It’s that time of year where you just wanna get in the kitchen and start baking (at least it is for me). I enjoy whipping up healthy things on the weekend when I have time in the kitchen. I love to eat and when it comes to creating delicious, healthy goodness that nurtures your body for some reason I enjoy it 10 times more.

My blog turned 3 a day ago and I just can’t believe that I still have things to add but more than anything that I have such amazing followers. Thank you for all your support! I haven’t really had that much time to blog lately, but I try to experiment new recipes whenever I get a chance so that I can continue giving you some new and healthy ideas. Seeing that I am celebrating 3 years of me blogging I figured that I would start Sunday with a sweet treat.

I don’t get much time in the kitchen lately so I don’t have time to sit around and wait for stuff to rise, rest, etc.. I need to cook and whip up simple, fast but healthy recipes so I made some healthy no-yeast honey-cinnamon, raisin rolls.

You see, I love cinnamon rolls; especially the ones from Cinnabon, yeah you heard right, I think they rock! That being said they are not a great option for you. So, besides the fact that I don’t eat them anymore (mainly because I live in Italy and they don’t exist here) but also because I don’t get any nutrition out of it (they aren’t healthy at all), and I love nurturing my body. The option I have is to bake them myself and I must say that I find the ones I make so delicious. I have another cinnamon roll recipe here which I find to be delicious just as much.

This morning I woke up had my coffee and my husband looked at me and said ‘what can we have for breakfast? Cinnamon rolls?’ I had mentioned cinnamon rolls the day before so he had a craving I looked at him and quickly said ‘sure if you want to wait 40 minutes?!’ there was no need to wait for a response his face was lit up like a kid on Christmas morning. I quickly started preheating the oven and whipping up the recipe.
No more than 40 minutes later he was enjoying his much wanted cinnamon rolls.
They are moist on the inside crunchy on top (the way I like them) and just the right level of sweetness that doesn’t leave you feeling gross. I know that it’s that time of year that we all eat a little more than we should so I like to keep things lighter and healthier also because you don’t have to eat heavy stuff just because it’s that time of year. Sweet treats can be healthy and when they are you enjoy them so much more.

I hope that you enjoy them just as much as we did. I didn’t add any icing to these, but if you want to add icing you can find it in my other Sinnamon roll recipe here.

Ingredients:
Makes 16

For the dough:

• 3 cups Kamut Flour
• 1/4 cup Organic Brown Sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp. Sea Salt
• 1 cup Almond milk
• 1 tbsp. Lemon juice
• 5 tbsp. Lactose-free Butter (melted)

For the filling:

• 1/4 cup Honey
• 2 tbsp. Cinnamon
• Palmful Raisins

Preheat the oven at 425º F (220ºC)
In a smaller bowl mix the almond milk with the lemon juice and let sit.

Put your honey jar in a bowl of hot water so it can soften.

In a separate bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and stir together. Now pour in the milk mixed with the lemon and the melted butter, stir until well combined (not too much) knead with your hands until dough becomes a ball and slice in half.  On a lightly floured surface grab one 1/2 of the ball and begin to roll out into a rectangle; pour 1/2 of the honey evenly on the center avoiding the edges, and then sprinkle 1tbsp. of the cinnamon and some raisins.

Roll up carefully and trim the edges and cut into 8 slices, repeat same with the other half.
Place in a non-stick pan, (if you want you can put baking paper underneath and up the edges) or just put butter at the bottom. Once they are all in (they can touch) bake for 20 minutes or until tops are golden. Enjoy warm with a cappuccino. YUM!