Strawberry Sweet Rolls with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze is soft, sweet, fluffy rolls filled with strawberry jam and topped with a sweet and tangy cream cheese glaze are my idea of a great morning. The rolls are soft, buttery, tender and can be made as an overnight/make-ahead option so all you have to do in the morning is bake them, pour a cup of coffee, and get ready to enjoy sweet, ooey-gooey, fresh rolls.
I had been wanting to make a fruit-based sweet roll for awhile and so I went for it.
They were my Mother’s Day present to myself.
Sweet rolls, filled with jam, and topped with a vanilla cream cheese glaze is my idea of a happy Sunday morning. Especially since I started them the night before and built in a make-ahead/overnight option for anyone who doesn’t relish getting up at 5am to start baking.
I’ve had my eye on the Food and Wine Raspberry Swirl Sweet Rolls, but it makes a huge batch. Nice as it sounds, we don’t want or need a sheet-pan full of jelly rolls for our little family of three. So I came up with these.
Like I did in the recent Soft and Chewy Coconut Milk Bread, I used coconut milk in this dough. I had a partially open can and thought it would be a nice complement with the fruity filling.
However, I couldn’t taste any hint of coconut in the finished rolls. Bummer for me since I was hoping I would, but a blessing for anyone who’s not into coconut. I’m going to try buttermilk next time.
I used oil rather than butter because I’ve found that oil tends to produce softer bread than butter, which I find creates crustier bread. Case in point is this Challah. It’s so soft and tender that it’s croissant-like and was made with oil.
But don’t worry, after the initial two hour rise and I rolled out the dough, I added a nice smear of butter before rolling it up. Oil in the dough, butter on the dough. A win-win.
After buttering it, I generously spread about one cup strawberry preserves over the top. In the rolling process, lots of jam escaped and it seemed like more jam was on my pastry slab than inside the cylinder, so I recommend going with about 3/4 cup. It won’t all stay in but lots does.
Jelly rolls are messy to make and eat, and that’s the fun of it.
After rolling up the cylinder, starting with a long side, I sliced it into 9 pieces, but you could make 8 to 10, depending on your preference.
Put them in a baking dish and allow them to rise for about an hour before baking.
Or, if you’re treating this as a make-ahead recipe, you can refrigerate the pan. The next day, allow the rolls to rise for about an hour before baking.
The vanilla cream cheese glaze turned out ridiculously good and took 30 seconds to whip together. I recommend making extra because it makes a wonderful fruit dip.
I used granulated sugar, and although I normally use confectioners’ sugar in frosting and glazes, I wanted to avoid that crunchy phenomenon that happens after powdered sugar glazes are exposed to air. I was so happy when this glaze stayed softer and didn’t crust over. It’s the little things.
If you’re a fan of jelly rolls, cream cheese danish, or any combination of jelly, dough, and cream cheese, you’re going to really enjoy these. The dough is easy to work with and the rolls are soft, tender, and buttery.
They’re loaded with sweet strawberry jam, which adds flavor, sweetness, and moistness. And stickiness.
The scent of bread and strawberry jam wafting through your house while they bake is irresistibly wonderful.
I made them as an overnight option on Saturday night and it was such a treat to wake up and just pop them in the oven for Sunday morning brunch.
We had lots of members of the Clean Plate Club that morning.
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Strawberry Sweet Rolls with Vanilla Cream Cheese Glaze
Soft, sweet, fluffy rolls filled with strawberry jam and topped with a sweet and tangy cream cheese glaze are my idea of a great morning. The rolls are soft, buttery, tender and can be made as an overnight/make-ahead option so all you have to do in the morning is bake them, pour a cup of coffee, and get ready to enjoy sweet, ooey-gooey, fresh rolls.
