Cinnamon Roll Icing

4.48 from 19 votes

Melt-in-your-mouth, cream cheese cinnamon roll icing is the perfect topping for your family's homemade cinnamon roll recipe. It's also delicious drizzled on cookies or coffee cakes.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cinnamon roll glaze, cream cheese frosting for cinnamon rolls, icing recipe

Servings:

Calories: 173kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

6 ounces cream cheese softened
1/3 cup salted butter room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tablespoon maple extract or vanilla extract

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Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese and butter using a hand mixer. Blend well until all lumps are gone. 6 ounces cream cheese, 1/3 cup salted butter
Add in your favorite extract and the powdered sugar. Beat until combined. 1/2 tablespoon maple extract, 2 cups powdered sugar
After the cinnamon rolls are done baking in the oven and are cooled, spread the frosting over the tops. Put a few sprinkles on top if you'd like.
Store any leftover frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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Notes

Don't want a thick frosting? Make a cinnamon roll glaze by adding heavy whipping cream, a tablespoon at at time, until the frosting is at your desired consistency to drizzle overtop the rolls.

The calories shown are based on the frosting being divided 12 ways, with 1 serving being 1/12 of the frosting. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.

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