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Healthier Gluten-free Dark Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls

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Healthier Gluten-free Dark Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Rolls made with gluten-free oat flour, almond milk and other simple ingredients!

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 18 mins
  • Total Time: 28 minutes

Yield: 8-10 rolls 1x

Ingredients

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Dark chocolate filling:

  • 3/4 cup Enjoy Life Foods Dark Chocolate Morsels
  • 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon

Cinnamon Rolls:

  • 1 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk (almond, oat, anything!)
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons grass-fed butter or coconut oil, melted and cooled*
  • 2 and 3/4 cups gluten-free oat flour (can sub spelt, our gluten-free AP)
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons coconut sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter or ghee, softened for greasing top of rolls once adding filling

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper
  2. Mix together the dark chocolate filling ingredients and set aside
  3. Whisk together the nut milk and apple cider vinegar in a medium bowl and set aside for 5-10 minutes
  4. Add in the vanilla extract then melted butter and mix again
  5. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and coconut sugar
  6. Then pour the wet mixture into the dry and gently mix with a spatula
  7. Form the dough into a round sphere and add to a floured-surface to roll it out (you can use a water bottle like I did!)
  8. Once the dough is in a large rectangle , about 1 inch thick, gently spread the softened butter over the dough
  9. Sprinkle the dark chocolate mixture on top of the dough and evenly distribute
  10. Roll the dough from the bottom, up and make sure you seal it well so it all stays together
  11. Gently slice into 8-10 rolls, then add to oven and bake for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown

Notes

*or sub 4 tablespoons grass-fed ghee or solidified coconut oil, melted and cooled

  • Author: Rachel

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