Ingredients
- For the Dough
Dough
- 1 large egg
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (plus up to 1/4 cup additional, to be added only if necessary)
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant dry yeast (one 1/4-ounce packet, I use Red Star Platinum
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- 1/2 cup milk (I used Trader Joe’s Light Coconut Milk in a can; try buttermilk, cow, goat, almond, soy)
- For the Filling
Filling
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, very soft – let it sit out while dough rises
- about 3/4 cup strawberry preserves or jam (or try another flavor; blueberry, raspberry, peach, apricot)
- For the Cream Cheese Glaze
Cream Cheese Glaze
- about 3 ounces (about 1/3 cup) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- For the Dough – To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or make and knead by hand using a large mixing bowl; plan to knead for about 10 minutes), combine all ingredients other than milk; set aside. For now, use 2 1/4 cups flour. Note – Use all-purpose flour, or bread flour as a substitute. Do not use whole-wheat, white-whole wheat or any ‘wheaty’ flours. When people have issues with dough not rising, it’s usually because they used whole wheat flour. This recipe was not tested or developed for whole wheat flour.
- Add milk to a glass measuring cup and warm to temperature, about 45 seconds on high power in the microwave. (Based on the type of yeast used, milk temperatures will vary. Red Star Platinum yeast calls for warmer temperatures than most, 120 to 130F; other brands and yeast call for much lower temperatures, about 95 to 105F. Warm milk according to manufacturer’s recommendations on the packaging. Taking the temperature with a digital thermometer is highly recommended, but if you’re not, make sure the milk is warm, not hot. Err on the cooler rather than hotter side so you don’t kill the yeast.)
- Pour the milk over the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl and knead on low speed for about 7 minutes (10 minutes by hand).
- If after 5 minutes dough is very sticky and it seems more flour is needed, add the remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough clears the side of the bowl, but sticking to the bottom is okay. The dough is sticky and tacky, although not excessively so. Don’t be tempted to over-flour it. It’s supposed to be loose and moist; that’s normal. The more flour you add now, the less fluffy and more dense the rolls will be. Dough should clear the sides of the mixer while kneading but sticking to the bottom is fine. If you’re kneading by hand, you’ll likely need more flour than if kneading via stand mixer. With all bread-making, evaluate your dough and if you deem it necessary to add more flour than I called for given my dry San Diego climate, then do so.
- After kneading, turn the dough out into a large, greased bowl, cover with plasticwrap, and let it rise in a warm, draft-free place for about 2 hours, or until doubled in size. Create a warm environment by preheating your oven for 1 to 2 minutes to 400F, then shutting it off. This creates a 90F-ish warm spot. Slide the bowl in and wait while the yeast works. Just make sure your oven is off.
- After the dough has doubled, punch it down, turn it out onto a floured surface or Silpat and knead it for about 3 minutes.
- For the Filling – Spray a 9 or 10-inch pie plate or similar sized baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
- With a rolling pin, roll dough into approximately an 18-inch-by-12-inch rectangle, just eyeball it.
- Add the butter, and spread evenly over the surface.
- Add the jelly and spread evenly, leaving a small margin near edges.
- Starting with a long side, roll to form a tight cylinder.
- Slice the cylinder into 8 to 10 evenly sized pieces (I made 9 pieces, each about 2 inches wide) using a bench scraper, serrated knife, or plain unwaxed dental floss (works great to not squish and compact the log). Jelly will escape out; it’s to be expected. Push back in what you can but don’t worry about it.
- Arrange the rolls in the prepared baking pan. Cover with plasticwrap.
- At this point you can…Either – Allow the rolls to rise in a warm, draft-free place until nearly doubled, about 60 to 75 minutes and then bake. (I use the 400F oven trick for 1 minute again)
- Or – Refrigerate the rolls for up to 18 hours. This is the Make-Ahead/Overnight Option. Prior to baking, let dough rise in a warm, draft-free place until nearly doubled, about 60 to 75 minutes. (I use the 400F oven trick for 1 minute again)
- Which ever option you choose, in the last minutes of rising, preheat oven to 350F.
- Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly golden on top and cooked through. If you notice your rolls are becoming darker before centers are cooking through, covering with foil in the second half of cooking will reduce over-browning, however I did not need to do this, but ovens and dough vary.
