If you live in SoCal and are into health and healthy desserts then you are very aware of the Meet the Source vegan dessert craze. One of my favorite desserts from them is their cinnamon rolls. Unfortunately, there is limited access to these buns unless you live in the area, so it was my mission this past month to make a copy cat that tasted just as good. Weeks of recipe development and many trials and errors I have perfected these cinnamon rolls!

These cinnamon rolls are completely vegan, Paleo, and no refined sugars. I have brought them to parties and served them to friends and family and they are a hit. Warning you now, they are addictive and almost impossible not to eat them all!

Ingredients:

Yields: 8-10 cinnamon rolls

Dough:

  1. Almond Flour 1 cup
  2. Fine flax seed meal 1 cup (or home ground flax seed)
  3. Raw pecans 1 cup
  4. Cinnamon 1 tsp
  5. salt 1/4 tsp
  6. Coconut oil 3 TB melted
  7. Maple syrup 3 TB

Filling:

  1. Pitted Dates 1.5 cup
  2. Water 1/2 cup
  3. salt 1/4 tsp
  4. Vanilla 1/2 tsp
  5. Cinnamon 1 tsp
  6. Raisins 1/4 cup

Icing:

  1. Coconut oil 1/4 cup
  2. Coconut butter 1/4 cup
  3. Vanilla 1/2 tsp

Instructions:

  1. In a food processor pulse pecans until they are almost a flour texture. Add your almond flour, flax meal, salt, and cinnamon and pulse until combined. Transfer mix to a bowl.
  2. Add the melted coconut oil and maple syrup and mix to combine. It should be able to stick together slightly, but still be crumbly.
  3. Lay down wax paper and transfer dough to that. Form a rectangle with your hands. Top with another piece of wax paper and roll out with a rolling pin to 1/4 of inch thick.
  4. In food processor, pulse dates until they are somewhat broken up. Add water, cinnamon, salt and vanilla, and puree until smooth. Add raisins and pulse three times, you don’t want to break them up too much, it gives the rolls texture.
  5. Spread date puree in even layer over dough.
  6. With the wax paper, roll the cinnamon roll like your roll sushi. This is slightly difficult, so be careful and try to roll tightly. Once done wrap it tightly in the wax paper and place on a flat sheet tray or plate. Freeze for 30 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile you can make the icing by combining melted coconut butter and melted coconut oil and vanilla together.
  8. Once the roll is solid, but not frozen, remove from the freezer and transfer to cutting board. Cut into 1.5 inch pieces and place flat on wax paper. Drizzle icing over each roll and place in freezer for 10 minutes.
  9. Remove from freezer and enjoy right away, or store in fridge for later snacking!

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