing for an easy breakfast or dessert!
Sometimes you need a sweet treat, but don't feel like turning on the oven. These easy Instant Pot Cinnamon Rolls! The dough is proofed and cooked right in your electric pressure cooker on your counter!
If you love cinnamon buns, make sure to check out these Bisquick cinnamon rolls and red velvet cinnamon buns too! They are just as delicious and baked to perfection!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- It's easy to make! When it's cinnamon roll season, this easy recipe is the one to make! There is no long kneading or long waiting!
- You don't have to turn on the oven! That's because it is made entirely in the Instant Pot, so it's perfect on hot days!
- The Instant Pot does the hard work! The Instant Pot will work as a slow cooker and gently help the dough proof, then we will cook the cinnamon rolls right in the Instant Pot under high pressure!
Ingredients You'll Need
- Flour. We are using all purpose flour for this recipe but if you have bread flour that would work too!
- Active dry yeast. To make the cinnamon rolls rise.
- Milk. You can use ½ cup of water, your favorite non dairy milk, 2% or like I did, whole milk.
- Sugar. We will use sugar in both the dough and the cinnamon sugar mixture.
See printable recipe card for full recipe information on ingredients and quantities.
Step By Step Instructions
Tips and Tricks
- The Instant Pot will take 5-8 minutes to come up to pressure before it starts cooking.
- When you open the lid of the Instant Pot there will be water on the aluminum foil. With a paper towel, soak up the warm water before you take the pan out of the Instant Pot.
- Top these homemade cinnamon rolls with as much icing as you would like! The more the better in my opinion!
- If you have a glass lid you can use it when proofing the dough. The dough is not a huge amount, so it does not rise too much in the Instant Pot.
- If you want bigger cinnamon rolls, cut the dough into 5 or 6 pieces instead of eight pieces.
Storage Tips
Store leftovers in an airtight container on the counter. You can also cover the springform pan with plastic wrap and let them hang out on the counter for up to 5 days. They are great room temperature or you can heat them in the toaster oven or the microwave for a minute or two.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! You can use a glass bowl like a Pyrex bowl. As long as it is oven safe and can withstand the pressure of the Instant Pot.
Yes! Once the cinnamon buns are rolls out and placed in the springform pan, feel free to bake them in the oven for 30 minutes instead of the Instant Pot.
It's important to make sure the yeast is not expired. Also make sure that the milk is not too hot. If it is too hot it will kill the yeast. The milk should be just above room temperature, so the chill is taken out.
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📖 Recipe
Soft Instant Pot Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon Butter Melted
- ¾ cup Milk Whole Milk, lukewarm
- 2 tablespoon Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Filling Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon Butter Softened
- ⅓ cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup Cream Cheese Softened
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 ½ cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Milk
Instructions
- Add the active dry yeast to the warm milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, add the flour, butter, sugar, salt, and yeast mixture. Mix for 4-5 minutes until a dough forms and the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Spray the inner pot of the Instant pot with cooking spray or oil. Add the dough to the Instant Pot and close the lid. Set the Instant Pot to "yogurt" for 90 minutes.
- After 90 minutes, open the lid of the Instant Pot and place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a thin sheet, about 12 inches by 10 inches.
- Spread the softened butter all over the dough. Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon sugar together and then sprinkle it over the dough. Roll the dough into a log and cut it into 8 equal pieces.
- Butter a springform pan and add the 8 pieces to the springform pan. Cover it with aluminum foil. Add 1 ½ cups to the bottom of the Instant Pot and set the trivet insert into the pot. Add the springform pan and close the Instant Pot. Set the Instant Pot to 30 minutes on high pressure.
- While the cinnamon rolls cook, mix the icing ingredients together and set that aside.
- After 30 minutes, let the Instant Pot naturally release for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the Instant Pot and remove the aluminum foil. Remove the outer ring of the pan. Spread the icing over the cinnamon buns and enjoy!
Notes
- The Instant Pot will take 5-8 minutes to come up to pressure before it starts cooking.
- When you open the lid of the Instant Pot there will be water on the aluminum foil. With a paper towel, soak up the warm water before you take the pan out of the Instant Pot.
- Top these homemade cinnamon rolls with as much icing as you would like! The more the better in my opinion!
- If you have a glass lid you can use it when proofing the dough. The dough is not a huge amount, so it does not rise too much in the Instant Pot.
- If you want bigger cinnamon rolls, cut the dough into 5 or 6 pieces instead of eight pieces.
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