Apple Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake Recipe

This Cinnamon Roll Apple Coffee Cake is topped with apple cream cheese icing. This cheat recipe begins with cooked fresh apples.

Apple Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake is made for apple lovers. The apple cream cheese icing makes it crazy good. 

Cook the apples for this upsidedown apple dessert and cheat a little on the pastry. The semi-homemade icing whips up quickly. All you need is either a cold glass of milk or a hot cup of coffee for this delectable apple dessert.

I love cooking with apples and I never get tired of trying new ideas so Fall means lots of apple recipes at our house. They are not all desserts either. Apples are always good when paired with pork for a savory dish. Scroll all the way down for more recipes using apples.

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Also Try these made from scratch Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls with a homemade cream cheese icing.

Cooking Tools Needed

• Medium skillet
• 9″ round cake pan
• Paring knife to peel and chop apple
• Large spoon or small spatula for cooking apple mixture
• Small bowl
• Small whisk for stirring icing
• Knife or cake spatula for spreading icing

Ingredients for Apple Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake

Make this delicious dessert with simple ingredients you can find at your grocery store or you may already have at home.

• One 8-count of package cinnamon rolls
• 1 Large apple, I used Pink Lady
• 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans, divided (optional)
• 1 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
• 1 Tbsp Confectioners Sugar
• 4 oz. Cream Cheese, at room temperature

Directions

Step 1

Peel, core, and chop the apple into small bits. Then divide the apple bits in half and set one half aside for the icing.

Chop the pecans. I do this by hand, one by one. It only takes a couple of minutes and save you have have those too tiny bits. Divide the chopped pecans in half.

Step 2

Place the butter into a skillet on medium-high heat and begin to melt. As the butter begins to melt, add half the apples and half the pecans into the hot skillet.

Step 3

Cook the buttery apple and pecan mixture on medium heat, stirring often until the apples are fork tender.

Step 4

While the apple mixture is cooking, preheat the oven to 375°. Spray a 9″ round cake pan with non-stick spray and set aside.

Step 5

Once the apples are fork tender, spread the apples and pecans mixture evenly in the bottom of the prepared cake pan.

Step 6

Place the cinnamon rolls, with sides touching on top of the apple pecan mixture. Set the icing packet aside. You will be using it later.

Bake according to package directions, usually 13 to 17 minutes until golden brown. The bottom is going to become the top of this coffee cake. Remove the golden brown cinnamon rolls from the oven and cool completely before icing.

How to invert the baked coffee cake from the pan onto a plate

Turn cooled cinnamon rolls onto a plate by placing the plate on top of the cooled cake pan of cinnamon rolls. Now, flip it over so that the cinnamon rolls are now on the plate and the bottom is now the top.

Directions for making the Apple Cream Cheese Icing

Step 1

Chop the remaining apples in a food chopper until they are small bits. They will be moist.

Step 2

In a small bowl, mix the icing from the canned cinnamon rolls, softened cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and apple bits together until well blended. If your icing is too thick, add just a drop of milk and continue to stir until smooth. If your icing is too thin, add a pinch of powdered sugar at a time, stirring well until you reach desired consistency.

Step 3

Spread icing over cooled Apple Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake. Serve and Enjoy!

Tips for this recipe

Instead of chopping my pecans in the food chopper, I broke them by hand dropping them straight into the skillet.

One Tablespoon of unsalted butter is plenty to give a yummy flavor to your apple pecan mixture.

Add the lid to the skillet during the cooking time and stir often.

This apple coffee cake is great to take to pot lucks or serve as a dessert for brunch. Make it for breakfast on special occasions as well.

My hubby has declared this easy cinnamon rolls coffee cake recipe a winner so I’m happy. It’s only 7 ingredients and it’s an almost from scratch easy coffee cake. I’ve already been asked to make it again soon for some folks who missed out.

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More Recipes Made With Apples

These Caramel Iced Apple Cinnamon Rolls are a recipe cheat and lip-smacking delicious. My grandson said these were the best cinnamon rolls he ever ate. 

Our Apple Stuffed Pork Loin is also paired with cabbage for a delicious Fall meal we all love. It’s hearty and stick-to-the-ribs delicious.

These Apple Pork Chops are prepared in the Crockpot and glazed with maple syrup. This recipe is only three ingredients for an easy Fall recipe using fresh apples.

I very much enjoy cooking with Crescent rolls especially to create a Fall dessert. I call this recipe Crescent Apple Cinnamon Rolls and there is caramel drizzle involved. The apples are fresh so trust me, it’s crazy good.

You can make a yummy Fall dessert using canned biscuits and fresh apples too. See how I made this one called Upside Down Skillet Caramelized Apple Pecan Biscuits. These are gone in one sitting with a few folks to share them with.  

Another yummy Crescent roll plus apples paired together for a lip-smacking delicious Fall dessert. Pecan Apple Raisin Crescents. You cannot eat just one.

These Homemade Crescent Apple Turnovers are a family favorite. I think my hubby looks forward to these during apple season more than anything else. 

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