Healthy Cinnamon Rolls!

Did you know that cinnamon can actually be used as a medicinal herb?  It can be used as an anti-bacterial, and it's also known to kill stealth bacteria in our bodies like micoplasma!  Who knew?! 

I have a lot of healthy recipes I've been trying lately that are going to go up on here soon, but I had to postpone all of those because this recent recipe I just made was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!  This recipe taught me so much about clean eating and how you don't have to eat bad tasting food to eat clean.  These cinnamon rolls look, taste, smell, and make you feel amazing!

I don't know why anybody would feel like they need processed sugars and other processed food in their lives when they can eat something this delicious and nourish their body with proper nutrients at the same time!  These rolls are made with organic, whole wheat flour, and they're about 98% sugar free, and 100% refined-sugar free!  The only refined sugar in these babies is a little bit of raw honey in the dough, and then the filling and frosting is sweetened with Lakanto sweetener which is not processed in your body the same way sugar is.  Lakanto is an amazing sweetener that is made with Monk fruit which is a super food and filled with nutrients! 

​You can purchase Lakanto here and you can also find it on Amazon!

The BEST Healthy Cinnamon Rolls!

Ingredients:

Dough:
​1 cup warm coconut milk (110° F)
2 eggs
1/3 cup butter (melted)
4 1/2 cups organic whole wheat bread flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup raw honey
2 1/2 tsp. yeast (do not use instant yeast! Instant yeast is highly processed)

Filling:
1/2 cup golden Lakanto sweetener
2 1/2 Tbs. ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter (melted)

Frosting:
1 (8 oz.) package organic cream cheese
1/4 cup butter (softened)
1/2 cup powdered Lakanto sweetener
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Dissolve the yeast in the warm coconut milk in a large glass measuring cup.  Mix the honey, butter, salt, and eggs in a large stand mixer.  Add your milk and yeast mixture and whisk together on low until well combined. 
2. Add flour and mix well.  Knead your dough using your dough hook attachment.  Knead for about 4-5 minutes on medium speed.  (When you poke your dough with your finger and it pops back at you, that's when you now it's ready to rise.)
3. Grease a large glass bowl with a light layer of butter, and with lightly floured hands place your dough in the bowl, cover with parchment paper, and let rise for about 2 hours (or until the dough has doubled in size) in a warm environment.
4. After the dough has doubled, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover, and let rest for 10 mins.
5. In  a small bowl, combine combine your golden sweetener and cinnamon.
6. Roll dough into a 16x21 inch rectangle.  Brush your dough with melted butter, then sprinkle your cinnamon mixture over the top.  Roll up dough, starting along the long side.
7. Cut into 12-18 rolls.  (Or you can use the simple trick of taking a clean piece of white thread, sliding it underneath your dough where you'd like to cut, and crossing the two ends of the thread over each other to cut the dough.  This makes for a clean cut, and doesn't mutilate your rolls so much.)
8. Place rolls on a lightly greased baking sheet.  Cover and let rise until doubled. (It took mine about 1 hour.)
9. Preheat oven to 350°F.
10. Bake rolls for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
11. To make the frosting, simply cream your butter and cream cheese together with a hand mixer, add your other ingredients, and then cream together until smooth.  Spread evenly on each roll.

*These rolls stay super fresh for about five days if you store them in the fridge!  Then when you're ready to eat them you can either warm them in your warming drawer on high for 10 mins. Or you can preheat your oven to 350°, turn it off once it's fully preheated, and place your rolls inside for about 10 mins.  Then when you take them out it will be like having a freshly baked cinnamon roll!
*Use organic ingredients when feasible.