- While rolls bake, make the Cream Cheese Glaze by combing all ingredients in a small bowl and beating until smooth, either with a whisk or a mixer. Play with ratios of all ingredients to suit your taste
- After baking, generously drizzle glaze over the warm rolls. Serve immediately. Rolls are best eaten fresh, but will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. Reheat leftover rolls for a few seconds in the microwave before serving. If you object to keeping cream cheese frosting at room temperature, then refrigerate the leftover rolls; I don’t. If you have extra unused glaze, it makes an amazing fruit dip; or it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 723Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 361mgCarbohydrates: 97gFiber: 3gSugar: 32gProtein: 10g
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I made these rolls for a picnic bunch yesterday. They were superb! Texture and flavor were both marvelous. I doubled the recipe for a 9 x 13 pan and that worked perfectly. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I’m glad they were superb!
I made this rolls for Christmas and LOVED them — they turned out great. I used a stand mixer and I guess I only kneaded the dough until it was a silky texture. I loved the texture that the oil and coconut milk provided too! So yummy!
Thanks for trying the recipe and I’m glad you loved them and they were great!
I just made them. Put them in fridge and plan on baking them tomorrow. I also found the dough hard. I even double checked if I used the right amount of milk. I used a cherry preserve I got at Costco. That’s what I had at home. Hope they will taste as good as they look.
Hi. I had this pinned for a while because I LOVE strawberries! I followed the recipe but like others, was kind of disappointed with the dough. It’s quite bland. I wonder if cinnamon roll dough would work. Maybe there isn’t enough salt? I will try these again with a different dough. I LOVE this idea!
Salt will add more flavor, yes. Between the jam and the glaze, I don’t find it lacking but if you do and want to experiment with salt, go for it. Thanks for trying the recipe.
These strawberry rolls look AMAZING. I love the fact that you can prep them the night before and then bake them in the morning. I see lots of recipes that I want to try – but this is a MUST. Next weekend are my lovely family in for a treat. Thank you so much for the recipe and inspiration. Sammie http://www.feastingisfun.com
I made these as a time-filler last night (had a couple hours to kill while waiting for my pool to fill up so I did the overnight version), and I wish I had read the comments before starting these. Fortunately mine weren’t inedible, but I can’t say we loved them. I used my own jam and topping, but the dough tasted like a tube of dense Pillsbury dough (so, like I said, not the worst! But I make my own doughs because I personally don’t like Pillsbury). However, I love the idea and can see how it could be super successful with some tweaks (and my kids can devour this without me feeling like a terrible parent because it was such a small batch), so thank you!
I’m sorry you didn’t love-love them but at least your kids will be happy :) This dough was on the denser side, yes. For a newer recipe and my current personal favorite dough, see this one https://www.averiecooks.com/2014/06/the-best-glazed-orange-sweet-rolls.html
It’s adapted from another favorite, but is a smaller-batch recipe. Thanks for trying the rolls and I’m glad your kids will enjoy them :)
Hey, I followed your recipe to a T but sadly the rolls didn’t turn out very well. :( i rolled it out to exactly 18 by 12 inches but it was too thin so after they were rolled it became flimsy and collapsed everywhere. The shape didn’t hold throughout the whole proofing process, despite me adding a tad more flour at the start.
After they were baked the top was crispy and hard, but thankfully the insides were pretty okay. They still looked like a giant mess of bread and strawberry jam though. :( I would love to try this recipe again, but I have absolutely NO idea where I went wrong.
Anyway, the pictures on your blog all look absolutely lovely! Just hoped that mine turned out looking nicer — perhaps I’ll give this recipe a go another time. :)
Thanks for trying these and sorry that they were messy. It sounds like given your dough, the size you rolled them out to was just a bit too large. Use your judgment next time and roll to a normal thickness level, not too thin and not too thick. I think that’s part of the culprit. It’s hard to say with yeast recipe where things go awry. This dough is a little firmer than some of my others in terms of finished taste/texture but it’s not ‘crispy and hard’. Over-baking maybe on that one. Again, hard to tell but sorry you didn’t have luck. I will be honest, this is my new favorite dough base https://www.averiecooks.com/2014/06/the-best-glazed-orange-sweet-rolls.html in terms of ease, taste, texture, everything. You can use that dough base and add the strawberry preserves if you want berry rather than orange. Keep me posted!
