Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls With Hazelnut Icing

For more holiday baking ideas, check out my popular posts for Quick-and-Easy Cinnamon Rolls, One Hour Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls, and Easy Crepes. This post is in partnership with Fleischmann’s Yeast. All opinions are my own.

Now I can’t have the holidays without that chocolate and hazelnut flavor combination, and for that reason, I created this delicious chocolate-hazelnut cinnamon roll. It’s hands-down, the most perfect flavor combination for chocolate cinnamon rolls and the texture is so delightfully airy and fluffy. Not only that, but they come together in just one hour thanks to the magic of Fleischmann’s RapidRise® Yeast. I have loved adding this tasty twist on cinnamon rolls to our family holiday tradition and you will too!

Why This Recipe Works

Holiday feels — Okay maybe not your typical reason for baking but for me the food is everything around the holidays. Certain treats have to be made for it to feel like the holidays and these chocolate cinnamon rolls are no exception! Day or night – Whether you are a cinnamon roll for breakfast person, or consider it more of a dessert, cinnamon rolls are always a good idea and since this version is so quick with only one quick, 10-minute rise you won’t need to sacrifice time with loved ones to make this delectable anytime treat a reality. Easy — Making these rolls is a lot easier than it might sound. I give you a head start on the rising process by using Fleischmann’s RapidRise® Yeast so there’s no need to spend hours waiting for the dough to rise – this yeast cut down rising time to just 10 minutes! Plus, I recommend you use a premade hazelnut spread as another simple shortcut to deliciousness. Leftovers — Sure, these are great right out of the oven, but they’re also delicious as a midnight snack or an on-the-go breakfast the following day. That is, if there are any left! Travels well — These are such a great treat for sharing and so easy to drop off for friends or family! Oftentimes I’ll make the rolls and the icing and bring them together but wait to put the icing on until just before we’re ready to eat. (I pop the rolls back in a heated oven for a few minutes first to get them warmed up enough to let that icing melt a bit.)

Here’s How You Make It

Making the rolls Rolling out the rolls Making the icing

Expert Tips and Tricks

We pull out all the stops for the holidays, including when making food is involved because nothing tastes better than homemade! But, that’s not to say I don’t like a shortcut as much as the next person. That’s why I always use Fleischmann’s RapidRise® Yeast to help my chocolate cinnamon rolls rise more quickly. Fleischmann’s RapidRise® Yeast comes in a convenient strip of three packets so we can bake lots of homemade goodies without lots of trips to the store. Plus, you can even use the yeast in a bread machine, just add it right in! Having issues cutting your rolls into 12 equal pieces without mushing the dough together? Try this dental floss trick: Make 12 marks on top of the roll log with a knife as to where you want to cut them. Place a long piece of dental floss under the roll, beneath the mark. Pull upward with the floss, slicing the dough right where you want it. Repeat for all the rolls. You can store these rolls for up to 3 days in an airtight container on the counter, or up to a week in the fridge. For best results, microwave for 10 seconds to reheat the roll before eating.