Description
Strawberry Rolls with Cream Cheese Glaze are soft, gooey, and filled with real strawberry flavor. These homemade rolls feature a sweet strawberry filling, juicy strawberry preserves, and a creamy glaze. Perfect for brunch, breakfast, or dessert—bake a batch today!
Ingredients
For the Dough:
1 cup warm milk (110°F)
2 packets (14g) active dry yeast
2 large eggs, room temperature
4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
¼ cup granulated sugar
10 tbsp unsalted butter, cubed and at room temperature
Strawberry Filling:
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup light brown sugar
2 tbsp ground freeze-dried strawberries
Strawberry Preserves:
2 cups diced fresh strawberries
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 ½ tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp lemon juice
Cream Cheese Glaze:
4 oz cream cheese, softened
4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
3 tbsp milk or heavy cream
Instructions
Make the Dough
- Heat the milk in the microwave for about 1 minute, or until it reaches 110°F.
- Stir in the yeast and allow it to sit for roughly 10 minutes, until foamy and activated.
- In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the flour, salt, and sugar.
- Add the cubed butter and use a pastry cutter or fork to blend until the texture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour in the yeast mixture and beaten eggs. Mix on low with a dough hook until a dough forms. Then knead on medium speed for 5 minutes until slightly sticky.
- Grease a large bowl lightly with nonstick spray. Place the dough inside, cover with a towel, and set it in a warm oven (preheated to 200°F and turned off with the door ajar) for about an hour or until doubled in size.
Make the Strawberry Preserves
- Combine strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, water, and lemon juice in a medium saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until the strawberries release their juices and the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl and chill in the refrigerator to cool.
Prepare the Strawberry Filling
- In a small bowl, use a hand mixer to beat together butter, sugars, and ground freeze-dried strawberries until smooth and spreadable.
Make the Cream Cheese Glaze
- In another small bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Mix until creamy and pourable.
Assemble and Bake
- On a floured surface, roll out the dough into a large rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
- Spread the strawberry filling evenly across the dough.
- Spoon the chilled strawberry preserves over the filling.
- Starting from the shorter side, roll the dough up tightly to create swirls.
- Trim the edges if needed and slice into 12 equal rolls.
- Arrange rolls in a greased 9×13-inch baking pan. Cover and let rise for 35 minutes.
- Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, until golden on top.
- Spread the cream cheese glaze over the warm rolls and serve immediately.
Notes
Be sure milk is warm—not hot—to activate yeast.
Chill preserves to keep layers neat.
Use floss or a serrated knife for clean slices.
Store rolls at room temp for 2 days or refrigerate for 5.
Freeze unglazed rolls for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 1 hour Resting Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 375 kcal
- Sugar: 24g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Protein: 6g