Holy smokes lady, how did I miss these? Awesomeness all around :)
I don’t know how you missed them because they’re so bright I need sunglasses when I go back and look at this recipe! lol :)
I have been dying to make these rolls for a couple of months and finally took the time to make them today. I followed the recipe to a T (except used whole milk instead of coconut milk). I was very disappointed in the final product. The rolls were very dense (could it have been the 3 minutes of kneading after they rose?) and the preserves seemed to have disappeared. Finally, the glaze itself was not really a glaze but a frosting. I whipped it a long time but the sugar crystals did not dissolve completely (crunchy glaze). Ended up literally throwing the rolls in the trash after trying the first one. Hate that I wasted all that time and would love to know if anyone has any comments on how mine could have turned out so differently. I wouldn’t mind trying again because the ones in the pics are awesome!
Hi Denise – thanks for trying the recipe and for your honest feedback. A few things…the glaze, personal preference on that. If you didn’t like it, use a simple confectioners’ sugar glaze next time, whatever you know you like, use that. Filling – I didn’t have issues with it disappearing at all. You can see from the photos it’s literally exploding out of the tops. If you thought it was too skimpy, use more next time. The density of the dough – not sure why yours were as dense as you said they were and others have made them with positive reviews, but I will tell you from experience that my lightest, softest, fluffiest roll recipe is this one.
https://www.averiecooks.com/2013/02/overnight-buttermilk-soft-and-fluffy-cinnamon-rolls.html
People love them and truly they are the best cinnamon rolls, from the dough to the filling to the whole thing that I’ve ever had, and if you want to fill them with jam/preserves rather than cinn-sugar, go for it. The dough itself is awesome. Not at all dense, really, really good dough. Just trying to give you some alternatives and options if you want to do a mix-and-match remake of sorts. Please keep me posted!
Thanks, Averie! I will try the cinammon roll dough recipe. I’ve read that letting the gluten rest will give a better result, so overnight should be perfect. Will also take your advice on the glaze. Hope it won’t take me another couple of months to find the time. :)
Thanks for being open-minded to trying again and one secret to that dough and you’ll read about it in that post, is that I really caution people not to over-flour it, which is IMO the #1 culprit to dense rolls. I think you will love them. They’re lighter than these and everyone raves about them.
Oh My Goodness these look delicious!! I want to jump through the screen to eat them! I wish I could just close and open my eyes and they would be here. Thank you for sharing and your blog is lovely! Can’t wait to so more browsing!!! :)
I was curious if you have ever tried to freeze some of these rolls? If so, how long can they stay in the freezer for, and are there any special instructions for heating them up to defrost so they aren’t soggy?
I’m excited to try them, they look amazing!
Bread in general freezes pretty well. I have not frozen these particular rolls but I would just wrap them very well in foil, put that in a big ziplock bag, and freeze. Unthaw and enjoy. I don’t do anything ‘special’ to unthaw bread in general. I just let it warm up naturally at room temp and I never have any problems.
Thanks!! When I’m making bread or rolls, because they can be time consuming I like to do a double batch. I’m going to make them tomorrow.
