Description

These ooey gooey vegan sticky buns are the real deal! Soft and pillowy sweet rolls topped with a maple caramel pecan glaze for the ultimate holiday breakfast recipe! You can even make these sticky buns gluten free!

Ingredients

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Dough:

4 1/4 cups (540 g) bread flour or all purpose flour* (plus more for flouring surface)
1 packet (8 g) quick rise yeast
1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar or coconut sugar
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 1/4 cup (270 mL) dairy-free milk, unsweetened, warmed
1/3 cup (87 g) dairy free yogurt, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup (57 g) salted vegan butter, room temperature

Topping:

1/2 cup (113 g) vegan butter
1/2 cup (150 g) coconut sugar or organic brown sugar
1/4 cup (60 mL) maple syrup
2 cups (8 ounces) chopped pecan halves and pieces
1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling:

1/3 cup (82 g) vegan butter or coconut oil, room temperature
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 cup (200 g ) brown sugar

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Instructions

Prep: Measure out all ingredients for the dough. Grease a large mixing bowl for the proofing of your dough, and grease a 9×13″ casserole dish lined with parchment paper. Set aside.
Make the dough: Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, and quick rise yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl. Add in the warm dairy free milk, along with the dairy free yogurt. Attach the bowl to a stand mixer with dough hook attachment, and mix on medium-speed until a shaggy dough forms. Add in the vegan butter and continue mixing on high-speed to knead the dough for 7-10 minutes. Hold your stand mixer in place if it’s moving around, or use a wooden spoon or knead by hand if making the dough by hand.
Proof: Once the dough is kneaded, place the kneaded dough into the greased bowl and cover with a clean dish towel. Let the dough rise until doubled in size in a warm place (ideally 85F), about 30-60 minutes, depending on the temperature.
While the dough is proofing: Prep the filling. In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and coconut sugar. Set aside. Then we’ll make the topping while the dough is still proofing
Make the pecan topping: Prepare the pecan topping while the dough is still rising. In a medium sauce pan, melt the vegan butter and sugar on medium heat until the sugar is melted into the vegan butter, about 3 minutes. Be careful not to burn the sugar! Once melted, remove the pan from heat, and whisk in the maple syrup and vanilla, followed by pecan pieces. Pour the topping onto the bottom of your prepared casserole dish. The rolls will bake on top, then you’ll flip them to make the pecan topping on top and the rolls on the bottom.
Roll and shape the sticky buns: Once doubled in size, lightly flour a clean surface, and place the dough in the middle of the lightly floured surface. Flour the top of the dough and a rolling pin. Roll the dough out to be 12×18″ long. Spread the melted vegan butter along with brown sugar cinnamon filling onto the dough to the edges of the rectangle. Now, on the 18″ side, mark where you’ll slice the sticky buns every 1.5″. Once marked, you’ll use a pizza cutter or a large kitchen knife to slice the 1.5″ strips that are each 12″ long. Roll each strip into a cinnamon roll shape, and place the roll into the prepared baking pan on top of the pecan caramel sauce.
Rest the rolls again: While the rolls are covered and resting, preheat the oven to 350F.
Bake the sticky buns: Place the rested rolls, which have now doubled in size, into the oven to bake for 35-38 minutes, or until the tops of the rolls are lightly golden brown.
Flip: Allow the buns to cool for 10-15 minutes. Then place a piece of parchment paper on top of the buns, followed by a cooling rack. Use the oven mitts to flip the casserole dish and cooling rack upside down so that the cooling rack is now on the bottom and the casserole dish is upside on top. Remove the casserole dish and peel back the parchment paper to reveal the sticky buns.
Serve and enjoy! Store any leftover sticky buns in an airtight container and in the fridge for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Notes

Gluten free: For gluten free, swap in my gluten free vegan cinnamon rolls recipe dough for the dough portion of this recipe. Follow those instructions for preparing the dough. Then continue on with Step 6.