Apple Stuffed Orange Rolls Recipe
These delicious apple stuffed orange rolls are loaded with a delicious apple cinnamon filling, baked to perfection, then drizzled with an orange icing, making these orange cinnamon rolls absolutely scrumptious.
I’m a big fan of all things apple when fall and winter roll around. I love making everything from apple loaf cake to apple pie cookies. If it has apples, I’m all in!
These delicious rolls combine the classic apple pie flavor of my apple cinnamon filling with the bright, citrusy flavor or orange and a golden brown dough that makes every holiday party or dinner table pop!
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Limited Ingredients: It only takes a handful of ingredients to make this recipe.
- So Easy: This is a super simple, semi-homemade recipe that uses an easy filling recipe and refrigerated orange rolls.
- Classic Flavor: The combination of apple cinnamon filling and orange in the rolls creates a treat perfect for fall, winter, and all the holidays they contain.
- Versatile: These are perfect for dessert, brunch, potlucks, and of course, holiday tables.
- Customizable: It’s easy to change up this recipe to make it your own.
Key Ingredients
You’ll find a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Granny Smith Apples: Granny Smith apples are tart and firm, making them perfect for this recipe.
- Cinnamon: Cinnamon adds a warm, fall, spiced flavor to the rolls.
- Orange Rolls: Refrigerated orange rolls bake up golden and flaky, infusing the recipe with bright orange flavor without adding extra work.
Variations
- Spices: Add allspice or apple pie spice to the filling for a pie-flavored filling.
- Orange Rolls: You can use your favorite rolls for this recipe. Even plain rolls create a delicious treat.
- Apples: Use your favorite apples to create slightly different results. You could also use chopped pears, peaches, or even your favorite berries.
How to Make Apple Stuffed Orange Rolls
Step 1: Bring the apple cinnamon filling ingredients to a boil. Simmer until thickened. Roll out the orange rolls and press them into a muffin tin. Fill with the apple mixture.
Step 2: Bake at 375°F until golden brown. Drizzle with the orange icing that came with the rolls while still hot and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Prep and chop the apples right before you cook them, or toss them with a little lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Stir constantly while cooking the filling to ensure even cooking without scorching or sticking.
- Roll the rolls out into relatively flat discs to ensure they have enough surface area to cover the sides of the muffin wells when pressed into them.
Apple Stuffed Orange Rolls FAQs
Apple stuffed orange rolls are a sweet treat that combines Pillsbury orange roll cups with an apple cinnamon filling. Then, it’s baked until golden brown.
Refrigerate these rolls for up to 4 days in the refrigerator. For longer storage, wrap individual rolls in plastic wrap and freeze them for up to 2 months in an airtight, freezer-safe container.
Defrost them overnight in the fridge if frozen. Then, bake them at 350°F until warmed through or microwave at 30-second intervals.
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Apple Stuffed Orange Rolls
Ingredients
- 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, chopped into small pieces
- 1 ½ cup water
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup corn starch
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 8 ct Pillsbury™ Orange Rolls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° and lightly spray a muffin pan with a non stick spray, set aside.
- Peel, slice and remove seeds from apples, then chop into small pieces.
- In a medium saucepan, add water, sugar, corn starch, cinnamon and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over low/medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Once liquid has thickened up (about 3-4 minutes), add apples and stir.
- Let simmer for about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While apples are simmering, add a little flour to a cutting board and using a rolling pin, roll each orange roll out and add to muffin pan lining each cup with the orange roll.
- Once the apples have finished cooking, spoon apple filling into the center of each orange roll.
- Place in the oven and bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from oven, and once cooled a bit, drizzle with the orange icing that came with orange rolls.
- Best served warm.
Notes
- Prep and chop the apples right before you cook them, or toss them with a little lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Stir constantly while cooking the filling to ensure even cooking without scorching or sticking.
- Roll the rolls out into relatively flat discs to ensure they have enough surface area to cover the sides of the muffin wells when pressed into them.
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Enjoy, Terri
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