Ok since you just said you’re going to do a double batch – if I am being totally honest here, I prefer these rolls over the Strawberry Rolls. They are incredibly good. The Strawberry Rolls are fine, don’t get me wrong, but when we’re talking double batch, I want to steer you right! You could even do half of the batch as cinn rolls and the other half as strawberry jelly-filled rolls. I just love this dough base. It’s dreamy :) Please LMK what you end up doing!
https://www.averiecooks.com/2013/02/overnight-buttermilk-soft-and-fluffy-cinnamon-rolls.html
I made these with blueberry! The dough was harder than I expected but it was still delicious!
http://sugarscape.blogspot.com/2013/06/blueberry-swirl-rolls.html
I just commented on your blog post but thanks for making them and for LMK that you tried the recipe! I love that you used blueberry. They look positively inviting and so good! And yes, this dough was not quite as soft as the fluffy overnight cinnamon roll dough but the compromise was that I didn’t end up with a huge, huge batch of rolls. If I would have increased it to 2 eggs, it would be softer, but the batch size would start getting bigger. You could also add more liquid and extend the rising period and be prepared to deal with a loose dough; that will keep them softer, too. The less flour you add, the softer the finished rolls. However, yours look pretty darn wonderful :)
I am drooling, Averie. Like, actually drooling. Something tells me that the attendance in your clean plate club must routinely be quite high… ;)
Tried the recipe for the strawberry rolls. It is a good idea, but I am greatly disappointed in the dough, and the glaze. I will be using my own, family recipe for the dough next time, and go with my instincts about making a better glaze. Was not incredibly satisfied. The recipe results in bland, unpalatable bready parts, saved only by the strawberry preserves my mother made last October. This recipe certainly needs adjustment.
I’m sorry that you weren’t happy with the recipe.
It sounds like you have a better everything than I do – better family recipe for dough, better jam, and better recipe for a glaze. That’s awesome and if you have recipes you know are perfect for you and you’re 100% happy with them, then sticking with them is probably the way to go. Sort of sounds like anything wouldn’t measure up to your cherished recipes anyway. I know how it is when you have a favorite recipe; trying new things sometimes isn’t even necessary.
That said, my family and I enjoyed these rolls and we loved the glaze and had no issues with the dough. Thanks for trying to recipe anyway.
Just beautiful Averie! Featuring tonight!
Thanks and I look forward to it!
Darlin’ these sweet rolls look heavenly! I would happily join the clean plate club too :) I just pinned these. Mmmmm. Fabulous! Krista @ A Handful of Everything
Thanks for the pin!
And darlin’ <-- I love that :)
Need this in my face, right now! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!!
Gorgeous Averie! I could eat a few of those any day :) Just shared on Facebook!
Thanks for sharing, Trish!
Oh this portion is just perfect! I always avoid making recipes like this because they produce an entire pan and in a household of 2 people, we definitely do NOT need that many. Now we can join the fun :)
oh wow! These rolls are gorgeous :) definitely drool worthy!
These look like quite the breakfast treat! I love that you put jam in them. Sometimes I think I could just sit and eat a whole jar of jam.
I could eat a half jar, easily. :)
Oh my gosh, strawberries and cream cheese all in one? Might want to live in these.
Those strawberry rolls look so amazingly good!
These are just amazing, Averie! I love the idea of using coconut milk. It’s a shame you couldn’t taste it, though. But that delicious looking strawberry jam and the sweet cream cheese glaze most definitely makes up for that!
Pinned to my food board. I have to try these one day!
I shared these on Sugar Dish Me’s Facebook page yesterday and they got shared and shared and shared. Because the photos actually make me wanna eat the computer.
Yes!!! On the coconut milk!
I’ve been too buried this week to bake any bread but that coconut milk bread is happening. Oh yes it is.
Thank you for sharing it! That is awesome & appreciated and glad it was a hot ticket :) And that you wanna eat the computer. Lol.
I so want one right now! P.S. I started following your blog about a month ago and I love everything about it!
Thanks, Jenn! I appreciate it and I just saw your Oreo cookies – they look pretty fabulous right about now!
I love how they’re oozing with jam! Beautiful
Niiiiiiiice!!! I would LOVE to stuff my face with those! Beautiful, Averie!!
Averie, are you for real? These look amazeballs!
You’re so sweet :)
Those look gorgeous, a nice change of pace from the cinnamon variety.
those Food and Wine rolls are SO amazing, but I cannot wait to try strawberry and that glaze looks delicious. This is my idea of a great breakfast
Oh you’ve tried those rolls? I really want to (but I have a problem following other people’s recipes to a T, because I always want to tweak…haha!) and really b/c we don’t need a huge pan of rolls just lingering!
