Homemade Rainbow Cinnamon Buns Recipe

Make a delicious birthday breakfast or Saturday morning surprise for your babe with this Homemade Rainbow Cinnamon Buns Recipe!

Ingredients

For the Dough

• 1 package of yeast
• 1 cup warm milk (plant-based is okay if making vegan)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• ¼ cup soft butter (vegan works great)
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 1 large egg/flax egg (if making vegan)
• 3 ½ -4 cups flour
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 3 tbsp sprinkles

For the Filling

• 2 tbsp light brown sugar
• 6 tbsp soft butter
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ½ tsp almond extract
• Food coloring in rainbow colors (pink, purple, green, blue, yellow)
• Thread or floss for cutting
• Optional (1/4 cup cake mix 1-2 tbsp sprinkles)

For the Icing

• 2 tsp milk (plant-based is okay)
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• +sprinkles for on top

How to:

Step 1: In the bowl of your stand mixer, dissolve yeast in milk.  Add sugar and let it sit until the yeast has bloomed.

Step 2: Add the butter, salt, egg, vanilla, almond extract, and mix with a spoon.

Step 3: Pour in the flour and using the dough hook, mix for 5-7 minutes.  The dough might start sticky, but then should pull away from the sides of the bowl. If it doesn’t by the end of 7 minutes, add more flour, about 2 tbsp at a time.

Step 4: Once the dough is mixed, pour in sprinkles and mix until they are well distributed in the dough, no more than 1 minute.

Step 5: Make the dough into a ball and cover and let rise for about 1 hour, until doubled in size.

Step 6: Make the filling by mixing brown sugar, white sugar, butter, cinnamon, vanilla, and almond extract.

Step 7: Get 5 bowls and divide the filling evenly in the bowls.  Add 2 drops of each color of food coloring into each of the bowls and mix well.

Step 8: Once the dough has risen, lightly grease a clean countertop.  Roll dough out into a rectangle at least 20 inches by 16 inches.

Step 9: Leaving a 1-inch edge, take the first color of sugar mixture and spread evenly in a line on the dough, then take the next color and spread it right beside. Repeat with the remaining colors. 

Step 10: Roll the dough up tightly into a log.  Make sure that you roll so you will have the colors in each of the rolls when you cut them.

Step 11: Using thread or floss, cut the dough into 12 even pieces that are about 1 ½ inches thick.

Step 12: Put the rainbow cinnamon buns into a greased or parchment-lined,  13 X 18 pan.  Cover and let the buns rise for another hour or so.

Step 13: While the rainbow cinnamon buns are rising, preheat the oven to 375ºf.

Step 14: Bake uncovered for 13-16 minutes.  The tops of the buns should be just starting to turn golden brown.

Step 15: Mix icing ingredients until smooth and pour evenly on top of warm rainbow cinnamon buns. Add a few extra sprinkles on top.

Enjoy your delicious homemade Rainbow Cinnamon Buns!

If you enjoyed this Rainbow Cinnamon Buns recipe be sure to check out our Yummy Frozen Banana Pop Recipe!

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About the Creator!

Hey!  I am Alana.  You can most often find me in the kitchen baking, creating recipes, or just making art out of food.  I have 4 kids that need to eat, and so I decided that if I was going to be feeding my little army, I should try to make it at least enjoyable or pretty for me.  I love to involve my kids in the kitchen as much as possible and it makes for lots of messes and memories. You can find me on Instagram @sleepingmakesmehungry or check out my blog for detailed recipes and more.

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