Nutella Banana Cinnamon Rolls

Everyone loves cinnamon rolls, so these Nutella Banana Cinnamon Rolls are certain to be a smash hit, too! Sweet and nutty on the outside and inside, they’re as addictive as they are yummy.

Nutella Banana Sweet Rolls recipe

I’m not big on breakfast food. We all know this. But I AM a fan of a dessert that DOUBLES as a breakfast food. These Nutella Banana Cinnamon rolls are just that! They’re the best way ever to start the morning since they’re so sweet and squishy and just good, but they’re also the best way to end the day after a light dinner. A versatile recipe is already a 10/10 recipe in my book!

What is a Nutella Banana Cinnamon Roll, exactly? Well, I’m sure you’ve had a cinnamon roll before, like the kind you get at Cinnabon or from the store in the little metal cans. These are the same, except completely homemade and with Nutella-banana flavors added. Some people might think they’re too much, and I understand that, but to me, they’re the perfect balance of sweet, fruity, and nutty.

(By the way, any other Nutella addicts out there?! Come on. I know you’re reading. Nutella’s amazing, and it tastes good on almost everything!)

Start the day with one of these, and you’ll be unstoppable. I can almost guarantee it! Try these Nutella Banana Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast or dessert. They are so easy to make and delicious too! Enjoy these delectable breakfast treats with your family!!

Nutella Banana Cinnamon Rolls: Ingredients & Substitutions

For these Nutella Banana Cinnamon Rolls, you will need …

Ingredients

For the dough

• dry yeast – active. We’re making rising dough for this recipe! You’ll feel like such a pro when it’s done!!
• flour – bread flour is best here, though all-purpose will never fail you. Just remember that the resulting texture might be different depending on the flour you use.
• instant vanilla pudding or white chocolate pudding – these will provide some beautifully sweet flavors to the rolls, so each bite is guaranteed to be super yummy.
• Other standard baking ingredients are eggs, butter, milk, sugar, and salt. If you’ve made any kind of cake, pastry, cookie, etc, before, these probably won’t surprise you at all.

For the filling

• bananas – three large ones. These are one-half of your filling’s star flavors.
• nutella – a cup. The other half of your filling’s flavors! So, so good!
• cinnamon – can’t have cinnamon rolls without the cinnamon.
• cream cheese – this keeps the filling nice and soft.
• granulated sugar – for additional sweetness, of course!

For the glaze

• vanilla extract, and powdered sugar – these form the base of your sweet cinnamon roll glaze.
• hot water and butter – these ingredients are the other half of your glaze and give it a gooey consistency.

Nutella Banana Cinnamon Rolls: FAQs

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Servings: 12 rolls

Nutella Banana Cinnamon Rolls

By Jamie Sherman

Try these Nutella Banana Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast or dessert. They are so easy to make and delicious too! Enjoy them with your family!

Prep: 30 minutes mins

Cook: 25 minutes mins

Inactive Time: 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Total: 2 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

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Equipment

• Non-Stick 13 x 9-Inch Covered Oblong Baking Pan with Lids, Pack of 2
• knife
• rolling pin
• rubber spatula or wooden spoon
• hand mixer
• mixing bowl
• measuring cups and spoons
• measuring cups and spoons
• measuring cups and spoons
• Sunbeam Programmable Bread Maker, White

Ingredients 

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For the rolls

• ▢ 4 tablespoon butter, melted
• ▢ 4 tablespoon water
• ▢ ¼ cup instant vanilla pudding , or white chocolate instant pudding
• ▢ 1 cup milk
• ▢ 1 large egg, beaten
• ▢ 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 4 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 ½ teaspoon active dry yeast

For the filling

• ▢ 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ▢ 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ▢ 1 cup Nutella Hazelnut Spread
• ▢ 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• ▢ 3 large bananas

For the glaze

• ▢ 2 cups powder sugar
• ▢ 4 tablespoons butter, semi melted
• ▢ 4 tablespoons hot water
• ▢ ½ – 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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Instructions 

Rolls:

• Place the ingredients listed above for the rolls in order into a bread machine per the manufacturers' directions. Set for dough cycle. After the cycle is complete, remove the dough from the machine and roll it out to a rectangle about 17×10 inches.

Filling:

• In a small bowl, combine the Nutella and softened cream cheese until well combined and smooth. You may get a few chunks. That is okay, it will still spread out nicely. Set aside.
• Mix the cinnamon and sugar in another small bowl, and set aside.
• Spread the Nutella and cream cheese mixture on the rolled-out dough (17×10 inches), making sure to completely cover but leaving a 1/4-1/2 inch edge on each side. Then slice the bananas and place the slices on top of the Nutella. You can place the bananas wherever you would like. Just make sure that they don't overlap. Once you have placed all of the bananas, sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar filling over the bananas and Nutella.
• Roll the dough tightly from the long end, pinching edges closed when completely rolled. Slice dough into 12 rolls, about 3/4-1 inch thick slices. Place the sliced rolls into a greased 9×13, let rise until doubled.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes. Add glaze on once they have cooled for a few minutes. Serve immediately or cover and set aside for later. I would add the glaze right before serving.

Glaze:

• Mix butter, powdered sugar, and almond extract. Add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze reaches desired consistency. Drizzle over sweet rolls.

Notes

• Bread flour is preferred, but all-purpose flour can also be used.
• If you don't have a bread machine, you can also make these by hand.

Nutrition

Serving: 1roll, Calories: 543kcal, Carbohydrates: 83g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 14g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 48mg, Sodium: 216mg, Potassium: 325mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 46g, Vitamin A: 440IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 78mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally published on June 14, 2014. Updated on July 26, 2022.