Put these in my face STAT! Our berries right now are gorgeous, aren’t they? I need like fifteen of these.
I have been in a strawberry-frame-of-mind for the last two weeks. It’s all I can think about with reading about all the local pick your-own farms gearing up. I will definitely make this and soon!
LMK how it goes for you!
Such a great gift to yourself!!! I mean… they look perfect!
haha! Wish I would have thought to make myself a Mother’s Day gift. Of course that would involve actually doing something and I wanted to avoid that…
Maybe next year I’ll be more organized :) But I seriously doubt that.
These look amazing!
You actually had the BEST idea of all…taking it EASY! :)
As usual, this looks amazing!!
Love this recipe, Averie! And, I hope you had a special Mother’s Day. Just made Strawberry Ginger Jam today (a recipe component) and, now, I’m going to save some for your Strawberry Sweet Rolls recipe! NOM! Beautiful food photography, too! (Already pinned!) xo
Thanks for the pins and your jam sounds crazy good! I love ginger and in the fall make mango-ginger-cranberry chutney. I would love that jam of yours!
Aww…thank you, Averie! I will be posting the jam recipe soon. But! Oh, my…your Mango Ginger Cranberry Chutney sounds out-of-this-world scrumptious! Is it on your blog? If not, please add this fall! xo
https://www.averiecooks.com/2012/11/cranberry-pineapple-mango-preserves.html
with a link within the post to a similar version the year before :)
These look a terrific present to yourself for mother’s day! I loooove sweet rolls but usually only make them a couple times per year. But blueberry season is *almost* here, and I’m planning to make blueberry jam — would love to try swapping berries in this recipe!
I’d buy homemade blueberry jam off you. Girl. That sounds wonderful. I can ONLY imagine how good it must be!
These are fantastic. Seraphim can never have the traditional glaze because confectioners sugar has corn in it! So these will be perfect for him and he is always drooling when I make some for Simeon, who tolerates corn just fine. Never tried the jam thing, but this is great because we can curtail the jam to whatever everyone loves. Seraphim is into blueberry and grape…wouldn’t those be fun to try? :-)
Corn is everywhere, isn’t it! Well glad this may work for everyone in your house then! And someone else just said she’s going to try these w/ homemade blueberry jam…and I bet that would be so good! :)
These look great! I usually make The Pioneer Woman cinnamon rolls but I am going to have to try these.
What a great summer-y twist on the classic cinnamon roll! I wish I could reach through the screen and grab one! :]
Beautiful pictures Averie! I love the vibrant reds! I wish I had one of these right now, they look sooo good.
They were SO bright and I was like…whoa, these are bright, but I rolled with it. Berries are bright after all :)
Incredible recipe, Averie! These rolls look perfect for brunching and indulging!
I have always wanted to make a strawberry sweet bread/roll. And of course add cream cheese. Yours look absolutely beautiful! So sticky and gooey, the rolls are looking perfect for Mother’s Day brunch. Hope you enjoyed your weekend. I bet it was perfect weather in SD- here in OC it was 102 but luckily we went to Laguna Beach for dinner so it was a lot cooler! :)
It was so warm that day but we are metro San Diego and just over a mile from the water so it’s a good 15 degrees cooler here than other parts. 85 is way different than 100F! In the dead of summer, a blessing but not in the spring/fall when I wish it was warmer!
Happy belated Mother’s Day! These are a beauty. I love cinnamon rolls but sometimes I’m just in the mood for a little something fruity. :)
Thanks, Tina. My thoughts exactly!
Beautiful! Absolutely Beautiful!!!
You’re just coming out with the most off the charts delicious recipes. These look so good! I’ve been wanting to make some type of cinnamon roll with fruit, and this is perfect, especially since there’s not too much butter. Love it!
