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Published: Jul 27, 2016 · Modified: Nov 14, 2020 by Kathy · This post may contain affiliate links

Apricot Sweet Rolls

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A glass baking dish filled with sweet rolls with apricots.

Fresh Apricots make a delicious filling in these Apricot Sweet Rolls. These are your favorite cinnamon roll filled with a fruit filing.

Apricot Sweet Rolls in a baking dish.

I'm down to my final few apricots left from the Peach Man. I bought a huge box of ripe apricots from our local fruit stand that needed to be used right away. I made homemade apricot jam and I have made these apricot sweet rolls three times! The kids are in sweet roll heaven!

Sweet rolls filled with apricots on a plate.

For the first batch, I made an apricot filling with sugar, cornstarch and fresh cut apricots. When I went to roll up the dough I had nothing  but a giant mess.

The filling oozed out the sides and all over the counter. Then I cut the rolls....more mess. The end result was a delicious sweet roll, but I lost half the filling in the process.

A glaze being drizzled over a pan of sweet rolls.

I started batch two the next morning. This time I took the fresh apricots and cut them up into teeny tiny pieces. That was it.

Once the dough was rolled out, I brushed it with butter, sprinkled it with sugar and then sprinkled on the fresh cut apricots. Rolling the dough was just like rolling up cinnamon rolls; perfectly easy and absolutely beautiful.

The kids thought the rolls were delicious!

A sweet roll filled with apricots on a white plate.

The third batch was simply because I still had a handful of apricots left and this time I just couldn't resist!

I used my cinnamon roll recipe for the dough and then just added a very light sweet drizzle of icing at the end. These sweet rolls are delicious!

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Apricot Sweet Rolls topped with a sweet glaze

Apricot Sweet Rolls

Kathy
Perfect for breakfast or for a mid-morning snack. 
5 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 2 hrs
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 25 mins
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 12 rolls
Calories 192 kcal
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup milk (warmed)
  • 2¼ teaspoons yeast (or one package)
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 3 whole eggs
  • ½ cup butter (melted and cooled)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 - 5½ cups all purpose flour

Filling

  • ¼ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup finely chopped fresh apricots

Glaze

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1-2 Tablespoons milk

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl add milk, yeast and sugar. Let sit 5-10 minutes until yeast is bubbly.
  • Add eggs, butter, salt and 2 cups of flour. Mix
  • With mixer running, continue adding flour 1 cup at a time. You might not need all the flour.
  • Knead for 10 minutes.
  • Place in a well greased bowl and cover.
  • Let stand until doubled, 60-90 minutes.
  • Punch down and place on a flat surface.
  • Roll out into a 12 x 18" rectangle.
  • Brush with melted butter (reserve some of the butter for the top of rolls)
  • Sprinkle sugar over butter and then sprinkle cut apricots.
  • Roll dough and seal seam.
  • Cut into 1" slices and place in a buttered baking dish.
  • Let rise approx 30 minutes
  • Bake in a 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.
  • Let cool in dish.
  • Mix glaze ingredients together and pour over baked and cooled cinnamon rolls.

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 306mgPotassium: 81mgSugar: 18gVitamin A: 635IUVitamin C: 1.3mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword apricot sweet rolls, cinnamon rolls with fruit, sweet rolll recipe, sweet rolls
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Comments

  1. Hannah says

    June 19, 2022 at 1:23 pm

    Can I use bread flour instead of all-purpose flour? Just realized I’m out of all-purpose, but really wanna make them now lol

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      June 23, 2022 at 8:43 am

      Hi Hannah,
      Bread flour will work just fine!
      Enjoy,
      Kathy 🙂

      Reply
  2. Larissa says

    June 24, 2021 at 6:21 pm

    We have an old family recipe using dried California apricots, boiled and chopped and spread just like you said, but with cinnamon too. This might inspire me to try them with fresh apricots. Fun to read this! I have been making them for years in my Gramma’s memory!

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      June 24, 2021 at 7:25 pm

      Hi Larissa,
      I love old recipes, they just can't be beat! I hope this version with fresh apricots brings back tons of taste memories for you!
      Enjoy 🙂
      Kathy

      Reply
  3. Kathy Chapman says

    June 25, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    I tried this today. Easy to follow recipe, but I wasn’t sure how long to knead the dough. I added slivered almonds and made the drizzle from apricot liquor and powdered sugar.

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      June 28, 2020 at 6:14 am

      Hi - I love the addition of almonds and the apricot liquor in the icing! Yum!!! For kneading, I usually knead for 5 - 10 minutes.

      Reply
  4. Pamela says

    May 23, 2020 at 10:13 am

    Have you made them with gluten free flour, and an alternative sugar? Just wondering

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      May 23, 2020 at 10:16 am

      Hi Pamela,
      I have only made these sweet rolls as written in the recipe.
      Kathy

      Reply
  5. Diane Marie Lockard says

    April 16, 2020 at 8:19 pm

    Hi, my grandma made these ur she put the dough in ice water. I don't know why . Do you know why she did that? They we're e so good!

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      April 17, 2020 at 6:07 am

      I don't know why she'd put it into ice water! I find old techniques so interesting and I love reading old cookbooks, but this is one I haven't heard before. I'm glad you enjoyed these sweet rolls.

      Reply
  6. Christie says

    August 11, 2016 at 3:23 am

    5 stars
    I love sweet rolls, but I never thought to use apricot. Looks so good!

    Reply
    • Kathy says

      August 11, 2016 at 6:11 am

      They are pretty addicting!

      Reply
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