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Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Breakfast RecipesWhitney Carlson5 Comments

Have you tried our Guilt Free Cinnamon Roll recipe? If you like that, you are going to LOVE this one! It's definitely more on the "treat" side of the clean eating spectrum (as in don't eat this everyday), but they are so amazing! You are going to love this recipe just the same, if not more! Here goes...

Eat Clean Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls


Ingredients:

Dough:

  • 1/2 c gluten free oat flour
  • 1/3 c almond flour
  • 1/4 c arrowroot flour 
  • 2 TBSP coconut palm sugar OR demerara sugar
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt, finely ground
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 4 TBSP coconut oil, room temperature 
  • 3/4 c unsweetened almond milk

Filling:

  • coconut oil, room temperature
  • 1/4 c stevia, powdered
  • 3 TBSP cinnamon

Directions:

1. Begin making the dough first. Combine dry ingredients in a food processor and pulse to combine and create a softer flour mixture, on and off for 45-60 seconds. Add wet ingredients and mix to combine.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

3. Combine filling ingredients in a small bowl.

4. Place dough on a floured surface (I would suggest using the arrowroot flour for this) and roll out to flatten to approximately 1/4"-1/3" thickness. Try to roll the dough in a rectangular shape.

5. Brush a small amount of coconut oil evenly on the dough. 

6. Sprinkle the filling mixture evenly across the moistened dough.

7. Roll the dough starting at one end until it is all contained. Using a pizza wheel, cut the dough into approximately 8-9 cinnamon rolls.

8. Place on a cookie sheet approximately 1.5" apart OR in a round pan, close together for softer cinnamon rolls.

9. Bake approximately 14 minutes.

Makes 8-9 cinnamon rolls.

Cinnamon Roll Protein Shake

Protein Shake RecipesWhitney Carlson2 Comments
Clean Eat Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Protein Shake | He and She Eat Clean

Craving cinnamon rolls? Why not make a protein shake that tastes like one?! It smells amazing and tastes even better!

Clean Eat Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Protein Shake

Ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp - 1/3 cup liquid egg whites (pasteurized)
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp pure maple syrup
  • 1 small scoop Stevia
  • Ice
Clean Eat Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Protein Shake | He and She Eat Clean

Directions: 

  1. Add all ingredients to a blender (we use a Vitamix) and blend!

Enjoy!

- Whitney

Guilt-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Breakfast RecipesWhitney Carlson22 Comments

On a whim, I whipped these up and I must say, they are one of my favorite recipes for a cinnamon roll that is actually CLEAN and GUILT FREE that I have tried yet!

Guilt-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients:

Filling

Dough

 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Combine ingredients for filling in a small bowl. Ingredients will form a grainy paste. Set aside.

3. Mix first 6 ingredients of dough in a medium size bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon (metal can also be used; however to save utensils, it may be easier to use a wooden spoon so you can continue using it for your dough). Once combined, slowly integrate the softened coconut oil into the mixture, stirring to combine. This should begin forming a dough. Once combined, add almond milk to complete dough, stirring and kneading with the wooden spoon. Form ball with dough.

4. Once dough is combined, place dough on a floured surface (can use either the oat flour or the whole wheat flour to protect your surface). Using a floured rolling pin, roll dough to a 1/4" consistency. It is best to create as much of a rectangle/square as possible while doing this.

5. Spread 3/4 of your filling mixture over the top of the dough mixture. Be sure to coat all areas of dough. Roll up dough starting at one end - you may use a knife to help you if the dough is sticking to your floured surface.

6. Cut dough into 12 equal size pieces. Place each cinnamon roll (piece) in one section of a 12 muffin tin that has been sprayed with 100% pure olive oil (We use this mister). This will promote consistency while baking and avoid sticking.  Using a spoon add the rest (1/4) of your filling mixture to the top of each cinnamon roll.

7. Bake for approximately 18-22 minutes depending on your desired consistency. Because the dough does not have yeast, it will be softest at 18 minutes vs. 22 minutes.

The fat content is high - is that ok?

Yep! Coconut oil is a good fat - don't go indulging in all 12 cinnamon rolls, but 2 would be the perfect portion size if you need a sweet treat in the morning, perhaps coupled with 1/4 c of unsweetened greek yogurt.

Why is there no icing?

Quite frankly, I have tried about 4 different clean "icing" recipes and they just don't taste right. The rolls are sweet without the icing!