Lighter Whole Wheat Cinnamon Rolls – Hilton Head Health
Hilton Head Health is a destination health resort in an elegant facility on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, surrounded by all the natural beauty of a Lowcountry island getaway. The program guides you to achieving your weight loss, wellness and longevity goals with programs focusing on fitness, nutrition and SELF (Stress management, Empowerment, Longevity, and Fulfillment). Guests benefit from a community of supportive dieticians, psychologists, wellness educators, fitness trainers, chefs and spa therapists, and graduates continue their lifestyle change with the H3@Home program and receive continued support and structure at home.
These lighter version of a favorite treat lets you enjoy a whole wheat cinnamon roll with cream cheese icing for under 150 calories.
Ingredients
Rolls
- 4.5 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup fat free milk
- ⅓ cup butter
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2-1/4 teaspoons Yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 whole eggs
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon - ground
- 1 tablespoon whisked whole egg, or, egg-beaters
Cream Cheese Icing
- 8 ounces fat free cream cheese
- ½ cup confectioners sugar
- ½ cup fat free milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Dissolve sugar into warm water, and then add the yeast. It is important to make sure the water is not over 110°F or it will kill the yeast. (It is normal for the yeast will foam a little.)
- Add salt and butter to the water-yeast mixture.
- Place the flour in your mixing bowl. With dough hook attached to mixer, turn mixer on to medium speed.
- Add water and yeast mixture slowly to mixing bowl with flour.
- Mix dough until all the flour has been scraped from the sides. Be careful to not over work your dough.
- Once the dough is ready, sprinkle a little extra flour on a clean work surface and roll dough out on counter.
- Then place dough in lightly sprayed bowl and cover with dish towel.
- Allow to rise for about 1 to 1 ½ hours in a warm area.
- Next, roll the dough out into a rectangle.
- Lightly sprinkle brown sugar across every inch of the dough, then sprinkle ground cinnamon over the top of the brown sugar. Make sure to cover the ends of the dough as they are just as important as the center. If more calories are allotted for you, you may add an additional 1/4 cup of white sugar (but adjust the calorie count accordingly).
- Dab each end of the roll with egg wash or egg beaters. This is to help ensure a nice seal so the cinnamon rolls don’t unroll.
- Starting from the top of the dough, roll toward yourself until you get to the end, then in a push and roll method seal the seam to make it stick. Slice into 24 small cinnamon rolls. (Feel free to freeze half the batch before letting rise again to use at a later date.)
- Place cinnamon rolls on a lightly greased baking pan about ¼ inch apart from one another.
- Cover and let cinnamon rolls rise for about 20 to 30 minutes.
- Then bake in oven for 15-20 minutes.
- Serve warm alone or serve with a light cream cheese frosting
- For frosting, mix t hose ingredients well with a hand beater or stand mixer with whip attachment. Spread on warm rolls.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
We like this glaze with a wee bit of maple syrup, and less sugar, for a Maple Glaze, which is also very good on these rolls.Nutrition
Karla Williams is the Executive Chef for Hilton Head Health in South Carolina. A graduate from The Chef’s Academy in Indianapolis, Karla’s past experience includes Culinary Intern and Sous Chef at H3, as well as Sous Chef at Kona Grill in Carmel, Indiana. Chef Karla has been featured live on the Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family Show. In addition to her love for nutrition and healthy cooking, Karla enjoys teaching part-time fitness classes. Her passion for living a well-balanced healthy lifestyle is apparent in her cooking demonstrations at Hilton Head Health.
This was pretty good! Thanks for the healthy spa recipes.