Pretty minimal as rolls go, actually! I tried to keep it in check :)
Oh wow! These are absolutely beautiful! I love that you made your own Mother’s Day treat just to make sure you got exactly what you wanted :) Sounds like something I’ll be doing.
Bummer that you couldn’t taste a hint of coconut! That would’ve given such an amazing “little something extra” to these, because coconut and vanilla and strawberry are just so perfect together. But they sound amazing regardless!
Coconut milk is so subtle when it’s with other flavors I find..and there wasn’t much used for the whole batch, so not surprising, but I tried :) And yes, getting exactly what I want is nice. Lol
The first cook book I ever bought was a Jamie Oliver one and the first recipe I tried were his jam roly polys because it was super easy. This reminds me of that, simple but so tasty :)
jam roly polys = I love just that NAME! Jamie Oliver is such a fun, non-fussy cook. Love his style!
These look great! I love a good yeast roll recipe. If I wasn’t going on vacation next week I’d totally make these now!
You can always make them now and freeze half for post-trip :)
I guess I haven’t been by in a while, but your site looks so darned gorgeous! And these rolls look beyond yummy. I love your photography as always Averie. Great post.
Just launched the made-over site Friday. So you haven’t missed much :)
Oh God, I just died! These look AMAZING! Strawberries are my favourite fruit in the whole wide world, need these in my life :)
I love how we food bloggers always take it upon ourselves to make stuff For ourselves. :D These sweet rolls look fresh, happy and dreamy…
I normally am not into fruit-type dessert but just yesterday I made some fruity cookies! No recipe yet, but it is coming soon. Must be something in the air.
These look delicious!!
Fruity cookies sound so fun this time of year!
These look so good…I love the cream cheese glaze.
Absolutely drooling over these rolls, pinned!
Thank you! And with your recent strawberry recipes, we’re just full of them :)
These look wonderful Averie! And the strawberry jam filling is so easy and convenient! The homemade bread I am posting today used oil as well – and I adored how soft it was! I have to try that cream cheese glaze without confectioners’ sugar. I’ve never made it with granulated before. It looks SO good and perfect over the rolls. A perfect mother’s day treat for you. :)
To my surprise (a happy one, for once! lol) the glaze stayed nice and soft and not crunchy/crusty! Could also be the cream cheese helping it, too, rather than just a straight-up powdered sugar/butter/milk glaze. And when I used oil in my challah last year, I was sold on it vs. butter. Like using oil in a cake rather than butter! Soft results for sure!
These look just incredible. I love the glaze. I can’t wait to make these for a Saturday morning breakfast.
I’d be honored! If you try them, please LMK!
I love these sweet rolls Averie ~ I mean how could I not…they are adorned in strawberries ;) love, the strawberry queen
Yes, you are TOTALLY the strawberry queen :)
xoxo
Girlfriend these sweet rolls looks amazing , especially on your new theme. The photos are just popping out. They look larger as well and your whole site flows perfectly! I swear, I’m just in happy land with this new theme. This is the perfect time of year for a strawberry recipe because the markets are overflowing with them. xoxo, Jackie
Thanks for the sweet praise, Jackie! I haven’t made the pics any bigger (except the opening one is 50 px longer, that’s it) I think it’s b/c there is less overall clutter. And glad you like the pics (they’re a little bright! but…strawberries are bright :) lol)
Golly, Golly, Golly! Gorgeous. Keep the strawberry recipes coming! You are making me so happy…
Thanks & glad you’re enjoying them!
Gorgeous! These wouldn’t last long in our house!
Talk about beautiful. Seeing these would make my day better! How did you not eat the whole batch!? Strawberries are one of my favorite summer fruits and in a roll sounds amazing. Do you think I could use fresh strawberries or a purée? Amazing job Averie!
You could and if you do, there’s a link to the Food & Wine Raspberry Rolls in this post and they use pureed raspberries and you could follow a guideline like that. To me, it’s more work than I wish, and in the final analysis, you get something that’s along the lines of jam anyway, so I just started w/ jam and saved myself the work :)
Look at all those gorgeous strawberries! These rolls definitely would make my day!
