Medical Medium cinnamon rolls with banana, oat and rice flour – glutenfree, fatfree, yeastfree and vegan
Unique cinnamon rolls without gluten, dairy, egg, fat and yeast. This makes them vegan and a perfect treat for anyone following the Medical Medium diet. Crafted with a blend of oat and rice flour, sweetened naturally with dates, banana, and a touch of maple syrup, these rolls are a healing treat. Cinnamon and vanilla provide that cozy, comforting flavor you love.
Vegan vanilla cream sauce
For an extra burst of sweetness, drizzle the cinnamon rolls with an optional sauce. Made from cashews, vanilla, and maple syrup. While the sauce is not fatfree, it still aligns with Medical Medium guidelines, just not before 4pm or when you’re on a 369.
Other Medical Medium baking recipes
Craving for more Medical Medium baking and sweets? Check out these
- my apple raisin muffins with oat flour,
- my sweet potato cookies with cassave flour,
- or these dried mango snacks wit almond butter and bee pollen
Ingredients for the rolls
- Banana – you’ll need approximately one large banana: a half cup for the dough and two and a half tablespoons for the filling.
- Oat flour – not oatmeal, but you can grind old fashioned oats into flou yourself.
- Rice flour – I used (regular) white rice flour.
- Coconut flower sugar – you’ll need 1/8 cup in the dough and just about the same for rolling. The sugar is why these rolls are a bit darker than rolls with white sugar.
- Baking powder – please use corn + aluminum free powder (not baking soda).
- Cinnamon – ground powder, not a stick.
- Bourbon vanilla – I often use powder, but you can use extract or a pod. Just be sure that you use the real stuff, nothing added to it.
- Medjoul dates – they need to be soft and sticky, otherwise soak them in water.
Ingredients for the vanilla cream
- Cashew nuts – soaked in plenty of water for at least 4 hours.
- Water
- Bourbon vanilla – powder or extract.
- Maple syrup – use 100% natural, no additives.
FAQ’s
Yes, I especially designed the rolls for the Medical Medium protocol. And they are vegan, besides milk and eggs you don’t use honey.
No. Rice and oats are both grains which can’t be eaten on a Paleo diet.
After kneading, and cleaning your hands, you should be able to roll 4 small balls. If not, and the dough sticks to your hands, add just a little bit of oat flour. It will stick on your work space though, use the sugar to prevent that.
No, but it’s so much more comforting when warm!
For the lack of gluten, yeast and fat you won’t get the same fluff as with normal rolls. But the banana does make the dough soft. And the dates definitely will give you that gooey filling. Together with the cinnamon and sweetness I say these rolls come really close!
Cinnamon rolls with banana, oat and rice flour
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- oven at 360F or 180C
- small ovendish
- bowl
- small cooking pot optional, for the sauce
- small bowl optional, for soaking the cashews
- knife
Ingredients
- ½ cup banana
- ⅔ cup oat flour
- ⅓ cup rice flour
- ⅛ cup coconut flower sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder (corn + aluminum free)
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoons Bourbon vanilla powder or extract
Flatten
- ⅛ cup coconut flower sugar more if needed
Filling
- 5 Medjoul dates
- 2½ tablespoons banana
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon or more to taste
Topping
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Vanilla sauce (not fatfree!)
- ½ cup cashew nuts + plenty of water for soaking
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Bourbon vanilla powder or extract
Instructions
- If you're gonna make the sauce: first soak the cashews in plenty of water for 4 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 360F or 180C
- Prepare a small ovendish. Placing parchment paper in it is optional.
Dough
- Mix the oat flour with the rice flour, baking powder, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Mash a large banana and take half a cup for the dough. Later, you'll need 2½ tablespoons for the filling.
- Mix the banana through the flour. At first you can use a fork but later you will need your hands.
- Make a ball out of the dough and let it rest.
Filling
- Cut the dates in pieces and mix wit 2½ tablespoons banana.
- Add the cinnamon.
- Mix until you get a smooth and thick paste. Some small chunks of date are ok, but not to big.
- Split up in four equal parts.
Flattening & rolling
- Make four smaller dough balls.
- Roll them in your hands while slowly stretching them (into an snake shape).
- Cover your workspace with some coconut flower sugar. Flatten and stretch. Make sure it has some sugar on the bottom and add some sugar on top as well.
- Cover with the filling. Roll up loosely. Rub/dip one side of your roll into the sugar, that will be the toop side (nice flat and a bit sugary).
- Place in your dish. Put them with the opening leaning against each other, just a bit, not to tight. Otherwise they will fold open while baking.
- Drizzle some maple syrup on top of each roll.
- Put in the oven for 25 minutes.
Vanilla cream
- Drain the cashew and put into a pan.
- Add the water, maple syrup and vanilla.
- Bring to a soft boil and mix into a creamy sauce with the immersion blender.
- If you don't have an immersion blender, mix first and heat up afterwards.
Did you make this recipe or do you have any questions? Just leave a comment!