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Craving cinnamon rolls but you don’t want to bake a whole batch? This healthy single serve cinnamon roll with Greek yogurt is all you need.
With no yeast nor eggs, this mini cinnamon roll recipe is the perfect guilt free dessert.
Healthy cinnamon roll for one
Can you relate? You want dessert, you really want dessert. Something sweet, cozy and tasty. Like cinnamon rolls, for example. But at the same time you don’t want to bake for a crowd.
Well, this is me almost everyday. That’s why I love this healthy single serve cinnamon roll. Made with Greek yogurt, this mini cinnamon roll is also very healthy and high protein. You should definitely try it out for breakfast, as a snack or as a guilt-free dessert!
Ingredients
Would you believe me if I told you that this healthy single serve cinnamon roll has just 3 ingredients?! Yes, that’s correct. To put together the bun dough you only need 3 simple ingredients, plus some cinnamon and sweetener for the filling.
Here is what this healthy cinnamon roll recipe calls for, plus more details and substitutes.
Cinnamon roll dough
The dough of this healthy single serve cinnamon roll requires just 3 ingredients.
- Self-rising flour: you can replace self-rising flour with the same quantity of all purposes flour plus 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder.
- Greek yogurt: this recipe requires a thick yogurt, low fat or full fat as you prefer. You can replace Greek yogurt with any yogurt of your choice (also dairy-free), as long as it has a firm texture. My favorite alternatives to Greek yogurt are Skyr and quark.
- Maple syrup: you can replace with any liquid sweetener of your choice, such as honey, agave syrup or date syrup.
Cinnamon sugar filling
These are the ingredients you need to make a sugar-free cinnamon roll filling.
- Granular sweetener: this recipe uses erythritol, but you can replace with any granular sweetener of your choice (such as xylitol, maltitol, stevia), with coconut sugar or with brown sugar.
- Ground cinnamon: a must for making cinnamon rolls!
- Melted coconut oil: replace with melted butter or with any oil of your choice.
Healthy cinnamon roll icing
Vanilla yogurt, nut butter and sweetener, that’s all you need to make a healthy cinnamon roll icing. The recipe procedure is pretty simple, as you only have to mix all ingredients together until smooth. For my icing I like using:
- 2 tablespoons of vanilla yogurt
- 1 teaspoon of cashew butter (or almond butter)
- 3/4 teaspoon of granulated sweetener
I normally don’t use Greek yogurt to make the icing, so the mixture comes out pretty smooth. But if you are making this icing with a thick yogurt, you may need to thin the mixture with little milk, until smooth and creamy.
How to make vegan cinnamon roll for one
Making a vegan single serve cinnamon roll is pretty simple. As this recipe requires no eggs, the only swap you’ll need to make is replacing Greek yogurt with a plant based alternative. For this healthy cinnamon roll I recommend a thick plant based yogurt, such as soy Greek yogurt or soy Skyr. Also coconut yogurt should work!
More healthy desserts for one
- Healthy brownie in a mug
- Oatmeal cinnamon roll for one
- Healthy microwave cheesecake for one
- Single serve protein cookie
Healthy Single Serve Cinnamon Roll
Ingredients
Cinnamon Roll Dough
- 40 grams (1/3 cup) self-rising flour (for replacements see notes*)
- 30 grams (2 tbsp) Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Cinnamon Roll Filling
- melted coconut oil (to brush)
- 1 tsp granulated sweetener (erythritol, or coconut sugar)
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- Prepare the filling. In a small bowl whisk together granulated sweetener and ground cinnamon. Set aside for later.
- In a bowl, stir together self-rising flour (or all purposes flour plus 1/2 tsp baking powder), Greek yogurt and maple syrup. Using your hands, knead the dough for a couple of minutes until it is soft (adjust with more flour if the dough is too sticky or with more Greek yogurt if it is too dry).
- Roll the dough into a rectangle, brush with melted coconut oil (or preferred oil) and sprinkle the top with the cinnamon “sugar” filling. Finally, cut the rectangle into 2 stripes (you can either form 2 separate buns or combine them to make a single serve cinnamon roll).
- Roll the healthy single serve cinnamon roll, pressing tight so that it doesn’t fall apart. After rolling, place the cinnamon bun in a slightly greased greased ramekin or oven-safe bowl.
- Bake in hot oven for 10 to 15 minutes. When baked, let the cinnamon roll cool at room temperature for at least 5 minutes before serving.
This was absolutely perfect. Healthy and hearty.
Hey dear Cloë,
thank you very much for your feedback. I’m glad to hear you liked this cinnamon roll 😉
Have a great day,
Matteo