Cinnamon Rolls
Submitted by shannonmarie on December 10, 2006 - 7:02am
(87 votes)
Servings:
Serves 4-8Just in time for the holidays, this cinnamon roll recipe satisfies the sweet tooth and the desire to continue a tradition.
My family always eats traditional cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. Since I am the only one who eats raw, the rest of them will continue to indulge with their usual breakfast treat this year. But, I don’t have to miss out with this tasty solution.
And, it doesn’t have to be reserved for a special occasion. I have them for breakfast frequently, eating two of them with a side of fresh fruit. They also make a great snack or dessert.
Ingredients:
1¼ cup almond meal
1¼ cup ground flaxseed
1 dash cayenne
pepper
1½ tablespoon cinnamon
1 pinch sea salt
1 cup soft pitted dates
¼ cup water
1
teaspoon vanilla
.125 cup olive oil
.125 cup agave nectar
¼ cup raisins, plus a little extra
¼ cup chopped nuts
Preparation:
Combine the almond meal, ground flaxseed, dash of cayenne pepper, 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon and pinch sea salt in a bowl and set aside.
In a food processor or blender, process dates, water and vanilla into a paste. Remove half of the date paste and add it to the dry ingredients, along with the olive oil and agave. Mix these ingredients with your hands until it forms a dough. You may need to add a little water and/or agave if it is too dry, but be careful not to add too much.
Spread the dough out on a piece of parchment paper, and flatten/shape it into a 1/4-inch thick square.
Add 1/4 cup raisins and 1 Tbsp. of cinnamon to the rest of the date paste left in your food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Then, spread a thin layer of the paste onto the dough square, making sure to cover the whole surface, and top with a sprinkle of extra raisins and the chopped walnuts.
Using the parchment paper to help hold everything together, carefully/tightly roll the square into a log. Chill in the refrigerator, and then slice into about 1-inch thick rounds. I usually make about 8 cinnamon rolls out of this recipe.
These cinnamon rolls can be eaten right out of the refrigerator or warmed on a dehydrator. I top mine with a generous icing of raw almond butter mixed with agave, vanilla and sea salt (or if I have more time, I make a cashew and coconut whipped cream icing, as seen in the photo). Yum-O!
99 reponses to "Cinnamon Rolls"
1.
I am so glad I have something soooo yummy to make out of all my frozen almond meal left over from Almond Milk. Thanks for the post Shannon
2.
You have got to be kidding me. These are frickin' raw?? WOW, we made these for Saturday morning lazy breakfast day...and they were all gone by lunch. I will be making these every weekend for the rest of my life!!
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I've never dehydrated them, they are too good! I just ate them right away.
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I love this recipe! It is now my new favorite dessert.
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trader joes has the cheapest almond meal! a big bag for only 4 or 5 bucks. another great alternative is hazelnut meal if you cant find the almond
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Even if they are sticky, they still taste good. I don't even bother to dehydrate them. I like their moist texture.
Don't worry about not being able to see the swirl because you'll be able to taste it - that's what really matters. Don't forget the frosting. It's the best part :-)
7.
I finally made my first batch of these and they're delicious! The almond meal I used was directly from making "almond milk":http://goneraw.com/recipes/99, so it was pretty moist. I deyhdrated a few rolls for a little over an hour before eating. The outside was dry and sweet, while the inside was soft and warm. What a delight! I can see these being quite addictive.
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This recipe is delicious. I just ate two cinnamon rolls as my first meal of the year. They are so addicting.
For the almond meal, you can either save the what's leftover after straining homemade almond milk, or sometimes Whole Foods sells it on an end-cap of raw foods.
You also can find raw nut meal on the Internet. After a quick search, I found this link, http://www.amazon.com/Pecan-Meal-Raw-8-oz/dp/B0001JXE6M. It is for raw pecan meal, which would also be delicious. There is also a link on that page to almond meal, but I am not sure if it is raw.
If you find you don't have enough almond meal, just increase the amount of flaxmeal. It will still work. Good luck :)
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This recipe looks delicious. I looked all over for almond meal and didn't find it in any of our local foods bulk sections. There's a discussion on "almond meal":http://goneraw.com/forums/2/topics/16 over in the forums and I am excited to make my own.