These sweet strawberry rolls are super gooey rolls that taste like strawberries and creamy. It is filled with a strawberry filling and strawberry preserves. The rolls are topped with Cream Cheese Glaze. These are perfect to make for brunch!

These strawberry rolls are like cinnamon rolls except full of strawberry flavor. These rolls are perfect to make for a special occasion like Easter or Mother’s Day. It is also perfect for a weekend breakfast.

My favorite part about these rolls is the filling! The strawberry filling uses freeze dried strawberries that is spread over the Dough, then on top of that is a strawberry preserve.

For more strawberry recipes, try Strawberry Filled Cupcakes, Strawberry White Chocolate Cheesecake, and Strawberry Danish.

Why This Recipe Works

• Soft dough- The dough part of this recipe is very soft because it has butter cut into the flour. As the butter melts it creates a soft and fluffy roll.
• Strawberry filling- The filling has softened butter, sugar, and freeze dried strawberries that gets spread over the dough.
• Strawberry preserves- This is basically like a thick jam that gets spread on top of the rolls.
• Cream cheese glaze- You can’t have a roll without cream cheese glaze!

Ingredient Notes

Here are some notes on the ingredients. For a full list of ingredients, check out the recipe card below.

• Milk- Make sure it is warmed to 110F. This helps to activate the yeast.
• Dry yeast- This recipe uses 2 packets to give it more of a rise. The best to use is active dry yeast.
• Eggs- Pull the large eggs out 2 hours before baking.
• Unsalted butter- Pull all the butter out 2 hours before baking.
• Strawberries- Use fresh strawberries for this recipe.
• Freeze dried strawberries- You can find these in the dried fruit aisle at the store. If you can’t find any, then you can use strawberry jam in a pinch.
• Cream cheese- Pull this out 2 hours before baking. Use full fat cream cheese.
• Powdered sugar- Make sure to sift this to prevent a gritty frosting.

Step By Step Instructions- Dough

Here is how to make and bake the dough. This is for making this sweet roll recipe with a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment. To make this recipe by hand, see the recipe notes at the very bottom.

STEP 1: Warm the milk. First warm the milk in the microwave until it reaches 110F. Pour the yeast into the warm milk and let it sit for 10 minutes. It will become foamy and bubbly.

STEP 2: Cut the butter into the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, sugar, and salt. Pour the room temperature cubed butter and use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the size of a pea.

STEP 3: Add wet ingredients. Next, add the milk mixture and eggs to the flour mixture. Mix on low speed until a dough starts to form. Then, turn to medium speed and knead for 5 minutes.

The dough will be tacky slightly.

STEP 4: Rise for 1 hour. Place the dough in a greased bowl in a warm place for 1 hour. It will be about double in size.

Step By Step Instructions- Assembling The Rolls

STEP 1: Strawberry filling. First, beat the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and grounded freeze-dried strawberries. It will be very soft.

STEP 2: Cook the strawberries. In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix chopped strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, water, and lemon juice. Heat this until it thickens.

Make sure this is completely cooled before adding to the rolls.

STEP 3: Roll out the dough. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface and roll to a large rectangle about ¼ inch thick with a rolling pin.

STEP 4: Spread the fillings. First, spread the strawberry filling over the rolls using an offset spatula. Then, spread the strawberry preserves on top of the filling.

STEP 5: Roll the dough. Next, roll the dough into a tight long. This process will be super messy!

STEP 6: Cut the dough. Use a serrated knife to cut the dough into 12 even rolls. Place these in a 9X13 inch baking pan. Spray the pan with baking nonstick spray and line the bottoms and 2 sides of the pan with parchment paper.

STEP 7: Rise. Let the rolls rise for 35 minutes.

STEP 8: Bake the rolls. Bake the rolls for 25 minutes until lightly golden brown on top.

STEP 9: Top the rolls. Top the rolls with the cream cheese glaze when they are hot. You can also the rolls with fresh berries.

Expert Baking Tips

• Flour- Make sure to flour is spooned and leveled. If you stick your measuring cup into the bag of flour, it will compact it. Compacted flour can lead to dry dough.
• When you are rolling the dough, the filling should go all the way on the short side, but leave a barrier around the long edges.
• Cut the uneven edges of the strawberry cinnamon rolls. Then, use a measuring tape to cut the rolls evenly.
• When the rolls are rising the first time, I like to place them in a bowl sprayed cooking nonstick spray in a warm oven. I get a much better rise this way.
• Top the rolls with a cream cheese glaze when they are hot. This allows the glaze to melt through the cracks.

FAQ

Storing and Freezing

Store these strawberry rolls in an airtight container and store in the fridge. Store up to 5 days.

Freezing

The rolls can be frozen. Freeze in an airtight container and freeze up to 30 days.

Thaw for 1 hour and reheat in the microwave.

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