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There’s just something about football weekends and the smell of cinnamon rolls in the oven. 🙌 This weekend, we’re heading to the OU vs. Ole Miss game, and our tailgate theme is brunch-style comfort food. While everyone else will be devouring buttery, dairy-loaded cinnamon rolls made with love by Carrie (my friend and neighbor that pours her heart and soul into every deliciously butter filled cinnamon roll), I decided to create my own dairy-free version so that I don’t have to miss out on ALL of the fun!  

This recipe came together after blending a few of my favorite cinnamon roll recipes and changing up the baking methods to create the perfect combination of soft, gooey, bakery-style rolls with a silky, dairy-free frosting that melts into every swirl.

I used Chobani Extra Creamy Oat Milk for richness in place of whole milk, dairy free Country Crock Plant Butter with Olive Oil for that buttery flavor, and Kite Hill Vegan Cream Cheese to make the most luscious frosting ever. Trust me — whether you’re dairy-free or not, these rolls are a total win.

So before we cheer our Sooners on to victory, let’s score one right here in the kitchen. ❤️🤍

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🍞 The Best Dairy-Free Cinnamon Rolls

Prep time: 30 min

Rise time: 90 min

Bake time: 25 min

Total time: About 2 hr 25 min

Servings: 9 large rolls

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🧁 Ingredients

🥣 For the Dough

• ¾ cup Chobani Extra Creamy Oat Milk 

• ¼ cup Earth Balance Original Buttery Spread, Dairy Free Butter Alternative, melted

• ¼ cup granulated sugar

• 1 packet (2¼ tsp) instant yeast

• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk, room temperature (I LOVE fresh farm eggs from local farmers, but will provide a link to farm fresh eggs from Whole Foods)

• 3 cups bread flour, plus more for kneading

• ½ tsp salt

🍯 For the Filling

• ⅔ cup packed brown sugar

• 1½ Tbsp ground cinnamon

• ¼ cup Earth Balance Original Buttery Spread, Dairy Free Butter Alternative, softened

🍥 For the Frosting

• 4 oz Kite Hill Vegan Cream Cheese, softened 

• 3 Tbsp Earth Balance Original Buttery Spread, Dairy Free Butter Alternative, softened

• ¾ cup powdered sugar

• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract 

• 1–2 Tbsp Chobani Extra Creamy Oat Milk (for thinning, as needed)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Make the Dough

1. Warm the oat milk in the microwave until about 110°F (warm to the touch, not hot). Stir in the sugar and yeast, and let it rest 5–10 minutes until foamy.

2. Add melted Earth Balance butter alternative, egg, and egg yolk; whisk until combined.

3. Add flour and salt, stirring until a dough forms.

4. Knead on a floured surface for 8–10 minutes (or with a dough hook for 5 minutes) until soft and elastic.

5. Shape into a ball, place in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for about 1–1½ hours or until doubled in size.

2️⃣ Fill & Roll

1. Roll the dough into a 13×9-inch rectangle.

2. Spread softened Country Crock butter evenly over the surface.

3. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon, then sprinkle evenly.

4. Roll tightly from the long edge, slice into 9 rolls, and place in a greased 9×9 or 9×13 pan.

3️⃣ Rise & Bake

1. Cover and let rise again for 30 minutes while you preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Bake 23–27 minutes, until golden and fluffy.

4️⃣ Make the Frosting

1. Beat Kite Hill cream cheese and Country Crock butter until smooth.

2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, mixing until creamy.

3. Mix in oat milk 1 Tbsp at a time until you reach that dreamy, spreadable consistency.

4. Spread over warm rolls and let it melt into every cinnamon swirl.

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🏆 Tailgate Tips

• Prep the night before, cover, and refrigerate. In the morning, let them rise 45 minutes before baking.

• Reheat leftovers in the air fryer for that gooey center and crisp edge.

• Serve on an OU serving platter with mimosas, fruit, or a steaming dairy-free latte — because brunch and football just belong together.

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🏈 Final Thoughts

These rolls are soft, buttery, and downright irresistible — proof that going dairy-free doesn’t mean giving up indulgence. Whether you’re celebrating a Sooners win or just brunching in style, this recipe is your new game-day favorite.

Now that we’ve scored a win in the kitchen, let’s go get one on the field.

BOOMER SOONER!! ❤️🤍🏆

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🛒 Shop My Game-Day Baking Favorites

• Chobani Extra Creamy Oat Milk (Amazon/Whole Foods) 

• Earth Balance Dairy Free Butter Alternative (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• Kite Hill Vegan Cream Cheese (Amazon/Whole Foods) 

• Fleischmann’s Simply Homemade Rapid Rise Yeast (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• King Arthur Flour Unbleached Bread Flour (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• 365 by Whole Foods Market, Cane Sugar (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• Pete & Gerrys Pasture-Raised (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• 365 by Whole Foods Market, Sea Salt Fine (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• Frontier Co-op Indonesian Vanilla Extract (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• Organic Light Brown Sugar (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• 365 by Whole Foods Organic Ground Cinnamon (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• Pyrex Deep 9×13-Inch Glass Baking Dish with Lid (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• Lord Eagle PINK Hand Mixer Electric (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• Stainless Steel PINK Nesting Mixing Bowls (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• 5 Piece Pink Silicone Spatula Set (Amazon/Whole Foods)

• Oklahoma Sooners Decorative Serving Tray (Amazon/Whole Foods)

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