We’re on the same wavelength lately. Coffee Cake, Sweet Rolls. Love these Averie!
I know and the funny thing is that I knew I had the posts in my drafts when I saw yours. I try to time my posts/content so than on any given week I don’t post like 3 bread recipes or 4 recipes with PB/chocolate. Lol So sometimes I have to sit on a recipe for a week or three :)
Soooo sososoososso pretty, Averie! Happy belated Mother’s Day!
Thank you, Bev! :)
These strawberry rolls look FANTASTIC! I love this idea. What a great Mother’s Day breakfast too!
My gosh these look absolutely heavenly. I’ll take anything with strawberries. I like that tip about the glaze, I had that crusty problem recently and wasn’t quite sure how to solve it. You are full of great little tips!
Glad you like the tip! It could also be the cream cheese helping but I think it was the granulated sugar more so than anything!
Oh my gosh, what I wouldn’t give for one of these right now!
These are so pretty! Just love the color and the swirls!
And something tells me they also taste even better than they look. ;)
They were SO GOOD! I couldn’t wait to get done with the photos and get on to eating them :)
Ok….you’re killing me over here! Those look simply amazing. I’d like to do a face plant into that pan of them. I loved the Little Debbie jelly rolls when I was a kid. My grandmother and I would share them. I adore strawberries period. So this? Heaven on earth I do believe.
Little Debbie jelly rolls = you and me both :) And oatmeal creme pies of course, too!
Even if this didn’t have a cream cheese glaze, I would make these in a minute. Strawberries and a soft coconut milk bread? I’m definitely in!
Exactly. It was just icing on the cake. (pun intended :))
Averie, these beautiful! I love that strawberry swirl. Holy yum! Normally I like my fruit plan, but this looks way to good to pass up!!
I love these photos and this recipe! Awesome job!
Thank you for the compliments, especially on the photography :) I try!
What beauties! Great Mother’s Day present to yourself! :)
So pretty!
Happy mother’s day to you Averie :) You made yourself a gret present. And I have this strange feeling that the rest of your family was happy for your present as well :D
They sure were :)
I haven’t ever had a jam filled yeast roll like this–it’s always been cinnamon! These are so pretty and I love the bright contrasting colors of the filling and glaze. I suppose a coconut lover could also use coconut oil in this rather than veg oil. I like that tip a out granulated vs powdered sugar for the glaze. I know what you mean about it crusting over, but didn’t even think to just use granulated sugar. My mind automatically thinks powdered sugar when I see the word glaze. Yes, definitely the little things!
I would have had to open a new bag of confect. sugar and didn’t want to; just for a cup or so, and grabbed my granulated sugar instead on a whim and it worked out! And I was going to use coconut oil but then realized I had just made the coconut oil/milk sandwich bread and vegan banana coconut oil muffins and thought, well, I’ll give it a little break :)
I’ve been wanting to make a fruit roll myself, but haven’t been inspired until today! These look pretty AND amazing! I’m so intrigued by your dough, with that coconut milk! I like that I can make these in advance too!
Last week I also made this, with both coconut milk and coconut oil! https://www.averiecooks.com/2013/05/soft-and-chewy-coconut-milk-bread.html
Such a pretty roll for Mother’s Day or any day now that strawberries are ripe and juicy. That’s like the basic dough recipe I use for every thing and it’s such a winner in so many recipes-nothing like homemade breads:)
You are the bread QUEEN! And I love that! And a good basic dough is invaluable, for sure!
Wowza I love cinnamon rolls but living alone almost never make them…I am glad you mentioned the coconut taste can’t be detected-I am a coconut hater so it would be a good thing for me:)
Cannot taste it, at all. Zilch. There’s way too much strawberry and cream cheese action going on anyway! You could make them and freeze half! Rolls freeze very well. And of course, use buttermilk or another milk if you’re a coconut hater!
Love this! And what a wonderful way to use up coconut milk! Now do you have leftovers? Because I’d be happy to help you out with those :)
LOL they were gone in 24 hours :)