This chocolate cinnamon rolls recipe is easy and delicious! It’s filled with cinnamon and chocolate flavors, cinnamon chocolate filling, and a rich, delicious chocolate icing and chocolate chips or chunks. Chocolate chip cinnamon rolls are a decadent dessert – or breakfast, for that matter – that’s so much easier to make than you might think!
Do you love chocolate? How about cinnamon rolls? If you answered yes to both of these – and you probably did – then this chocolate cinnamon rolls recipe is for you!
CHOCOLATE CINNAMON ROLL INGREDIENTS
Here’s where you get the first inkling that this recipe is easier than it first appears. The ingredients are broken down into sections for the rolls, the filling, and the icing.
Rolls:
- Milk- Warm (about 110 degrees F. it should be just warm to the touch)
- Granulated sugar
- Active dry yeast
- Egg
- Unsalted Butter- Melted
- Salt
- Bread flour (or you can also use all-purpose)
Filling:
- Brown sugar, packed
- Granulated sugar
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Ground cinnamon
- Butter, Softened
- Chocolate chips, mini chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
Chocolate Icing for Cinnamon Rolls:
- Butter, room temperature
- Cream cheese, softened
- Powdered or confectioners sugar
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Heavy whipping cream
See recipe card below for exact quantities.
SUBSTITUTIONS AND VARIATIONS
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