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cranberry orange pecan sweet rolls

Cranberry Orange Pecan Sweet Rolls - Filling + Icing

Use your favorite cinnamon roll dough with this filling and icing for holiday sweet roll
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Sweet Roll Dough - approximate 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours
Course breakfast, brunch
Cuisine American
Servings 12 rolls
Calories 376 kcal

Equipment

  • stand or hand mixer
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Rubber spatula
  • small whisk

Ingredients
  

Filling for 12-18 sweet rolls

  • 1 can whole or jellied cranberry sauce
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 stick salted butter softened
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground clove
  • zest of 1 orange

Orange Icing - 12-18 sweet rolls

  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • zest of one orange
  • juice of two oranges use the juice from the orange you zested for the filling, plus the juice from the orange zested for the icing
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Prepare your favorite yeasted sweet roll dough as the recipe states. While your dough is rising, make the filling and icing from this recipe. See post for my favorite sweet roll dough recipes.
  • Using a stand or hand mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and clove. Once those ingredients are creamed together well, add the canned cranberry sauce and orange zest and mix until just combined.
  • When your dough is ready to roll out, roll out your dough and spread the cranberry orange filling edge to edge as you would a standard cinnamon roll. Sprinkle the chopped pecans on top of the filling and roll up your dough.
  • Follow the remaining rising and baking instructions for your sweet roll dough.
  • While your rolls are baking, make the icing by combining all icing ingredients and mixing until smooth. If your icing is lumpy, you can pop it in the microwave for 15 seconds at a time, stirring in between until smooth.
  • Allow the sweet rolls to cool slightly before pouring the icing over the top.

Notes

Nutrition information includes the filling and icing included in this recipe.  Nutrition information from the dough will vary based on the dough you choose to use.

Nutrition

Serving: 1rollCalories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 1gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 181mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 2gSugar: 62gVitamin A: 258IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
Keyword christmas recipe, cinnamon roll, cranberry orange, sweet roll
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